The Unorthodox Skinpack is here!

Take an alternative approach to Windows

Published on December 9, 2004 By Cordelia In WinCustomize News

Popular skin designers Skinplant, creators of the “Hulk” and “Spider-Man” Skinpacks, have created a new Skinpack for those of you who want to personalize your PC. Unorthodox allows you to view your Windows environment in a whole new way!

Check out the “Dissident”, “Anomaly”, and “Hi-Fidelity” and other skins that can give Windows XP the look of the PocketPC, TabletPC, or other radical designs. It's only $9.95 and it's well worth it and looks fantastic on your desktop.

For more information and screen shots go to: https://www.stardock.com/products/themes/unorthodox

Comments (Page 2)

MikeB314

on Dec 10, 2004

The wall in the PocketPC preview is called Bliss and is on this page: http://www.wstaylor.net/WinLH.htm

The wall in the Dissident preview is here, however I recolored it green and can't redistribute that: http://www.depthcore.com/v4/fullview.php?id=640

The wall in the Anomaly preview is here, and the wall in the TabletPC preview is just a recolored version of it. http://myweb.absa.co.za/errolla/pics/pantherblue.jpg

Yova (Anonymous User)

on Dec 11, 2004

wow!! love all of them! think I'm buying right now!

deepblade

on Dec 11, 2004

ok thanks men but the recolored version can't you just post it as well as hippy is going to post it it's that i would like to have it to like in carbonix the walls were inclueded thanks!

MikeB314

on Dec 11, 2004

With the exception of High-Fidelity, the rest are just random wallpapers I had on my computer. Recoloring them and posting them would be a copyright violation. Hippy made the Hi-Fidelity wallpaper, so he can do whatever he wants with that.

joeyinpa92

on Dec 11, 2004

Hi All,
I am really sorry to say; I am/was really disappointed with this purchase.

In the previews the themes all looked great, but, I had expected there would be subskins for each with the min/max/close buttons on the right (Top) side (normal?). I guess I should have looked more closely, and even asked prior to purchasing them. Any chance of subskins? If not, Well, a donation to the Communtiy I guess.
Don't misunderstand, the themes are all Great! I just wish I could use them/one.
Joey Lee* - joeyinpa@adelphia.net or
webmaster@joeylee.com

drexler

on Dec 11, 2004

there is a bug on the start menu on pocket pc. but like the skins.

Steve Grenier

on Dec 11, 2004

Some skins in this package aren't my favorite and I think could have used some more work. TabletPC however I like very much and it is a great skin. For anyone wanting to see the power of WB vs Msstyles I suggest getting his pack. It shows you the things that WB can do that Msstyles can't.

werewolf

on Dec 11, 2004

Great pack guys, very strange but that's what makes it special

Haven't lived with each skin yet, using Anomaly for a while to see how it fits.

What does the little down point arrow on the top, far right side do? Nothing happens when I click once, when I click twice the app closes.

MikeB314

on Dec 11, 2004

Thanks, werewolf. The down arrow opens the system menu, instead of a window icon.

hungary (Anonymous User)

on Dec 12, 2004

Good!!!

joeyinpa92

on Dec 12, 2004

-follow up-
I still haven't gotten an answer on the chance of subskin(s)... Do I take that as a no?
Thanks,
Joey Lee*

Email

MadDeez

on Dec 12, 2004

if there was a subskin using traditional button locations, why would they call the skinpack "Unorthodox"? i think you folks are missing the entire concept of the pack. it's called "Unorthodox' for a reason. you should have guaged from the name of the pack and by viewing screenshots that the thought of tradtional skins never entered the equation. these skins are great examples of things that can be done by creative skinners within the windowblinds realm. each of these skins is great in its own way.

Natsgm

on Dec 12, 2004

"Unorthodox" is not synonymous with "nonstandard button locations." Even if that were the case, it's not beyond the bounds of common sense to include "Orthodox" substyles with an "Unorthodox" skinpack. It's just a matter of how many of them you want to sell.

MarkMcQ

on Dec 12, 2004

It defeats the point of creating an unusual set of skins though, as we'd be getting sales on the basis of them having standard versions, which people would be more inclined to use. Making 'regular' sub skins would negate the need to even make the Unorthodox versions.

craeonics

on Dec 13, 2004

One thing that becomes painfully obvious, now that I have one of them ultra-crisp TFT screens, is that WindowBlinds really needs to have alpha shaded borders implemented. Those rounded edges look plain nasty.

Maybe you should have gone for a thicker black edge instead of trying to cut it off a close to the gradient as possible.

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