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Published: 2008-11-03 08:26:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 67389; Favourites: 208; Downloads: 9012
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Description this is the ObjectDock background as it can be seen in my reminiscent desktop screenshot.
nothing special actually, but i was in need for a matching dock appearance to the Informer Widget i had in use at the top of my screen.

if it wasn't ~jazzava who talked me into releasing this i would probably never have done it.

if you want this background to look like in the preview image above then make the following adjustments in the dock config window:
- iconsize = 42px
- transparency = approx. 50%
- colorize (RGB) = 0 / 30 / 40

INSTALLATION:

...put the "Informer Shadow" folder in
C:\Programs\Stardock\ObjectDock\Backgrounds
then rightclick your dock and navigate to
Properties >> Appearance >> Background >> Informer Shadow.
apply your changes with "ok" and you're done.

the icons seen in the preview image were inspired by Roberto Urso's The Kobhens icons.
in lack of the according font i created my own set of icons while using the font BASIC5.
you can download a huge pack of more than 200 BASIC5 TEXTUAL png icons from here.

the clock icon in the middle of the dock was created by dobber_72 and can be downloaded here.

the drive icon on the far right is part of the 70 Cryo64 Genesis 3 icon set created by Dario Arnaez (aka *DARIMAN )

the running indicators are called Willow Indicators and were created by $endosage .


well, i hope you like my first ever ObjectDock background.
i'm looking forward to your feedback.



...also check out a non-transparent Informer Shadow Mod created by ~tytung

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Comments: 110

OtisBee In reply to ??? [2012-01-17 10:35:15 +0000 UTC]

well, it's not an option in your dock software.
in fact, those text icons are regular png replacement graphics as you can find them here.
i suppose i don't need to explain how you replace icons in ObjectDock, right?

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Xarchie [2011-11-16 03:03:11 +0000 UTC]

ooohhhh....

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OtisBee In reply to Xarchie [2011-11-17 04:32:25 +0000 UTC]

aaahhhh....

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kallisti23 [2010-07-21 05:16:54 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! Stikma is the skin that caught my eye and made me check out your other work, but this one is my favorite!

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OtisBee In reply to kallisti23 [2010-07-21 08:08:43 +0000 UTC]

oh yes, i really like this one a lot myself.
it's great you like it too.
thanks for your fav, mate.

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mrgreenguy [2010-01-04 18:23:24 +0000 UTC]

very nice job!

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OtisBee In reply to mrgreenguy [2010-01-04 23:29:11 +0000 UTC]

well, thanks again.
much appreciated.
.. and thx as well for the faves.

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Sebien [2009-11-28 19:33:39 +0000 UTC]

Super! Thx!

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OtisBee In reply to Sebien [2009-11-29 14:22:19 +0000 UTC]

yeah, thanks.
glad you like it.

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13Points [2009-11-22 06:08:00 +0000 UTC]

How did you get those indicators on an XP desktop?

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OtisBee In reply to 13Points [2009-11-22 08:06:36 +0000 UTC]

well, it's basically just a matter of putting them (a single png file) in
C:\...\Stardock\ObjectDock\Running Indicators
and then selecting them in OD's options.

works on any windows, not just XP.

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duna [2009-05-05 23:13:03 +0000 UTC]

Love it since first look.
Tell me something, please...
That "green marine" gradient came from the wallpaper or from the colorize settings?

Thanks.

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OtisBee In reply to duna [2009-05-06 05:28:59 +0000 UTC]

thanks for the compliments and your fav!

well, since the graphics of this skin aren't fully opaque by default that "green marine" gradient (as you call it) is basically a result from both the wallpaper and the settings i described above:
...if you want this background to look like in the preview image above then make the following adjustments in the dock config window:

- iconsize = 42px
- transparency = approx. 50%
- colorize (RGB) = 0 / 30 / 40

in case you're interested in a non-transparent version of this skin then go and check [link]

thanks again!!

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LamboMan7 [2009-03-30 13:53:21 +0000 UTC]

Nice dock skin! Could you please tell me where to get the running app indicator? Thanks

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OtisBee In reply to LamboMan7 [2009-03-31 09:03:23 +0000 UTC]

of course.
...it's all written down in my "Artist's Comments" above.

thanks for your feedback!

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LamboMan7 In reply to OtisBee [2009-03-31 10:01:52 +0000 UTC]

oh yeah, there it is! I didnt notice earlier, hehe. Thanks again!

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OtisBee In reply to LamboMan7 [2009-03-31 10:38:07 +0000 UTC]

no problem.
i'm glad you found it.

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Rushchild [2009-03-03 04:35:43 +0000 UTC]

two thumbs up and a big round of applause!
keep it up!

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OtisBee In reply to Rushchild [2009-03-03 08:46:05 +0000 UTC]

hahaha, thank you heaps!

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tytung [2009-02-11 14:47:26 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much for the dock!
so slick so cool
I wonder if it'd be nice also to have a opaque version? Then it'll fit nicely into smooth visual styles

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OtisBee In reply to tytung [2009-02-11 18:10:10 +0000 UTC]

nice knowing that you like it.
thanks very much.

however, i don't think that i'm going to add an opaque version.

sorry, mate.

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tytung In reply to OtisBee [2009-03-02 08:10:09 +0000 UTC]

Hi...I've managed to make an opaque version of the skin, feel free to drop by n comment

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jeffrazak [2009-02-01 18:31:06 +0000 UTC]

Great Job; slick and simple. Im using it on my Rocketdock.

If you're German .... Gute Arbeit!!!!

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OtisBee In reply to jeffrazak [2009-02-01 22:31:52 +0000 UTC]

cool! it's great to hear that it seems to work flawlessly on RocketDock.
thanks for using it and thanks for your kind feedback.

vielen dank!

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Hongten [2009-01-21 17:54:37 +0000 UTC]

Thats crazy.

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OtisBee In reply to Hongten [2009-01-21 22:24:17 +0000 UTC]

hahaa, thx buddy!

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Electrikheartz [2009-01-06 18:30:16 +0000 UTC]

Awesome dock! Really hot shot! Congratz

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OtisBee In reply to Electrikheartz [2009-01-07 23:20:57 +0000 UTC]

wow, that's very kind!
thanks so much.

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burnsplayguitar [2008-12-27 18:16:37 +0000 UTC]

yah! very nice!
i using now, is perfect

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OtisBee In reply to burnsplayguitar [2008-12-27 19:36:05 +0000 UTC]

awesome!
that's great, thx!

...and thx even more for your
(also for the according icons)

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junjie1800 [2008-11-30 15:02:53 +0000 UTC]

I am sorry, but I do not understand how you'd achieved your background. Could you elaborate?

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OtisBee In reply to junjie1800 [2008-11-30 16:35:18 +0000 UTC]

could you be a bit more specific?

do you want to know how to adjust the settings so it would look like in the preview image?
if so, please check out the "artist comments" again.

or is your question more aiming on "how do you create a background for ObjectDock?"
if that's the case, it's always helpful to take a look at the graphics in the according background skin folder (in Photoshop or so) and exchange them by your own graphics while preserving the file dimensions.

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pisces316 [2008-11-29 12:17:20 +0000 UTC]

very good!

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OtisBee In reply to pisces316 [2008-11-29 12:28:07 +0000 UTC]

thx for dropping by and leaving a comment

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dlab [2008-11-23 11:03:34 +0000 UTC]

Cool.

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OtisBee In reply to dlab [2008-11-23 11:06:16 +0000 UTC]

mille grazie.

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dlab In reply to OtisBee [2008-11-23 15:51:48 +0000 UTC]

Prego

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iKwaner [2008-11-10 03:33:08 +0000 UTC]

Wow it looks very nice. I especially like your indicators!

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OtisBee In reply to iKwaner [2008-11-10 10:04:11 +0000 UTC]

thanks, man!
the indicators are awesome indeed.

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schuetzthomas [2008-11-09 09:52:44 +0000 UTC]

wie und wo kann ich die farbe Γ€nder vom skin?

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OtisBee In reply to schuetzthomas [2008-11-10 10:12:11 +0000 UTC]

meinst du in ObjectDock oder RocketDock?
in ObjectDock geht das. zumindest in der "plus" version. weiss nicht ob in der "free" auch.
bei RocketDock geht das einfΓ€rben leider nicht.

~eos8 hat ΓΌbrigens einen port von dem skin fΓΌr RocketDock gemacht [link]

...nur fΓΌr den fall, dass du gar nicht auf ObjectDock bist.

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schuetzthomas In reply to OtisBee [2008-11-10 15:06:26 +0000 UTC]

da find ich deine dinger aber hΓΌbscher , oder das was du hast.
werde nacher einen screen hochladen

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Alexander-GG [2008-11-05 17:36:28 +0000 UTC]

I'm using it right now. This skin goes well with blue walls. The clocks I found very nice too.

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OtisBee In reply to Alexander-GG [2008-11-05 17:41:07 +0000 UTC]

perfect!
that's quite the best compliment i can possibly think of.
....that you're actually using it.

i also use it on blueish walls and haven't changed it for over a year now. same applies to the clock as well.

thanks again, my friend!

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Alexander-GG In reply to OtisBee [2008-11-06 21:21:08 +0000 UTC]

Always welcome, Otis.

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mx-steel [2008-11-04 16:59:18 +0000 UTC]

Nice work

hey little request can you create it for "RKLauncher"

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OtisBee In reply to mx-steel [2008-11-05 14:31:33 +0000 UTC]

thanks a lot!

...well, i don't think so.
actually i'm not familiar with RKLauncher and i don't think i'm going to install it.
sorry.

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mx-steel In reply to OtisBee [2008-11-06 16:18:31 +0000 UTC]

NP

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V1art-star [2008-11-04 09:45:07 +0000 UTC]

wow! very fantastic!!!

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OtisBee In reply to V1art-star [2008-11-05 14:29:20 +0000 UTC]

great!
thx for your fav!

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