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Hey all you PortableAppers,
I worked out a theme that I call "Wonders of Nature". I designed it for those who are concerned about space on their drive. you can get it from (and view it from):
http://im.forumco.com/userfiles/scoutconnor/background.jpg
just save as John instructed
Please post any feedback so I can improve it
Note: this is my RC2(of 3) (I've had others test it, they say it works fine but I want to make sure before I say that it is the best it can be)
But make the X button more appealing and the space meter give an outline.
Agreed. I don't really care for that green block (hurts my eyes).
I don't care for the blue clouds either- seems like you've got so much going on with the other parts, that should have more happening.
Everything else is good, though- I espicially like the space portion.
Bit too tacky for me, looks a bit like a old Geocities page.
Still, looks good, 'cept for those patterns.
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Ryan McCue
Person 1: Oh my god. You will never believe what just happened.
Person 2: What?
Person 1: I can't remember, I've forgotten.
Ive made a PSD template you can use to make your own, ill post it later.
You just go into each element and change the color, or for the gradients you change the colors.
ITs difficult to change the layout too much as it still needs to fit within the design of PA. So all you can really change is the background.
Template done in photoshop PSD format
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=X44IKBRW
Fully re-created but some subtle diferences, dont want to be too exact. Change it how you wish. The colors are all gradient overlays so just edit the color markers to whatever you want. Ive made a nice lime green one for my company but i wont post that here, might make you vom 
These are nice, but too busy and draws attention.
I much prefer a clean, sleek look that is very inconspicious as
not to draw attention to it. Nothing I hate more than being at a remote
computer and have people go "Oh look at that! that's so cool!"
I've got the need, the need to theme!
NockOut (sic) is my simple theme. It is called NockOut because the main colours are black and blue.
Try it out at http://portable.cubegames.net/NockOut.zip
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Ryan McCue
Person 1: Oh my god. You will never believe what just happened.
Person 2: What?
Person 1: I can't remember, I've forgotten.
Its not as simple as the other ones (not only 1 colour), but its not too distractiv either.
Just nice!
Now we just need John to improve the crappy quality of the PA logo.
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Ryan McCue
Person 1: Oh my god. You will never believe what just happened.
Person 2: What?
Person 1: I can't remember, I've forgotten.
what do you think about different colors?
I've got a green one in the shed.
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Ryan McCue
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Person 2: What?
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different colors of Johns Logo
But green is my favorite color, so go ahead...
EDIT: Your theme is even nicer with Johns drive_space_slider (because its red!)
I accidentally left the black one in 
I've updated.
Ah
Can't, since it's a copyrighted logo.
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Ryan McCue
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Person 2: What?
Person 1: I can't remember, I've forgotten.
I'm running it right now, and I like it
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teenage softy
Here's some additional colors
http://usb.smithtech.us/portableapps/themes/
The psd file.
http://usb.smithtech.us/downloads/background.psd
SmithTech
You made "Wood of Nature" in GIMP, didn't you? I recognise those wood patterns. I never liked them.
Try these out:
http://www.domuspt.com/portable/
and comment
Stankas
I like it because its not only color but still not too cluttered.
I like the advertisements on top of the site, too.
i like them alot and am using "sky", but it is hard to read the text next to the folders (documents, explore, ...)
Hi any trek fans out there?
Here is a screen shot of mine , I prefer not to post the theme because the elements I added does not come from me but from third party existing graphics.
Just to show what can be done and give new idea.
thanks John you make me more than happy.
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Life is about the journey not the destination!
Live today like it is your last!
Home is the place where, when you have to go there, They have to take you in. - Robert Frost
\(^.^)/
I Like it!!!
here I made my own theme
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=J6N3DGY6
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teenage softy
I think most of the elements here are copyrighted but allow use if credit is given.
http://lcarscom.net/gallery.htm
8)
Life is about the journey not the destination!
Live today like it is your last!
Home is the place where, when you have to go there, They have to take you in. - Robert Frost
\(^.^)/
just wondering if you had seen this http://sourceforge.net/projects/lcars24/
I've made a few themes, and am planning on making more if people like them.
You can download them at: http://me801.uni.cc/themes
I get redirected to
http://www.quotaless.com/index.jsp
posted the wrong link 
(ps. I've now made the original link redirect there)
nice
I've made an attempt at a vista style theme. It's not perfect due to limitations as the portable apps logo interferes with it. http://me801.uni.cc/portable and scroll to the bottom.
So far I have created a Windows XP, Samurai panda, and a World of Warcraft theme.
There are thumbnails and screen shots of the theme on the page.
Always open for more ideas on themes
http://serenity.1981.googlepages.com/portableappsthemes
Update:
I have updated the WOW theme with icons.
I'm working on updating the Heavy Equipment skin suite along with some other people. If you aren't familiar with it, it was a skin suite done by many members of the skinning community in 2000. The Community Skin project brought 20+ members of the skinning community together to make suites of skins. The first was Heavy Equipment, which remains the largest suite ever assembled.
A few people have now started updating those skins to modern versions of the apps and making ports of it to apps that weren't around back then.
I just discovered PortableApps and decided to make a Heavy Equipment theme for it. I am mostly done with what I can do currently, but am hoping that more can be added to the skinning engine of PortableApps before I release the theme. Like making the menu items multi-state buttons, etc...
Here's a screenshot of what I've done so far http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r62/jmh77/PortableApps%20Skins/HeavyE...
I am looking for another idea for a theme. As I have posted above I just got done making a Wow theme
I LOVE it!
Rich
Edit 1/25/07
Here's my contribution - a port of ChaNinja, my favorite Windows XP Theme.
Picture: http://www.psychpage.com/pa/chaninja.jpg
File: http://www.psychpage.com/pa/Chaninja.zip
There's a readme file inside, but to be clear, it's not my original work at all, just the effort to copy it into a PAM theme.
Enjoy
Rich
Did you get permission from Chaninja to release this port?
No - it's in the readme, but I emailed asking permission and linking to this page to explain what I proposed to do.... and waited.... two weeks went by with no response. I ported it anyway, included in the readme that if Chaninja found it and wanted me to remove it I would. After your question thought I should send another notice letting him/her know I did..... Still no answer....
I don't get a bounceback, so I don't know if s/he doesn't care, doesn't check the email account, is dead, or just forwarded my last email to the lawyers who will be contacting me soon...
Rich
[edit for spelling]
I'll see if I can find anyone who has had recent contact with him, and let you know. I was thinking about porting one of his others anyways.
I am working on a Horde theme and an Alliance theme.
Also I have added another theme called midnight purple
2 new themes added.
Alliance and Horde theme.
this is pretty much my final result and I opted for full transparency instead of semi.(don't look too good). Again I dont post the files because most of the graphics are not mine.
Hey man Can you plaz Make a Black Color Theme......
there is already a black theme available.
Download and Preview available here in the main post under "Initial Theming Bits Added":
https://portableapps.com/node/4571
Hi I'm working on a Suikoden Theme, but I forgot that the apps fonts came in black, and I was wondering if there anyone how know how to change the font color or another way to highlight the font.
Thanks in Advance
EB
Well after discover that I can't change the font letter just yet, well I decided to make the theme accordingly to the current PAM specifications, and here it is:
this theme come with the images and Icon Pack, hope you like it ^^
BTW I will work on new themes on this next days ^^
Baz Von Steinitz (EB)
Preview: My Pendrive Theme pic
Download theme and template PSD: My Pendrive Theme
You have change the pendrive image in the background to Your pendrive's image.
This my first post...
But here is also the first halo theme.
Link: http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/3127/backgroundkc2.jpg
Tell me what you think.
Advent
I would want this theme i'm a fan of halo.
Can you uppload this theme?
OK so how do you apply the new themes? I downloaded some but cannot find where to put them in folders?
Theme support in PAM is still in beta, currently there is no support for putting the themes into folders.
Make a backup of the current them, then overwrite it with the one you want.
here u have, is like default, but in blue
background.jpg: http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/9904/backgroundop2.jpg
drive_space_slider.bmp: http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/9816/drivespacesliderop9.png
I like your blue default theme.....All of the other themes are cool but I like the default theme(s) the best. They are sharp but simple...and Amazon could ya provide a link for your blue default theme??
Thanks
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Here u have 
if u wanna another color, tell me
2 Colors on the space bar
Till now I used the standard but guess which Im using now...
I love defaults, but i want to make someones from 0, its a hard work, but i think I'll can make it, I just haven't ideas
I think that the PAM is a great start in the right direction...but I think it would be a great idea to have the following:
1. tabs so we can organize our apps into catigories...such as programs, office, tools and games.
2. to have a scroll bar so we don't have to constantly tap when you are using a laptop without a mouse....just a thought.....
3. have the menu bar not disappear when you choose an app but to have it constantly open on the desktop...this would save us one extra click and we wouldn't have to constantly open it to access an application(s)
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Pressure - It can turn a lump of coal into a flawless diamond, or an average person into a perfect basketcase
u mustn't tell that to me, I just know to make themes, no modify programmes
but those ideas are cools, i really love the Nº 2 and Nº 3 :), and Nº 1 wont be a bad idea
PD: i hate my english x.D
Swamp Thing : organize our apps into catigories...such as programs, office, tools and games.
I'm with you on that one !
Right Click
Cascading Apps Menu dropdown on mouse over!
That would certainly sweeten the PØT.
I've looked thru all the files in the portable apps suite and can't find the default theme files. Where are they?! I just want to use a different theme!
I feel ignorant.
here:
F:\PortableApps\PortableAppsMenu\App\DefaultData\Theme\
just copy your stuff in there and restart the menu.
i don't have the folders past \PortableAppsMenu
i created them and copied my new themes files to it, but it didn't work.
thanks for your amazingly fast 6 minute reply!
have the latest beta version (PortableApps Menu 1.0.2 Beta 3 (Pre-Release 2)) from here?
The theme/localisation stuff only works with this beta.
Just download and copy it right over the old menu and say "yes" to all "file already exists! Replace "yes" or "no"?"-questions.
got it, and it's working. thanks!
New PAM Theme plus Wallpaper.
This is my first theme to include wallpaper so tell me what you think.
The wallpaper is 1680x1050, for best results your screen should match.
I will be making more in different sizes if I get good feedback on this one.
View Theme
Download Theme
SmithTech
Nice themes :smile:.
Kevin P.
The Newbie-Geek
This here be a Golden Chrome Portable Apps Menu Skin that I made with relative ease with irfanview32 for one of my kewlie USB Flash Drive Mobile Kits wØØties!
http://ca.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog/slideshow.html?p=12&id=HHQA..Moeq6c4ou...
I supposes if you wants a copy of it , I can be implored to upload the skin itself.
T'wern't nuttin rofl, pice of cake...
dither around with the irfanview32's image effects; now if I had my copy of Paint Shop Pro hooo boy! Of course as you know, I'm mobile 
why else a Keydrive.
This is my amateurish attempt at skinning this particular app with irfanview and Lawdy ain't 'er pretties! 
http://ca.blog.360.yahoo.com/blog/slideshow.html?p=12&id=HHQA..Moeq6c4ou...
Gosh gee so EZ!
I'll link a download if anyone wants it...
Now, that was just horsing around...
... I gots teh nasty Paint Shop
Pro on teh other PC :evil:
... I swear it even slices
bread
Give me instructions on how to make a theme. I have Photoshop 7. But how do i actually MAKE the theme? Anyone...?
And modify (I think he mentions how to change it on the previous page).
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Ryan McCue
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Person 2: What?
Person 1: I can't remember, I've forgotten.
Your template you uploaded is no longer availible at that link. I don't understand how to make a theme, or what to save it as etc, could somebody help me out with this?...
EDIT:
Sorry, this didn't post below the link I thought it did on the previous page.
I actually checked myself and noticed that, so I dropped an email to SmithTech and he said he was going to fix it.
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Ryan McCue
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I uploaded a new template on the 4th, I just rechecked its working.
Also I did a little searching PaintShop Pro 8.0 and up should be able to open .psd's
I use paint shop pro so I'm not sure how it would work with photoshop. If you like to try it, it's back up along with my theme's. Very bottom for the template.
My first one are on top with the newer ones on the bottom.
Opening in Photoshop 7, and I had the file type set to "All Files" and it's not working for me. Does anybody else out there have a theme for the PAM for Photoshop, or can you tell me how to get the PaintShop Pro one to work on Photoshop 7? Thanks.
A PLUGIN?
Ok... guess I'm the only one still using PSP... Was rewriting the template in GIMP and found out it as will as PSP can translate to Photoshop. Just up loaded the zip with all three files, PSP, PSD, and XCF formats.
So if you use;
Paint Shop.. psp file,
Photoshop.. psd file,
GIMP.. xcf file.
Have fun...
...At school.
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Ryan McCue
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I don't have to worry about colouring in the lines! Haha, thanks. Umm, just couple last questions...I figured out, I save the background as JPEG, and the Background_Top as BMP, as well as the drive space slider, only thing is, for the Background_Top, I'm just using my theme but as a BMP image, and keeping the existing Drive_Space_Slider from my old theme. So what am I sopposed to do in the way of saving three different parts?
The menu uses all three parts, so they need to be in the theme folder. However, if you don't plan on changing the colors or editing them, then you don't need to do anything other then to be sure they are in the theme folder. Also all three images have to be named the same as what came with the menu. I didn't change the 'Background_Top.bmp' until my dark theme, the white was just to much. Also once you flatten your layers down and saved as a Jpeg, use this color on the top round edge to make it transparent, same with the background_top #FF00FF It's the one color within the program that's render as transparent.
DaveWest, I love PSP, does like 90% of Photoshop, and cost like 90% cheaper, loads easier to learn too.
"... respect, all good works are not done by only good folk. For here, at the end of all things, we shall do what needs to be done."
--till next time, Jameson Stalanthas Yu -x- >
Interesting preview at the bottom
For those who have fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know.
If anyone wants my FIRE/ELEMENTAL theme, email me at sktbrdman820@gmail.com, ill send it to ya.
PIC:
http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/3858/themexv6.jpg
and won't make it again
There are 10 types of people in the world.
Those who understand Binary
and Those who don't
So sad indeed...
It's 2 o'clock in the morning...
What do I do?
I'll tell you...
I make a U3 theme...
Yupp...
Even worse...
I make it on MS Paint...
So you know kids, this is what happens when you stay up late and have 5 free minutes...You can upload it from the link below, hopefully it works, it's my first time ever doing something like this. I don't have a preview, cause I don't know anywhere that will host the image, but basicially, it's U3...If I'm not allowed to have it on here, please go ahead and take it down. P.S. I know the corners are messed, but again, MS Paint. But don't let that discourage you, it's actually quite a nice theme.
The link is:
I have been playing around with a Star Trek like theme. The hardest part was the icons. I did not know that many icons are multi-layered. I used GIMP Portable to create everything. I am not going to post the entire theme as I have used some borrowed elements. I also had to lighten up the "official" colors for usability. I am still tweaking the background. Trying to clean it up.
http://www.jasnetworks.net/robinsnest/menuscreenshot032607.jpg
8)
Life is about the journey not the destination!
Live today like it is your last!
Home is the place where, when you have to go there, They have to take you in. - Robert Frost
\(^.^)/
just to point out if you did not saw it and to show you that there is no big limits.
First post, did a theme...
Here's the background image: http://crossbeamstudios.com/background.jpg
Here's the in-action shot: http://crossbeamstudios.com/pamdeskshot.jpg
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