A call to the ScreenShotters!
Theme Manager 3 is a gift to you all!!
Saturday, November 29, 2008 by ZubaZ | Discussion: Suites
Last week, when ODNT 2009 was released, subscribers were able to finally see the latest version of Theme Manager.
In addition to being able to appply both MyColor themes and suites from Wincustomize the ability to create new suites basd on your desktop has been very improved.
The aspect that I think is the coolest is that now we can create suites built on internet content, not just what is packaged in a theme.
To be more clear: If your screeshots are built using content found on Wincustomize you can repackage them and upload them and other users can apply your desktop.
It's super easy too!
Fire up Theme Manager and head to the My Desktop tab. The click the Create New Theme button.
The app will default to the suite Information section. Fill in the Author, email, website, and comments. I'd include all the skin names, authors, and a thank you. That's just me.
Then select the Suite Preview section and browse to a small and large preview. Easy like pie so far right?
Next item is the icon. Any ol' one will work. Make sure that it's your own or that you have permission to use.
Now we get to the cool part.
Select the app for whatever you have skinned. Fill in the skin name and author. If it's your own work you can browse to the local file that you created. If the work is from another author on Wincustomize, you should enter in the URL of that skin. If you don't know exactly where it is on WC check out the search feature; it is wicked cool!
In this example I selected the Bootskin library and searched for “zubaz”.
The last entry in the skin list is a readme where you can add any information you want. Again, a good place to give thanks or post permissions.
Click on the Save this Theme link and you are done. If you need to see where the suite is stored you can click on the View Themes Folder link.
Upload the *.suite file to https://www.wincustomize.com/upload2.aspx?libid=22
When a user downloads and installs the suite you built it will go out to WC and grab all the componants that you included.
The advantage to this system are:
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No permissions are needed (because you are not modifying the original artists skin)
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The original artists get download credit for each download
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The user doesn't have to click around trying to find all the apps and skins in the shot
So all you folks that want to share your visions . . go out and do it!
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Reply #3 Saturday, November 29, 2008 5:03 PM
Holy cats! Now THAT is remarkable! This really gives a whole new dimension to "Screenshots".
Reply #5 Saturday, November 29, 2008 6:16 PM
Now that's a beautiful idea Zubaz. This is a perfect way to show off their talent...and it would be usable to!
Reply #9 Sunday, November 30, 2008 12:29 AM
I have to completely, absolutely, all the way, altogether, competently, comprehensively, conclusively, effectively, en masse, exclusively, exhaustively, extensively, finally, from A to Z, from beginning to end, fully, heart and soul, hook line and sinker, in all, in entirety, in full, in toto, on all counts, painstakingly, perfectly, quite, solidly, thoroughly, totally, to the end, to the limit, to the max, to the nth degree, ultimately, unabridged, unanimously, unconditionally, undividedly, utterly, wholly, without omission agree 100%.
Please do this because it would be great to experience some of the wonderful desktops we see from you guys.
Please don't make me say this again because I just hate to chime, come again, din, ditto*, drum into*, echo, go over again, hold over, imitate, ingeminate, iterate, make like, occur again, play back, play over, quote, read back, reappear, recapitulate, recast, reciprocate, recite, reconstruct, recrudesce, recur, redo, reiterate, refashion, reform, rehash*, rehearse, reissue, reiterate, relate, remake, renew, reoccur, replay, reprise, reproduce, rerun, resay, reshow, restate, retell, return, revert, revolve, rework*, run over, sing same old song over and over and over again Thank you
Reply #10 Sunday, November 30, 2008 12:33 AM
Couldn't we have done this with the old thememanager? I do recall making some
Reply #11 Sunday, November 30, 2008 12:54 AM
Zubaz, have you had a spelling tutor? You make me proud!!! 
Reply #12 Sunday, November 30, 2008 12:57 AM
This version is simply better and easier. Let's see what you have now.
Reply #13 Sunday, November 30, 2008 1:19 AM
I gotta say, not only is this impressive, but it brings a whole new perspective to those who sniper amongst us! Great initiative SD and WC!
Reply #15 Sunday, November 30, 2008 1:42 AM
Yes this is a good idea. I will, at some point give it a go.
By the way me thinks it's Shooters not Shotters. No malice intended. I guess it's Zubaz speak. 
Reply #16 Sunday, November 30, 2008 4:18 AM
Reply #17 Sunday, November 30, 2008 4:31 AM
but the link you posted in reply#1 for forum doesn't work ... (
Reply #18 Sunday, November 30, 2008 5:07 AM
Would be rather handy if RightClick could be added to TM too...
Reply #19 Sunday, November 30, 2008 7:18 AM
You spoek way too soon, Jim. But then, as a smart guy once said, "But then, how wuold they know it's me?" (slightly paraphrased )
Reply #20 Sunday, November 30, 2008 11:17 AM
Make sure if you are uploading suite componants that are not your own you use the option to download from WC and NOT package the skins in the suite.
This allows both you, the suite maker,, and the original artists download counts and attribution.
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Reply #1 Saturday, November 29, 2008 4:19 PM
A small note: Give this a try and if you have any problems post them here: https://forums.wincustomize.com/328973
Let us know if there are features missing too.