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Happy Birthday to Us		2006-04-06 11:08:41
It's official, we are 3. Actually boxshots.org (formally box.crackmonkey.us) was born February 2, 2003, so we are slightly older than 3, but that's okay. In 3 years we've had over 3269 screenshots uploaded, an average of 2 a day. We've seen a lot of great styles and artists, and have had fun as a community. In fact there have been no less than 5 "contests" of sorts. Check them out if you missed them the first time! Wallpaper blockhead's style that didn't upload Pitkon's Connected cuth1hu's reality Reverend's Reality crowmag's grasshopper Nightbreed's Reality Wallpaper clovemagic's Co-Lab Pitkon's iDesigns 2 Pitkon's iDesigns Nightbreed's Co-Lab Purple's Co-Lab snkmchnb's Co-lab Wallpaper juztin's dear_kate blockhead's reverend_contest_bh snkmchnb's Benine crowmag's Kate_Lied Wallpaper Ygo's bbr blockhead's semi_hojo thewayofzen's putto koruku mesuinu Fatman's Perelmil snkmchnb's Acute Wallpaper snkmchnb's Gesture thewayofzen's seiteki Herbalist's YingYang So what's next for boxshots.org? The new site is still missing, but actions of late have made me commit to doing it over the summer. Between NC-17 and me, we should be able to pull it off rather well, and rather quickly. Thanks everyone for making boxshots great!
Comments: 7		by: Tres`ni

Styles Pack Updated (finally)		2006-03-14 12:20:29
Okay, for all of you begging for a new styles pack, your pleas have finally been heard ;) Yours truly finally got off his pompus rear and mad a new styles back over 1 year after the last release. If anyone is not credited the way they want for their styles [or if you use another psuedonym I need to know about] please let me know and I'll add it to my style pack making script so it will be correct in the future. Also check out the wiki and help contribute to the documentation effort! Off to my hide out I go agian.
Comments: 9		by: Tres`ni

Xoblite bb3 RC 1		2006-01-02 10:40:47
On December 31, 2005, Xoblite has returned in its most exciting version yet. Some major changes, according to Karl himself are as follows: # Manual positioning of all UI elements (Toolbar+Systembar+Slit) using Ctrl+Drag is now supported! Very Happy # Numerous improvements to the built-in taskbar functionality: - The systembar.taskbar can now swap places with the toolbar.windowLabel! Very Happy (i.e. making it possible to place the taskbar on the toolbar a la Fluxbox) - Taskbar button flashing is now supported (used by e.g. instant messaging applications) - Drag'n'drop of files onto task buttons is now supported - It is now configurable whether or not inactive task buttons should have a background drawn - Lots of new taskbar button mouse click commands (e.g. Alt+MidClick to shade/unshade) # Introducing a xoblite style balloon tooltips replacement - xobloon notifications! =] # Including a new advanced sticky windows plugin - Glue! Very Happy # Major improvements to the style parsing engine and new rendering options - Support for the new Blackbox 0.70 style syntax (including fallback to the original syntax for optimum compatibility) Cool - Support for dynamic resizing of the toolbar/systembar based on font size + menu marginWidths (configurable) # Added support for menu [path] folder merging and wildcard search patterns # Enhanced menu MidClick functionality (e.g. copy a complete bsetbg rootCommand for a wallpaper to the clipboard) # New application environment variable ($Clipboard$) and core bro@ms (@xoblite MinimizeAll/RestoreAll) # Apply styles by double clicking on .style files (assign extension to Blackbox.exe) or using Blackbox.exe # Fixed the infamous/elusive crash on shutdown bug... Smile # Updated *box API support for improved plugin compatibility (e.g. BBTaskMenu and bbIconBox) # Further streamlining of the code (executable only 299 kB despite all new functionality) # Online documentation (will be available later, for now read the included changes.txt for details) # New style - solid'n'pale - in addition to the tried'n'tested xoblite bb2 styles... Wink # Lots of major and minor bug fixes and improvements (detailed changes -> http://xoblite.net/docs/changes_bb3.txt) Download it now!
Comments: 6	story link	by: Malnilion

0.70 style syntax tutorial		2005-12-18 14:14:58
i've spent some time today writing a tutorial for the new blackbox syntax. it is rough right now, i have pretty much all of the content in it that i want excluding pictures (they're getting added). i'm going to sit down and format it a little more and kinda sand down the edges. please feel free to comment and post suggestions.
Comments: 1	story link	by: snkmchnb

Cool text editor		2005-11-20 10:08:38
Found a great editor for styles and pretty much everything else. If anyone wants to give it a shot. The program's called Html-kit and can be found here http://www.chami.com/html-kit/ When you first start it: Go to, Preferences. From that go to the 'File types' and click on 'User' on the left hand side. Hit the 'Add file type'.. a dialogue box will pop up saying file type. I just put "Blackbox Styles (.style)" and hit ok After that has been done, you'll see the 'Edit File Type Extensions:' become activated. Put in .style;.style and tag anywhere in the file types window and it will be added. Now the program will have .style files listed as an extention in the open and save dialogue box. Interesting thing about the program is it's use of snippits and the fact you can save a file as a template. I saved my most used style format as a template with empty color values, now all I have to do is go to the 'File -- New From Page Wizard -- user' then select my saved style template. Another really hot feature about the program is it's built in color picker. It has defineable color pallets, a roaming color picker, and an option to bring in a bitmap and grab the colors from it and create a pallet. You simply put the cursor where you're going to plug in the color value, click the color picker icon in the toolbar and choose the color you want, and the program plugs it into the document. It's also a tabbed style notepad for those not wanting editors all over the screen. anywho, tons of features and it's free.. give it a shot... Peace Forgot to mention: I also set it to recognize .3dc files so they to can be listed in the open and save box. Do the same with those as you did with .style files just add: 3dcc Theme files (.3dc) for the File type and .3dc;.3dc for the 'Edit File Type Extensions:' part and you're all set.
Comments: 14	story link	by: Nightbreed

nstagtr
2009-01-09 13:13
why is it that we are not able to download some of these and some you can

keef
2009-01-01 05:05
amen

thewayofzen
2008-12-31 15:41
please be safe and smart tonite.. its new years have a blast.. but lets all be ok.

cthu1hu
2008-12-29 10:23
16px folder icons must be in a different place. I always reshacked, but don't remember...

ClockworkBastard
2008-12-28 20:09
Damn this bloody word "bloody" too 8)

ClockworkBastard
2008-12-28 20:07
Thanx cthu1hu, it really worked! I knew you're THE MAN!) I wonder why it is connected to shell... And another thing, I still see yellow-ones in my bb menu :( The CPL icons are customized... Damn this big blody mystery:) Thanx again and Happy New Year!

cthu1hu
2008-12-28 11:20
I heard you can reinstall explorer as shell, change icons, and switch to bb. Can't remember if it works, but doubt it.

ClockworkBastard
2008-12-27 23:21
My friends. I've got a couple of questions about customizing. Where it should be asked? Create a new thread in customize.org or somewhere else? As I already here and I see a bb gurus ;) I'll ask it right now. I can't customize system open\closed folder with any of the program (except of reshacking) WinXP SP3. Every icon changes except folder. :((

cthu1hu
2008-12-27 11:27
Nice

AlmostX
2008-12-27 03:44
link AlmostX WebSite