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foxlet
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Project Mizu

Post by foxlet » Wed Mar 27, 2019 11:07 am

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This is a project to build a set of graphics and UI elements based around the motifs originally established in the ReactOS Soft Blue image set (which has since been committed), drawing influences from modern UI designs (such as Windows 10 and KDE Plasma).

This is a work in progress, with this thread intended to track changes to the Mizu theme and related assets for those interested.

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Latest Build (g573c712): https://fox.furcode.co/reactos/mizu_bootcd.iso
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foxlet
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Mizu Screenshots

Post by foxlet » Wed Mar 27, 2019 11:28 am

Some demo shots, including Explorer's rework, VLC, and Firefox.

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Re: Project Mizu

Post by EmuandCo » Wed Mar 27, 2019 3:11 pm

Looks nice and simple. Maybe even the "I prefer NO theme, but classic 9x look" guys will be happy with it.
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ReactOS is still in alpha stage, meaning it is not feature-complete and is recommended only for evaluation and testing purposes.
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Shawhifox
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Re: Project Mizu

Post by Shawhifox » Wed Mar 27, 2019 3:57 pm

Beatiful!

The only downside are the old desktop icons but those aren't part of the theme.
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Re: Project Mizu

Post by oldman » Wed Mar 27, 2019 4:39 pm

EmuandCo wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 27, 2019 3:11 pm
 Looks nice and simple. Maybe even the "I prefer NO theme, but classic 9x look" guys will be happy with it.
I am one of those and I do like it to a point, but, the desktop background atom is huge, the taskbar colour is too close to the desktop background colour.

I like the colours here, but not the desktop background colour and everyone has their own personal taste.

What does "Mizu" mean?
Please keep the Windows classic (9x/2000) look and feel.
The layman's guides to - debugging - bug reporting - compiling - with some complementary scripts.
They may help you with a problem, so do have a look at them.
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Re: Project Mizu

Post by karlexceed » Wed Mar 27, 2019 5:57 pm

oldman wrote: ↑
Wed Mar 27, 2019 4:39 pm
 What does "Mizu" mean?
Sui or mizu, meaning "Water", represents the fluid, flowing, formless things in the world.
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foxlet
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Re: Project Mizu

Post by foxlet » Sun Mar 31, 2019 12:05 pm

Minor touches included added taskbar visibility.

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Re: Project Mizu

Post by binarymaster » Sun Mar 31, 2019 2:14 pm

I like this theme. :)
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Re: Project Mizu

Post by shunesburg » Wed Apr 03, 2019 4:02 pm

binarymaster wrote: ↑
Sun Mar 31, 2019 2:14 pm
 I like this theme. :)
Me too, except the logo of the start menu.
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foxlet
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Re: Project Mizu

Post by foxlet » Wed Apr 03, 2019 10:50 pm

Setup Support (disc-only).

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oldman
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Re: Project Mizu

Post by oldman » Thu Apr 04, 2019 10:25 am

I do not like the all white Explorer window; could you give it some colour.

I have read, that Victor would like to see more themes (see this post). So when you have finished this, could you create an high contrast theme, for those people who have problems with their vision (just a suggestion).

This is a useful tool for checking the contrast.
Please keep the Windows classic (9x/2000) look and feel.
The layman's guides to - debugging - bug reporting - compiling - with some complementary scripts.
They may help you with a problem, so do have a look at them.
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foxlet
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Re: Project Mizu

Post by foxlet » Sun Apr 07, 2019 11:32 am

RC is now out! Link has been updated up above.

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Re: Project Mizu

Post by dizt3mp3r » Sun Apr 07, 2019 6:43 pm

I don't like the bald-headed bloke with the comb-over in the corner. Having him hide there like that scares me a little. Is it Wally?

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Re: Project Mizu

Post by Shawhifox » Mon Apr 08, 2019 2:52 am

I like the new start button. :)
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Re: Project Mizu

Post by shunesburg » Mon Apr 08, 2019 8:06 pm

The only thing to change is the set of icons ;-)
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