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Announcing the WinCustomize/Maxthon 2.0 Skinning Competition!

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Announcing the WinCustomize/Maxthon 2.0 Skinning Competition!

Personalize your browsing experience, win cool stuff

from WinCustomize Forums

WinCustomize, in partnership with Maxthon International Limited is pleased to announce the Maxthon 2 Skin Competition!  Starting this week, skinners from all over the globe will be able to design, build and submit their own custom Maxthon 2.0 browser skins to WinCustomize.com to compete for prizes and bragging rights in the skinning community.

Maxthon is one of the most customizable web browsers out there and has taken the Chinese market by storm with over 10 million users world-wide, and just this month released the final 2.0 version of the software to users.  With the release of 2.0 and it's vast number of improvements, now is the perfect time to check out the software and get to skinning it!

Most browsers either aren't skinnable, or have limited customization capabilities, making Maxthon an ideal browser alternative to those wanting to customize every aspect of their Windows experience!

Entries will be judged by WinCustomize and Maxthon staff and select community members.  We're really looking forward to see what great designs the skinning community will come out with!

For those interested, the contest details are as follows:

Eligibility:

  • Must be 18 years of age or older
  • No geographic restrictions
  • Must have a WinCustomize account

Submission Rules:

  • Skins must work with Maxthon 2.0
  • Skin must be new and original work.  You may NOT submit skins that have been previously posted to any website or for any contest.
  • Artwork used in skin must be your own.

Prizes:

  • Most Creative: Canon SD800 Digital Camera
  • Most Usable: Apple iPod Nano 4GB
  • Most Popular: Wacom Graphire 4x5 Tablet

Judging

  • All entries for Most Creative and Most Usable will be judged by a panel made up of WinCustomize and Maxthon staff.
  • Most Popular will be judged by a combination of panel voting and user voting.

Deadline:

  • Skins must be uploaded to WinCustomize no later than 11:59pm EST on October 31st, 2007 (UPDATED)

Important Links

Any questions?  Either leave them in the comments here, or send an email to mikec AT stardock DOT com with the subject "Maxthon Skin Contest"

[digg]http://digg.com/tech_news/Maxthon_2_0_Skinning_Contest[/digg]

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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks a lot. I have uploaded the skin and currently its under moderator approval.
Multiplicity - Control multiple PCs using one keyboard and mouse
Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top
^^ Click the “Submit to Gallery” link on the top right of the page. Select the Maxthon gallery from the drop-down list. Fill in all your relevant information. Preview images should be 1024x768 or some larger screen resolution.

All uploads are moderated, so there will be a delay as the file is downloaded and tested by a site moderator. This usually doesn’t take more than 1-2 business days (uploads on weekends will take longer to process). When they’re processed, you will receive an email saying so, and you’ll find it in the gallery you linked in your email.
Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I've added the m2s file extension to the library so you don't have to upload zips that need to be renamed.
Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks Zoomba, can I easy replace .zip file with .m2s file? How?  

I have replaced files and I am waiting for admin access now

But I need change text guide to install too   
Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I just approved your updated entry.
Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I can't see how (Mr)VishalGuptaMVP entry was approved when really it doesn't adhere to the "Artwork used in skin must be your own." those graphics look so familiar, its like they barely got changed...


Yikes! Just looked at the skinning method....... too tough for me!


Tell me about it.
I would love to enter this contest, but trying to skin this browser is very difficult. There is no app (that I know of) which can be used to skin Maxthon, and the wiki skinning reference isn't much help either. After hours of rigor, I still can't figure out how to do seemingly simple things, and you have to edit everything in the code too!
If anyone could point me to some good sources, that would be much appriciated!


Well they have been told plenty of times to get a better skin reference guide out
Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top

similar style graphics don't necessarily mean they're stolen.  I've seen a lot of Vista skins that are VERY close in look to Vista but whose graphics are built from scratch.

The basic premise is "innocent until proven guilty"

Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top

similar style graphics don't necessarily mean they're stolen.  I've seen a lot of Vista skins that are VERY close in look to Vista but whose graphics are built from scratch.


The basic premise is "innocent until proven guilty"



A lot of icons in Vista skin is (IMHO) not own;
see eg. this Chinese Vista Maxthon skin
Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Its really very sad that you people think such things. I didnt use any other theme or any image from any other skin to make this Maxthon skin.

In fact I just follow the Wikipedia tutorial and made the skin. If you guys still think that I steal anything, then I'll delete my submission. I don't want to be known as ripper.

My skin is far different than any other skin and I have tried it to make like Vista IE. Thats it. I have created lots of other themes/skin in past which you can take a look at my DA gallery.

I'm really very disappointed.
Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I am sorry, that You are really very disappointed   

but...

12 files in subfolder shared
4 files in subfolder toolbar

are the same (size in bytes, file creating date)
Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Its OK. I don't want to say anything. If the admins feel its a rip, they can remove my skin, I'll have no problem and if they feel its OK and find nothing wrong, then it'll be my pleasure to participate in this nice contest.
Reply #41 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I wouldn't worry about it much VishalGuptaMVP.. I only brought it up because I don't think much of the way this competition has been setup so far and the rules on such things like "Artwork used in skin must be your own." are just very vague. Your skin was just way for me to point it out.. as to me some of the graphics are familar looking, seems like the mods are going to be lax on it and let it slide..at least I now know where things stand on this issue.
Reply #42 from WinCustomize Forums Top
^^ Why are you so sarcastic? Do you have any problem with the site management?
Do you think that moderators are not doing their job perfectly?
Or you didnt like my skin? If not, then no problem.

I'm also moderator/admin in a few other forums, "Island Dog" knows it very well. I know how difficult the task of moderators is? They got lots of things to do.

I don't know why you are so much worried about my skin? If you didnt like it, then leave it. I can't satisfy all with my skin.

Anyway I don't want to discuss such issue any more. I'll leave it to mods. I request them to fully investigate about it and if they find it a rip, then please remove it. I'll have no problem.
Reply #43 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hi,

I uploaded a Maxthon skin yesterday and have found a couple of errors! How can I get that one removed(has yet to be approved) and re-upload a corrected version. Skin name BLU_Circles_32.

Thanks

Patrick (paddymx
Reply #44 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I think I'll enter this   
Reply #45 from WinCustomize Forums Top

paddymx:

I'll reject the current one so you can upload something new

Reply #47 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Zoomba,

Just uploaded my skin. Progress said complete, BUT, got error that I must include a SKIN file!  Uploaded m2s file????

Did you get it???  

Thanks

Patrick
Reply #49 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Paddymx,

I'm not seeing any files from you.  Try putting your skin file in a zip archive and uploading that.

-Mike

Reply #50 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Mike,

Thanks! I think I was having a problem with 7zip and preview formats. I will try again in a few minutes. I will re-reply when I send!