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Published on September 25, 2007 By Zoomba In OS Customization

This year so far we've added 11 new galleries to WinCustomize in an attempt to make sure we're keeping up with what's going on in the wider world of Windows Customization.  Here's the full list for 2007 to date:

Now, some of these galleries have done well, others have not.  Probably the two most successful on that list are Dream and Xion.  Dreams skyrocketed in popularity with the release of Windows Vista, and in general have done very well even as the Vista hype started to die down.  I really think Dreams are going to be one of our cornerstone galleries in the years to come as people get more into putting video and dynamic content on their desktop.

The other example of a successful gallery addition was Xion.  It may be one of our fastest growing skin libraries on the site right now.  Community reaction to the addition was fantastic, and in fact the app was added at the request of many skinners. 

Obviously, the success of a gallery depends on how much the community REALLY wants it or is interested in it.  So far this year, we've not had the best track record at anticipating demand.  So now I'm calling out to the community.  What's out there that you're skinning for that you feel would be a great addition to WinCustomize?  Are we missing out on some skinning or computer graphics related area that just can't be ignored any longer?  I want to hear from you!

Post your thoughts here with any relevant links so I can take a look.


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on Sep 28, 2007
Although I am a relative newcomer to this marvellous community - I have only been here 2 years ...
I was wondering if it was at all possible to have a DESKTOP SIDEBAR Gallery

... As I am pretty sure that a few people here do use them .



...I also am actively involved in their forums ... I think it would be great ... and would also save time for people who would like/prefer to download them here ..



~ I,myself have designed lots of Sidebars and would only be too willing to upload them to a gallery here ...

http://www.desktopsidebar.com/

edit : Post #3 ... That would be handy, too ,Sir Lantec !!
on Sep 28, 2007
May be this is funny... But look what happened with ObjectBar. I'm really worried that DesktopX popularity may be the same.
on Sep 28, 2007
How about something for Trillian. I know that quite a few people use it and it is skinnable. Just a thought.
on Sep 29, 2007
What I would like to see is a separation between objectdock backrounds and icons. Yes I know they all belong to objectdock, but when I go looking for a dock back round I have to sieve though pages of a mixture of icons and docks just to find the right back round I'm looking for.I really think this is worth looking into.
on Sep 29, 2007
What I would like to see is a separation between objectdock backrounds and icons
OD already has sub-catagories.
OD Sub-catagories
on Sep 29, 2007
[quoteOD already has sub-catagories.[/quote]

Once again, I learn something new about what this site can do...
on Oct 08, 2007
I'd like to vote for Desktop Sidebar. For us non Vista folks it does work very well. There are lots of skins to go with WindowBlinds that are here. There is also lots of plugins. Please, oh pretty please.   
on Oct 10, 2007
With the new addition in WB6 of being able to change fonts would a font section be useful?
A font is just text skinned, right?


on Mar 25, 2008
[quote]

I was wondering if it was at all possible to have a DESKTOP SIDEBAR Gallery

... As I am pretty sure that a few people here do use them .



...I also am actively involved in their forums ... I think it would be great ... and would also save time for people who would like/prefer to download them here ..



~ I,myself have designed lots of Sidebars and would only be too willing to upload them to a gallery here ...

http://www.desktopsidebar.com/

[/quote ]


bumpitty bump !!
on Mar 25, 2008
I thought I saw in another thread that Zoomba tried to contact the Sidebar owners and got no response.
on Mar 25, 2008
We need subcategory (or one more gallery) for creations that contains new scripts and (or) some new ideas.


ditto
on Mar 25, 2008
may be Opera skins.
on Mar 25, 2008
Teach2000 smilies
on Mar 25, 2008

IMPULSE

What else?

on Mar 25, 2008
we need an object dock bacground gallary that is seperated from the millions of object dock icons.
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