[komalo]

Border Skin

Border Skin is a new free program that skins the windows
borders by skins composed of png images with the support
of 2 famous windows vista & 7 effects ( Blur and reflection )

Author
Mohamed Kamal

Requirements
Needs at Least .Net Framework 3.5 : Link

News
So I decided to release an update of 0.2 version, i was stupid making the users waiting all this time for the 0.3 version without at least updating a bug free versions, so i am going to update the 0.2 and work on 0.3 in the same time until i finish it's problems, i will try to add some of the 0.3 ready features to the updated versions, but stills the 0.2 is a code mess and is not organized properly or have a good skin structure like the 0.3 version, i will try to update 0.2 version on any bug report

Version 0.2.3 :



Change Log :
Fixed : Application was not focused when it is skinned
Fixed : User interface bug in "Use Border Skin Title Rendering" causing reverse action of it's function
Fixed : when using system rendering it doesn't use either Standard nor Cleartype rendering
Fixed : Application is skinned with normal skin when it is startup maximized
Fixed : Maximized windows sometimes had the left and right borders
Fixed : sometime areas are not blurred correctly

Add : "Aero Explorer" Navigation Buttons are now functional (oh yeah, they are real now)
Add :Window is closed on double click on icon
Add : Window's menu is shown on right click on double click on left button
Add : Google Chrome to the execlusion list
Add : Right margin option to specify the right margine of the title (to cut long titles in Aero Explorer theme)

Removed : Mozilla Firefox Dialogs exclusion, all the dialoges are now skined with no problems

Notes & Remarks :
- Still the maximized position problem, the user will have to manually correct window height :
Control Panel >> Display >> Appearance Tab >> Advanced Button >> use "Active Titlebar" or "Active Window Border"
- Applications like window live messenger has to be add manually add it to exclusion list
- Aero Explorer doesn't have maximized borders like vista

Download :
From deviantArt : Here
From CrystalXP : Here

Thanks & Credits :
Credit Goes to filipefmle for the "Vista Pack Colors" which Contains 17 Aero Colors Preview
Credit Goes to halfwayglad for the "Windows Vista Glass PSD" which helped me creating Aero Explorer Skin Preview
Credit Goes to CeIIular for the New Windows 7 themes Preview

Older Versions : Here

This post has been edited by komalo: 28 July 2009 - 06:37 PM

[Syzygy]

= Bullshit

You should probably change the Logo, other than that; the program is great. Needs some touch-ups though

[coldemone]

The logo looks like dragonball. Not yet tried at this point.

[colourfulclock]

hahah nice logo

So this is basically the same as truetransparency, glass2k etc?

[AMIRZ]

LMAO at the logo (BS + Dragon Ball) However the app looks promising. I'll try it asap when boot on xp later thanks downloading

[Syzygy]

colourfulclock, on Apr 16 2009, 09:22 PM, said:

hahah nice logo

So this is basically the same as truetransparency, glass2k etc?

It's TrueTransparency with his version of "Blur". Glass2k only does the Taskbar, this one doesn't skin the Taskbar, only Borders

This post has been edited by Syzygy: 16 April 2009 - 11:37 AM

[coldemone]

NOOO! Ugly file sharing sites! Mediafire is much better imo.

[Lord Devrexster]

Is it stabler than true transparency ?? I feel lazy right now to try this ...

[Mistico]

I am usuary of the TrueTransparency, the best one but with some than another occasional problem in my PC. Even so he is the best one.

Border Skin
Once unloaded and executed. It shines very cool, he is beautiful, the windows drag fine with relative smoothness with some defect during dragging or when changing of position in the writing-desk but it is not problem (also TrueTransparency). He is excellent and in my PC around consumes 6000 to 5000 kb. Wonderful!

I have a question?
it´s compatible with TrueTransparency skins.
it seems logical?

[Villain]

will download while in virtualbox to try out in XP.

why not just get a dA account, and host the files there? also, he will have access to a bigger target audience.
[edit] needs .net framework. so i wont download and install. dont want my virtual hdd getting to full, i have it as a fixed size.
makes me think of taking project metaknight in to a full app. [/edit]

[PurplePeopleEater]

Corn Muffin, on Apr 16 2009, 08:02 AM, said:

NOOO! Ugly file sharing sites! Mediafire is much better imo.

+1
I hate waiting!

Is blur algorithm efficient?

*downloaded*

1 request

Please add the blur to the taskbar as well, this would cut down on programs and make your instantly the most popular. The blur is amazing and light wieght.

This post has been edited by PurplePeopleEater: 16 April 2009 - 02:06 PM

[Vishal Gupta]

The application does look promising but needs some work. Following are a few things which I want to point out to make it better:

1. The bottom part of window contains an ugly background.
2. Titlebar buttons get cut-off in maximized windows.
3. Maximize button doesnt change to Restore button in maximized windows.
4. Not compatible with Adobe Photoshop, each toolbar shows all 3 titlebar buttons.

[Gragier_521]

So we have a TrueTransparency competitor? Awesome!
Welcome to WinMatrix komalo.

[Liskiller]

Looks pretty good.

[komalo]

Syzygy, on Apr 16 2009, 02:29 PM, said:

= Bullshit

You should probably change the Logo, other than that; the program is great. Needs some touch-ups though

Corn Muffin, on Apr 16 2009, 03:12 PM, said:

The logo looks like dragonball. Not yet tried at this point.

yes , the problem that i didn't have an idea for a logo so i made this but it is definitely on my ToDo List

Corn Muffin, on Apr 16 2009, 04:02 PM, said:

NOOO! Ugly file sharing sites! Mediafire is much better imo.

uploading now on mediafire ......

PurplePeopleEater, on Apr 16 2009, 06:00 PM, said:

+1
I hate waiting!

Is blur algorithm efficient?

*downloaded*

1 request

Please add the blur to the taskbar as well, this would cut down on programs and make your instantly the most popular. The blur is amazing and light wieght.

okay ,i will see what i can do about it

Lord Devrexster, on Apr 16 2009, 05:35 PM, said:

Is it stabler than true transparency ?? I feel lazy right now to try this ...

it's a beta version so i won't considered it very stable , but it hardly crashes

Mistico, on Apr 16 2009, 05:46 PM, said:

I am usuary of the TrueTransparency, the best one but with some than another occasional problem in my PC. Even so he is the best one.

Border Skin
Once unloaded and executed. It shines very cool, he is beautiful, the windows drag fine with relative smoothness with some defect during dragging or when changing of position in the writing-desk but it is not problem (also TrueTransparency). He is excellent and in my PC around consumes 6000 to 5000 kb. Wonderful!

I have a question?
it´s compatible with TrueTransparency skins.
it seems logical?

well it's not fully compatible because some images doesn't have the same name
but i will add a support for TrueTransparency and WindowBlinds Themes

Villain, on Apr 16 2009, 05:53 PM, said:

will download while in virtualbox to try out in XP.

why not just get a dA account, and host the files there? also, he will have access to a bigger target audience.
[edit] needs .net framework. so i wont download and install. dont want my virtual hdd getting to full, i have it as a fixed size.
makes me think of taking project metaknight in to a full app. [/edit]

i tried but i always get the banned page ,if any one can help me create
an account becouse it seems that my ip range is blocked in dA

Vishal Gupta, on Apr 16 2009, 06:10 PM, said:

The application does look promising but needs some work. Following are a few things which I want to point out to make it better:

1. The bottom part of window contains an ugly background.
2. Titlebar buttons get cut-off in maximized windows.
3. Maximize button doesnt change to Restore button in maximized windows.
4. Not compatible with Adobe Photoshop, each toolbar shows all 3 titlebar buttons.

okay , Will Be Fixed in the next version

Liskiller, on Apr 16 2009, 07:40 PM, said:

Looks pretty good.

Gragier_521, on Apr 16 2009, 06:39 PM, said:

So we have a TrueTransparency competitor? Awesome!
Welcome to WinMatrix komalo.

Thank you all

This post has been edited by komalo: 16 April 2009 - 04:37 PM