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  • L Lost User

    Which theme do you use in Windows, XP or Classic? Which color scheme do you use? Why do you use the one you use?

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    peterchen
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    Classic, Standard Color Scheme minus the gradient bars (so Screenshots look good at 16 colors)


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    • L Lost User

      Looks the same as the one I have, but I don't have that funky Start button. :(

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      Ed Poore
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      It's the compact style I think


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      • M MatrixCoder

        David Wulff wrote:

        When I'm using Windows XP I use the default blue theme.

        The blue theme is ok. I like the XPize theme better though, it looks more modern.


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        David Wulff
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        Why does it need to look modern? It's a computer, not an iPod.


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        • L Lost User

          Which theme do you use in Windows, XP or Classic? Which color scheme do you use? Why do you use the one you use?

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          Chris Losinger
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          classic. default colors. classic folders, detail view. looks like Win98. so what. i don't have any use for a UI that wants to be the star of the show

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            • L Lost User

              Which theme do you use in Windows, XP or Classic? Which color scheme do you use? Why do you use the one you use?

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              Lost User
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              Classic, less space taken up by the theme that way with a desktop colour of r=66, g=0, b=99.

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              • L Lost User

                Which theme do you use in Windows, XP or Classic? Which color scheme do you use? Why do you use the one you use?

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                PIEBALDconsult
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                Classic... the Harley Davidson of themes.

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                • L Lost User

                  What: XP Theme / Silver Why: Gives me the eye candy without the Fisher Price look & feel.

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                  El Corazon
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                  I always did prefer silver...

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                  • L Lost User

                    Which theme do you use in Windows, XP or Classic? Which color scheme do you use? Why do you use the one you use?

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                    Pete OHanlon
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                    I'm waiting for the bling version.

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                    • L Lost User

                      What: XP Theme / Silver Why: Gives me the eye candy without the Fisher Price look & feel.

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                      Ashley van Gerven
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                      Ditto. Silver rocks!

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                      • D David Wulff

                        Why does it need to look modern? It's a computer, not an iPod.


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                        MatrixCoder
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                        True, I never thought of that.


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                        • L Lost User

                          Which theme do you use in Windows, XP or Classic? Which color scheme do you use? Why do you use the one you use?

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                          Shog9 0
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                          Classic. Default color scheme. Because it's reasonably fast and stays out of my way. I used to use Watercolor, but got tired of patching uxthemes, so now i just don't bother. And yeah, way to go MS, requiring binary patched system files for 3rd-party themes. I could understand, maybe, if the system-supplied theme wasn't so gaudy and useless... but this just screams "we don't have a plan! or a clue! or a UI designer who doesn't spend his days watching Tellytubbies!" :^)

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                            Which theme do you use in Windows, XP or Classic? Which color scheme do you use? Why do you use the one you use?

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                            Anton Afanasyev
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                            Watercolor Lite, with Silver color theme. Thats the one that was planned for XP before MS came up with the bulky blue/silver/greeney_weird XP theme. Looks more or less like the old style win98, but..better. IMO.


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                              Which theme do you use in Windows, XP or Classic? Which color scheme do you use? Why do you use the one you use?

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                              Roger Wright
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                              Classic, absolutely. The cutesy XP Fisher-Price interface is for toddlers.

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                                Which theme do you use in Windows, XP or Classic? Which color scheme do you use? Why do you use the one you use?

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                                Rocky Moore
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                                Currently running Vista Aero which I like much better, but back in the day when I was on XP it was: http://www.themexp.org/preview.php?mid=377&name=OSXP+102+UPDATE.zip[^] :)

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                                  Classic. Default color scheme. Because it's reasonably fast and stays out of my way. I used to use Watercolor, but got tired of patching uxthemes, so now i just don't bother. And yeah, way to go MS, requiring binary patched system files for 3rd-party themes. I could understand, maybe, if the system-supplied theme wasn't so gaudy and useless... but this just screams "we don't have a plan! or a clue! or a UI designer who doesn't spend his days watching Tellytubbies!" :^)

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                                  Dan Neely
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                                  Shog9 wrote:

                                  this just screams "we don't have a plan! or a clue! or a UI designer who doesn't spend his days watching Tellytubbies!"

                                  I always assumed it was the Eldrich purple horror myself.

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