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Artist's Note

Well, you have finally decided to show us your desk.
But, to the moment to put it in Custo, alone you have received insults and has your submission even been erased, and do you wonder, why? I know that your setup makes you happy, but let us see some small things, and taking of example this screenshot, we will observe:

1.- Anything fits! The colors doesn't match for anything, the visual style is very thick, the colors are something unpleasant, the icons are not the best, the winamp seems more an ugly picture, the objectdock has colors and icons that don't fit

2.- Generally, all the screenshots has a brilliant wallpaper, but that doesn't mean that it is the best for your setup. I mean that although you like wallpaper a lot, if non matches with everything, won't have a lot of value here. All that it cares is to show something quasi-perfect

3.- Don't fill your desk with widgets. 1 or 2 could be nice (overalls if they goes according to screenshot's theme), but 4, even 5 or lives it plows just too bulky for any shot. Not matter your head.

4.- The systray and the taskbar. Man, i dont need to tell you that the icons on that 2 can kill any screenshot, without caring well the that everything the rest is seen. Try to learn how to use the reshacker.

5.- Allways give the creators credits.
I admit, i had forget some names often. But it is always good to put that it is what you use, it stops for if to somebody more he likes it, to look for it more easily, or, in the case of this screenshot, to avoid it.


~~~~ Awful Screenshot uses:
VS: Sunrise by brookinc
Icons: Solidcons by Elmgood
Y'z Tool: Cristal by ?
Winamp skin (modern): xjuliex by Xan Typ

~~~~rescatable things:
+ Some systray icons by theconcept, recoloured by me from my last screenshot)
+ Some 3dShock icons by 3dShock
+ Objectdock: Abayance by ???
+ Widgets for konfabulator (the autors are missing for me :/ )
*PictureFrame, *Werewolf, *iChick, *mini-run and *Konfuzy.
and my best in this shot:
+ The wallpaper: Bicolored Glare by Bastard Anime

Good, I hope this serves as something, now I begin to recompose my setup, since my PC looks awful right now XD.

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thank you... *tear*

Sun, Mar 20th at 09:41am (4 years ago)
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Nylons says:

LOL... Great lesson !

Sun, Mar 20th at 01:30pm (4 years ago)
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StrYdeR says:

lmao

Sun, Mar 20th at 05:31pm (4 years ago)
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HeK says:

owned

Sun, Mar 20th at 05:52pm (4 years ago)
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bravo! - cept u missed something.. the 800x600 resolution

Sun, Mar 20th at 08:57pm (4 years ago)
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bravo! *applause* such a great lesson!

Mon, Mar 21st at 12:34am (4 years ago)
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REIKO987 says:

... :) ... us 1 them 0

Mon, Mar 21st at 03:36pm (4 years ago)
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advent says:

You, sir, are my fucking hero.

Mon, Mar 21st at 07:54pm (4 years ago)
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needs more clocks ;)

Fri, Mar 25th at 01:00pm (4 years ago)
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boss019 says:

couldn't understand half of it, learn some spelling and grammar. What I could make out was a good lesson tho

Thu, Mar 31st at 03:31pm (4 years ago)
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rituaL says:

that's because he's Spanish, dumbass.

Wed, Apr 20th at 09:18am (4 years ago)
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catluvr says:

UGGGGGGLY! But I suppose that was the point. Very good, if you know what i mean. ;)

Thu, Nov 17th at 01:19pm (4 years ago)
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Pyro_ says:

Dang it, didn't know ya did this Kris. AWESOME.

Fri, May 4th at 08:39am (2 years ago)
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-_- says:

ROFLMAO!

Sat, Jun 9th at 01:40am (2 years ago)
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pjdark says:

sweet setup...................................
............NOT!
More people should see this man. In fact it should be featured and put on the front page!

Tue, Jul 24th at 09:40pm (2 years ago)
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eXAKR says:

I don't know, I just LOLed.

Anyway, this is definitely a very good tutorial for those wanting to approach the higher levels of customising.

p.s. I know that taskbar icons are bad, but I vowed never to reshack anything other than my Uxtheme.dll :P .

Mon, Jul 30th at 09:35am (2 years ago)


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