Is there a SEIV windows XP theme ?

David E. Gervais · #1 March 25th, 2004, 04:08 AM

Can someone post a link to a screenshot of this 'theme' in action? I for one would like to see what it looks like before deciding to use it or not.

Q: If I install the theme, is it hard to uninstall? I remember back in WinME I had problems with themes not getting properly un-installed. I don't want to repeat that nightmare in XP.

Nuf said, Cheers!

se5a · #2 March 25th, 2004, 07:16 AM

this sounds fun!
is it easy to change the directory where it looks for seiv?

General Woundwort · #3 March 26th, 2004, 02:10 AM

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Originally posted by David E. Gervais:
Can someone post a link to a screenshot of this 'theme' in action? I for one would like to see what it looks like before deciding to use it or not.

CW could probably have an easier time with that than I could at this point (I'm still homepage-less). How would it look? Imagine the SEIV cursors as your Windows cursors, your SEIV intro screen as the wallpaper, SEIV game sounds as your windows sounds, etc. The only prep you'd have to do is install the SEIV fonts into your main windows font folder.

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Q: If I install the theme, is it hard to uninstall? I remember back in WinME I had problems with themes not getting properly un-installed. I don't want to repeat that nightmare in XP.

Since this theme doesn't bring any "extra" files with it (it uses the SEIV files already on your computer), it shouldn't have any of those problems.

General Woundwort · #4 March 26th, 2004, 02:13 AM

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Originally posted by Combat Wombat:
Beta testing implies you wish for feedback about what is being tested.

True.

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Black Theme is my favorite so far but maybe there could be some more blue and alittle less black.

Like make window backgrounds blue so I can read black text

one more thing, make the buttons in the upper right hand corner blue so they stand out from the title bar better

I'll try, but I'm constrained by the options in the Display Properties dialog. I don't have the graphics skills to do a "perfect" SEIV menu look.

[ March 25, 2004, 12:14: Message edited by: General Woundwort ]

AMF · #5 March 25th, 2004, 09:28 PM

Stupid question from a newbie: how does one install a "theme" for SEIV? Mods I know about, themes...?

And, I would like to say, this theme looks like a piece of pure artwork. It's gorgeous! I must have it...must have it...thank you!

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Originally posted by General Woundwort:

quote:
Originally posted by Combat Wombat:
Beta testing implies you wish for feedback about what is being tested.

True.

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Black Theme is my favorite so far but maybe there could be some more blue and alittle less black.

Like make window backgrounds blue so I can read black text

one more thing, make the buttons in the upper right hand corner blue so they stand out from the title bar better

I'll try, but I'm constrained by the options in the Display Properties dialog. I don't have the graphics skills to do a "perfect" SEIV menu look.

General Woundwort · #6 March 25th, 2004, 11:33 PM

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Originally posted by alarikf:
Stupid question from a newbie: how does one install a "theme" for SEIV? Mods I know about, themes...?

It's Windows XP, not SEIV. It's just the package for desktop/window appearance/sounds/cursor/etc. It shouldn't matter where it's located, just browse to it from the theme selector in your diplay properties in WinXP.

AMF · #7 March 26th, 2004, 03:10 PM

Actually, I meant "interace" not "theme" but I figured it out anyways. And I had even posted this all to the wrong thread earlier anyways...

thanks!

Alarik

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Originally posted by General Woundwort:

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Originally posted by alarikf:
Stupid question from a newbie: how does one install a "theme" for SEIV? Mods I know about, themes...?

It's Windows XP, not SEIV. It's just the package for desktop/window appearance/sounds/cursor/etc. It shouldn't matter where it's located, just browse to it from the theme selector in your diplay properties in WinXP.