TheOtherGods

Join Date 07/2004

WindowBlinds "Poll" (of sorts)

Just because I'm bored and here, thought I'd start a thread to see what everyone is "into" where their skins are concerned.

1) What WB skins do you use most frequently?

2) How often do you find you change the color (including grayscaling) of the skin you're using? (always, often, sometimes, seldom, never?)

3) Are there certain skins you wish you could almost "mix" features with another skin? Whether due to features and/or looks? (I often think of this, so I thought I'd ask this rather random question).

4) What features do you find the most appealing: rollup, transparency, on-top, Winamp controls, misc controls (launching Notepad, for example), all, none, simply looks...?

5) If you could give your idea for a skin, what would it be?

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1) What WB skins do you use most frequently?

Don't have one skin that I use or return to often, generally update regularly when there is a new one I like

2) How often do you find you change the color (including grayscaling) of the skin you're using? (always, often, sometimes, seldom, never?)

very seldom

3) Are there certain skins you wish you could almost "mix" features with another skin? Whether due to features and/or looks? (I often think of this, so I thought I'd ask this rather random question).

my main issue is with progress bars as I don't like the "dotted" type, I like them smooth. So wish it was easier to mix and match those.

4) What features do you find the most appealing: rollup, transparency, on-top, Winamp controls, misc controls (launching Notepad, for example), all, none, simply looks...?

I generally don't make use of the extra controls or even use skins that have them. Just seems overkill to me as I am used to controlling things the way I already do and don't need a control on every open window.

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Jafo

Join Date 03/2001

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4. Rollup and On-top.....apart from appearance, only two reasons to use WB...

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paxx

Join Date 03/2001

1) I rarely go back to previous skins. I use a new one about once a week.
2) About 1 skin out of 3 or so.
3) I very often use the toolbar icons and animations from one skin to use with another skin.
4) On top. That's the only one I use, but I use it a lot.

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Good to see some replies. I've always been curious "how" people tend to use WB in their personal use. I thought it might even be interesting for skinners as well, to see how people use skins.

I change skins often, back and forth between old and new, and sometimes change the colors (of what can be changed), including inverting colors and using grayscale sometimes. There are a lot of skins that can look even more dramatic with a few small changes.

I don't always use all the fancy features, but they tend to come in handy at times... and if not, still fun to mess around with

Keep 'em comin'

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pinchecl

Join Date 09/2001

+16

1. always use the one I'm working on until I start a new one....
2. seldom....
3. once in a while
4. rollup and transp

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Been hanging out with essorant's growler skin for a bit now. WB feature...roll-up

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WOM

Join Date 01/2002

+253

1. I have 14 skins I use. When I find some that I like, I cull the herd.

2. Never, if I don't like the color, its not on my machine.

3. No.

4. Right click Roll up.

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werewolf

Join Date 04/2001

+28

I find a windowblind I like and port every single skinnable app I have to it, then I move on.

Right click rollup

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1. I will usually rotate them on a weekly basis.

2. Seldom, for two reasons: a) I try to maintain the skinners vision. If I don't like it, I don't download it.

and 2) I can never seem to get the color I'm looking for on those rare occasions when I feel a need to recolor, so I just let it alone.

3. No, the skins seem to be perfect the way they are. (Usually have no gries)

4. In order of preference: Rollup, on top, trans.

5. When God was passing out creativity I must have been sleeping, because I have absolutely none.

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