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New Icon theme for eCS 2.0 desktop

Started by DavidG, 2007.10.08, 21:36:39

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DavidG

I have just uploaded four new icon themes to Hobbes.  Presently, that is all they are. All contain Warpin installs.  The bluefilecab is the Amiga theme I had uploaded previously.  Some of the icons in it have been replaced and it can now be installed and removed using Warpin.

DavidG

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Be aware that if you have more than one version of "rc.exe" on your eCS system, this can play havoc with ithemes.  With eCS 2.0 rc2, the version that works with itheme is found in your OS/2 directory dated

rc.exe  size 88,041 dated 2001/11/29

The IBM toolkit and Open Watcom install there own versions of this.  Certain programs build with different versions of rc.exe.  FM/2 is an example.  It requires its own version to build.  However, this version does not work with ithemes.

If the theme is updates, but all the icons do not, then you need to run
checkini /c
and
cleanini /c /delall /multipass /restart

Once done, select the theme again to reinsall and reboot

I don't know where cleanini can be downloaded.  I have used it for years and have had the same copy.

David

DavidG

Talk about contrast, this color scheme looks good on my laptop.  I guess I like bold colors.


Saijin_Naib


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Juergen
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Saijin_Naib

Looks pretty good, but I think the lack of transparency AA on OS/2 will make those icons too jaggy, but it would be nice to see them anyway :)

RobertM

Hey David,

All my machines in the office are running WSeB... so I am not sure what icons or such I would need - nor what the best format for the titlebar and window buttons I would need, but if you could outline what I needed, I could create a bunch of icon sets.

I have some custom ones (like the one I am currently running), as well as some from the Windows world from Deviant Art (which I already got permission from the authors to include as icon sets for OS/2), and would gladly create any missing icons or buttons to have complete sets for eCS.

In addition to that, I noticed in one of your icon sets, it looked like the titlebar buttons/controls responded to mouseovers... is that true? What other differences do I need to know about the way eCS/eStyler handles controls and such? (or is there somewhere I can find the info - I'll gladly look it up myself... just dont have an eCS installation here to check through the stuff or find the docs).

Something you said in an earlier post made me realize that we need some more efforts on icons and other theming components for eCS, and I'd be glad to put in the effort.

Thanks,
-Robert


Attached you can find a control/titlebar theme based off a WinVista/XP look hand created by me (took the colors from their control set and created matching gradients using Embellish, then created the control overlays such as close, roll-up, maximize, etc). Most of the icons in this theme are NOT mine... they're from a set on Hobbes, so ignore those... my custom folder icons are on a different machine.



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DavidG

Another new theme I plan to upload soon.

DavidG

I have just uploaded the basic folder theme for eCS 2.0 to Hobbes incoming for anyone interested in checking it out.  This is just an icon folder theme only.

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/basicfolder1-0-0.zip

DavidG

I just found a mistake I made in the basicfolder package.  I had the java folder icons backwards.  Uploaded a rev1 to hobbes incoming.

http://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/incoming/basicfolder1-0-0_rev1.zip

kim

Speaking of icons; I don't know if this site, Iconspedia, can give some inspiration regarding icon design and you're able to download the icons for free as well.