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jbysmith — Vista Black Mod

Published: 2008-04-25 17:55:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 27960; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 8148
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Description This theme is a minor modification of the Vista Black visual style ([link] ) by Yethzart ([link] ), reproduced with permission from the author.

I loved the original theme, so I only made a couple minor changes.

I changed the toolbar color from the default Aero pastel blue to a flat grey. I always hated that nasty blue toolbar...

Progress bars have been recolored from green to blue. The other gradient bars haven't been touched.

The minimize, maximize and close buttons have been restored to the default Aero version.

Changed the wallpaper (included)

A few minor colorization changes to the underlying style. The included .theme file will apply them along with the wallpaper.

That's it. The changes are pretty subtle, as the original theme is very good to begin with. (It even includes a version for Aero basic, which really helps make it looks seamless) I just adjusted a few tweaks to make it suit my personal tastes, and figured I'd upload it in case someone else would want it too.

All credit goes to Yethzart for the theme as he did all the original work.

Visit his page and send him a comment if you like his theme. [link]
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Comments: 8

PCTweaker7 [2011-11-10 10:08:14 +0000 UTC]

where'd you get the dock and could you give me the skin?

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cristihcd [2008-10-28 09:22:58 +0000 UTC]

thank you! just what i've been looking for...

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BilarCrais [2008-04-26 18:25:19 +0000 UTC]

Just right. THIS should be the Vista default theme.

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lunacory [2008-04-26 18:06:27 +0000 UTC]

looks great,it's my favorite style
but i don't like the circinate start button =,=

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yethzart [2008-04-26 00:07:39 +0000 UTC]

Yeah the original Aero is Cool w/ some minor changes to suite one's tastes!
Thanks for the credits..

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wvrodgers [2008-04-25 22:18:23 +0000 UTC]

This definitely needs some work. This is just a modded shellstyle.

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jbysmith In reply to wvrodgers [2008-04-25 23:04:54 +0000 UTC]

For the most part, on the Aero side, yes it's not changed much. The biggest changes are on the basic side of the theme (see the original for a screenshot); it's not a huge change to the default Aero theme, just makes it look a lot better. (At least for me.. everyone has their own tastes. I personally can't stand the ones that are so transparent you can't read anything, etc etc) I especially liked that the basic portions were modded to match, so when you get that occasional popup (WinRAR's dialogs, UAC, etc) they all blend nicely.

I personally wasn't looking for something radically different (If I see one more Longhorn or OSX knockoff I'll be ill); I was looking for a nice subtle improvement to Aero in a dark style, and Yethzart provided a great theme for me to tweak to my own personal needs.

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slavinovici [2008-04-25 19:15:18 +0000 UTC]

I think you did good job. Excellent changed you did. You improved the Vista.
Thanks.

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