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First Release. Windows XP. Make sure that either before or after you apply your visual style, you close all of your open windows and reopen them, because it resets the text colors, background colors, etc. If you have any comments or suggestions about how I can make this better, feel free to list them.

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I've got a lil one. Changing up the caption buttons would be a nice touch. There are a lot of things you can do besides " _ -- x " up there. Something to think about. It may not seem like much, but it would give it a more unique feel; a lot of bang for your buck.

Sat, Sep 22nd at 09:28am (2 years ago)
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nharren says:

I'll work on that

Sat, Sep 22nd at 09:57pm (2 years ago)
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I can“t see a thing!

Mon, Sep 24th at 03:50pm (2 years ago)
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pjdark says:

man i like dark, but damn thats like pitch black.
not usable at all for me. Also the scrolbars are pretty chunky. Now if they were cut in half, that would look better imo. And i don't think you should
preview it on a black background. Like Wilian said,
i can't see anything either.

Tue, Sep 25th at 10:53pm (2 years ago)
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pjdark says:

*scrollbars

Tue, Sep 25th at 10:54pm (2 years ago)
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xtigmax says:

ey man excelent job. I dont ask too much for a VS tho.
I had been had very much problems using dark VS' but this one has adapted very well to my style and my apps. Love It.

Thu, Sep 27th at 02:10pm (2 years ago)
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nharren says:

@Wilian_souza
Adjust your brightness?

@pjdark
Pitch black was the idea :) I always hated bright vs' when surfing at night. I see what you mean with the scrollbars - that will be changed for the next release.

@xtigmax
Thanks!

Thu, Sep 27th at 02:45pm (2 years ago)
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Is this meant for Windows XP or vista? I can't get this to work at all.

Thu, Oct 4th at 07:46am (2 years ago)
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I have been looking for a black theme, this theme has come the closest to it, by far.
It does have some serious issues with a coulpe of programs. Nevertheless this is my favourite.
I will look foward to future releases.

Thank you.

Sat, Nov 10th at 04:31pm (2 years ago)
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Paddo says:

Great theme! i only have one 'problem'. when i use the explorer for watching my files i see a big vertical grey bar from the items that i have sorted it on. i don't have that bar on blk2. can you tell me which option i have to adjust?
thanks

Tue, Nov 27th at 07:22pm (1 year ago)
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nharren says:

Sure. That one took me a VERY long time to figure out for blk2 :) You have to adjust the Sysmetrics window color to 1 1 1. For some reason it doesn't like complete black.

Wed, Nov 28th at 10:55pm (1 year ago)
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Paddo says:

thnx for your quick response. keep up the good work

Fri, Nov 30th at 09:41am (1 year ago)
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This is by far the best theme I've used.
I recently upgraded to XP service pack 3. And it is no longer available as a theme choice.
Any one have a suggestion?

Fri, Sep 12th at 03:33pm (1 year ago)


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