The Migration of the Orb

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Has anyone else noticed that the Orb phenomenon that used to be the primary focus of Wallpapers has begun to migrate to Windowblinds Start Buttons?
I'm a big fan of Geometric figures. I feel that the Square, Rectangle, Parallelegram, Trapezoid and Hexagon figures will soon revolt and begin discriminitory legal action against the ever powerful Orb unless changes are made.
  
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'm a big fan of Geometric figures. I feel that the Square, Rectangle, Parallelegram, Trapezoid and Hexagon figures will soon revolt and begin discriminitory legal action against the ever powerful Orb unless changes are made




HERE HERE Stand up for Geometrics or was Geratics ? .......They have been....dare I say it Phoon ?? Vistafied

It's My Secret

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKKK!! He said... the.... V word.
Phoon runs away screaming in terror.
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
One of the problems with orbs and any other oversized image as a start button is the glow \ overlay image above the "actual" start button does not work correctly, it shows all the states on top of each other as you mouse through them. Eg: If you have a dropshadow it will get progressively darker on mousover , then pressed etc. It also tends to vanish when you mouseover the logoff buttons.

It makes the design of GOOD start buttons using the overlay image rather limited. Hopefully these limitations \ bugs will have been addressed in WB6.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
He said.


she said

Yes hopefully they will vStyler ..At least Stardock is working on improvements.

It's My Secret
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
and I was going to call it VistaPhoon...



sigh. Back to the drawing board.


bunch of fickle doofus' if you ask me...mumblemumble
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Genuflect to the Orb....

All hail the almighty Orb.....

I guess we gotta start handing out orange overalls and such....

Tambourines....

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Po, I actually like that "vista-phoon" button alot, when are you going to release the rest of this wb?
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I think I have to get permission from Phoon and it looks like he is off hiding and retching somewhere.
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
PO' you have make that into a Dock

It's My Secret
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
says you!

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
GADS.. I've been..... Orb'd.
Oh the utter shame of it all.  
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
no shame at all, heck this is a great idea!
We'll create a vista wb, call it "Phoon Vista" or "Vista: Ultimate Phoon Edition" or maybe just "Phoon: Era of the Orb!" (that last one sounds really good)

- immortalized for all time with your very own wb for all generations to download & enjoy! (i'm definitely getting too carried away with this idea)

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
GADS.. I've been..... Orb'd.


Bandited4u will be jealous
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Might there be a way to set up a blind so that users could insert the userpic/avatar/image of their choice in the Start button? As in the Start menu?
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Oooo . . . a ZubaZ skin would be so . . wrong.
But think of all the great [color] combinations : Google Image search for Zubaz
Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Might there be a way to set up a blind so that users could insert the userpic/avatar/image of their choice in the Start button? As in the Start menu?


I actually have one that has been sitting in a folder for over a year like this. It was for my Shut Up And Kiss Me Icons. I designed the start-window into a series of mirrors and enclosed a template you could use to make a collage that would fit the mirrors of your sweetie, then just copy it into the wb folder to replace the blank one.
Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I actually have one that has been sitting in a folder for over a year like this. It was for my Shut Up And Kiss Me Icons. I designed the start-window into a series of mirrors and enclosed a template you could use to make a collage that would fit the mirrors of your sweetie, then just copy it into the wb folder to replace the blank one.


That is a really cool idea PO' ....Any idea if or when you would upload this?...Are you waiting for a WIP Gallery

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Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Are you waiting for a WIP Gallery


I NEED one. I have about 10 WB's in different stages of completion. I get only so far then I'm stuck.