Avallonis (a skin based on Avalon) (7 Viewers)

cul8er

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  • August 31, 2006
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    Hi,

    I'm thinking of making this MOD stand out a bit more from the original skin (Avalon). What do you think about the attached image. Good or bad?

    cheers
    cul8er
     

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  • August 25, 2006
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    It looks fresh! Does it involve any major .xml tweaks or would it be possible to be a drop-in replacement for .png files only?

    Cheers
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    ysmp

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    Hi,
    from me ,so so ... i'm not that big on a white skins .... but i'm with you abut to make the mod defrent look then Avalon , i think you corect with this direction... only will make good to this mod .

    :) :D
     

    JimmyBoy

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    From me personally, I dont like it. One of the main things I like about avalon/avallonis is the colourscheme used. If this could be implemented as a theme, then fine, but not as the only choice of colour. I find these high contrast skins hard on the eyes, and also my TV makes a high pitch buzzing sound on high contrast images such as this which would make the skin unusable for me.
     

    Vimes

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    I like that you want the mod to be more individualistic but, for me, on a 50" TV that would be way to much white and be quite dazzling to the eye. I have found that some fanart, for example, can look good on my monitor but does not scale that well when seen on a bigger TV.

    Keep up your good work :)
     

    Arturas1976

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    I would agree about brightness - on the TV in the evening it is not good. If to look at PC monitor in daylight - sure it is ok. But more contrasting and darker is better. Original a bit boring colored - too grey :)
     

    TheBatfink

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    I like Avalon for its design and colour over all skins, thats why I used it. I do like the blue on grey etc. what I liked about Avallonis is the UI tweaks that you developed ie the main menu etc, I never really had issues with the colour scheme. For me thats the game changer, I wouldn't go back to Avalon because of this.

    Having said that, I'm not totally against change to the overall theme but I'd like to actually try it in practise before I could comfortably make a decision. It does look clean, almost Apple-esqe, the screen looks pretty. But will it be too bright in actual use as others are saying..

    I guess any deviation with the colours wouldn't be a *selectable* option due to the graphics and extra work etc.. Are you showing a working home screen there or a mock up? Any chance of trying it to see how it feels?
     

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