Ahhhh.... I think I saw a thread here somwhere about this... just make sure it has no sexual content (or something that the skinners would really oppose to having their name connected to) and give them credit.

As I said befor somewhere on the message board, I plan on uploading some cool stuff and I didn't make any of it!!! Like this one for examlpe
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GROOVY
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=13&SkinID=610

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or this one
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NYC Traffic
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=13&SkinID=634

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This is going to be so much fun!!!

I think asking the authors first is the correct way to do it.

I think it is fine to put these together without contacting the author. Like Adni18 said, it's no different than uploading a screenshot, since the suite only contains links to the skins/themes, but not the actual files. The only thing I would suggest is to be careful when choosing a name. For example, if you're making a WinStyles suite from an existing skin suite, I would not simply use the name of the skin suite you have assembled, in case the original author wants to make a WinStyles suite for it.

This thread sort of parallel's FrogBoy's thread.

I agree with T-Man. If its a particular theme (say Logika as an example) I'd rather have an official Pixtudio one, or if its an old theme that the other may never get around to doing, ask them permission. It'll just cut back on the confusion. Or use a different name as T-Man suggests, such as "T-Man Logika Desktop".

The real strength in suites is to assemble something composed of various heterogenous bits rather than a SUIT of a particular theme
(say IMHO, this accomplishes the following:

1. Presents to folks interesting desktop combinations to that otherwise maybe not be obvious ("Hey gang doesn't X's Y skin look nice with A's B wallpaper?")

2.Provides non-skinners/enthusiasts another way in which to participate in the community by being creative and try to share something of themselves with the community.

3. Hopefully, if Winstyles gets more mainstream within this community/site, it will help alleviate the inevitable deluge of emails you get asking you for the links or files themselves that compose the cool screenshot you just uploaded.

Ugg. So much for cutting and pasting within my post. Looks like a nightmare. I think from now on I should just email 'em to Jafo. he can clean 'em up and post 'em for me.

Layers? Ogre's are like onions. And onions have layers. (sorry, my kids watched Shrek way too many times and its rubbing off on me)

hehe T-Man!
well forget the kids me watches Shrek too many times!

Or even .modernprometheus!

How 'bout .skinpack?

Chris...if English is your first language, I'll get all agro and testy and say 'do it yourself, you lazy mongrel'....I only 'do it' for the 'Englishly-challenged'....

Siute??? Theme???? I thought a siute was somethng the original author does but a theme is something that goes together from a mix of authors. Use screenshots for example, a theme like...... NYC Traffic, would be a collection of designs to create a theme. Universal Metal is a siute because all of it is designed specific style (whether many or one author).

See this is why I think there is a need for a national standard for GUI design!!!