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Other => General Topics => Topic started by: S.Z.Craftec on November 13, 2004, 02:11:48 PM
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Hello people !
I sent my updated skins (v2) to Vlk last night, and those skins are already in avast! skins download section. You'll also find a note (version 2) next to skin pictures (only those that are updated).
Skins that are updated:
- RejZor-Sharp
- Black-Liquid
- Bionic-avast! (major change, enable translucent effect in your avast! to see it)
- Laah-Ra
I changed the look of some windows inside the skins, and corrected some colors. Largest change is BIONIC skin. Dispaly area now looks like some radioactive-Bionic pool, and all that plasma/magma inside... (you have to have TRANSLUCENT Effect enabled inside your avast!) also those 3 sliding panels are with plasma effect too. Interesting thing is, you don't have to have TRANSLUCENT EFFECT enabled in avast! to see those plasma effects in sliding windows, just in display area (of course, Windows 2000 and later)...
You can download them here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/skins.html (http://www.avast.com/eng/skins.html)
Cheers !
EDIT: I should add a note... Server is overloaded at this point (Nov.13th 2004 - 10:20 AM Eastern time CAN & US), thousands of people are trying to download avast! version 4.5, so please be patient. Maybe it would be much better if you try later when everything calms down a little bit... ;)
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Hey Alwil, have you forgot to add Martin's SILVER PANEL skin in download section or is it something else ?
That skins is wonderful and it should be at the top of the page forever !!!
Please correct your mistake, and add it ASAP ! ;D
Cheers !
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Cool craftec, can't wait till i get home and apply both 4.5.517 and Black Liquid version 2 :), theres two christmases this year :D
--lee
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Lee16, it's 4.5.518, not 517... ;)
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Lee16, it's 4.5.518, not 517... ;)
lol, i didn't release that until about 8 mins ago, since iv only got the avast website to go by.
--lee
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Cool craftec, can't wait till i get home and apply both 4.5.517 and Black Liquid version 2 :), theres two christmases this year :D
--lee
Lee16, you won't see any huge/noticeable change in Black-Liquid... just few colors in some windows, and some other internal things. Biggest change is regarding BIONIC avast! skin...
Cheers !
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Sasha
The URL you posted isn't working. Getting a 404 error.
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It's working here.
Read what Pavel said about this issue... server is overloaded at this point... thousand of people are trying to download 4.5. It's completely understandable.
It will be better in next few hours...
Cheers !
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Sasha
The URL you posted isn't working. Getting a 404 error.
I too couldn't connect earlier, but have just been able to connect and update my skins.
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The Day After... Everything fine with skins here... 8)
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Hey guys, have you tried BIONIC skin with TRANSLUCENT EFFECT in avast! enabled ? If not, try it... it looks nice... Bionic avast, biohazard area... and display area looks like pool with radioactive liquid in it. Also, those little sliding windows are filled with plasma effect too... It really looks good integrated into Bionic skin, IMHO...
Cheers !
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For those who don't know how to enable/disable the translucent effect look HERE (http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;288186&sd=tech)
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Not that one Eddy... ;D
This one:
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Yes that one too ;D ;D ;D
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The one that you were pointing to, is this... (just if you wanna see translucent selection rectangle when you're marking files and folders inside windows)...
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Speaking of skins. I really would like to have a tutorial on how to create them with PaintShop Pro.
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At the expense of opening a new topic can someone guide me to the Avast! sounds department?
I found the new skins coupled with some new sounds make for even a more interesting Avast! Anti_Virus.
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Anyone??? ???
I been away for a few months so if its right under my nose i can handle the ribbing :D
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What sounds ? Those sounds are integrated into skins. Do you mean, event sounds like "Virus found", "virus database is updated" etc. ?
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Sasha - downloaded ver. 2 of my favorite, the RejZor one, a couple of days ago, and thanks for the heads-up. Nothing "new" jumped out at me, but maybe the changes in that one were too subtle for my limited perception.
And to you and/or the team -- other than on the download page itself, I can't find anything showing that it's ver. 2 rather than the "original". Maybe a minor change of file-name would help tell them apart?
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Take a look in here:
http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=8962 (http://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=8962)
Take a good look at the very first post by that guy... actualy his post doesn't matter in this case, but the picture he posted is RejZor-Sharp screenshot. Also, take a look at reply number 4 by me. You'll see what's the difference. Those additional windows that you open later while using avast! are not the same like before... now, they match the main screen.
Regarding changing of file-name, I'm not sure, but unlikely it's gonna happen. It would bring more confusion then good. This way, we are sure that old versions are overwriten in your skins directory on your local disk. If I changed something and fixed some issues in old skin version, that means we don't wanna see people are still using old versions (with those issues we found and fixed in new versions).
Cheers !
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Thanks Sasha -- I guess my perception's shot to hell, between advancing years and head injury, but I still can't see the difference. :-[
But what the heck, it looks nice and it works well, and that's what counts.
With regard to the version/filename question, I only meant that there's apparently no way to see at a glance if you already have the most up to date version of a skin, other than by paying very close attention to that download page (and of course to notices posted here).
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Here is the screenshot of old RejZor-Sharp and New RejZor-Sharp skin... I guess, now... the difference is obvious. As I said before, those extra windows that opens in avast! when you choose SETTINGS or SELECT SKIN or any other option from the MENU, now has exactly the same style as main window (see top part of the RejZor-Sharp skin where it says avast! antivirus. It is Windows XP Blue style... now those additional windows are exactly the same style. Before, if was like wide white area with horizontal stripes... Also, those little buttons (Minimize, Help, Close) are WinXP styled too.
Cheers !