| Introduction |
Welcome to PixOffice, a Litestep theme by Phar0e. This theme is based on the original PixOffice Windowblinds skin by treetog.
After you close this "help guide", it will not launch again at startup, refresh, or recycle. To launch this help guide at any time, click on the Litestep Menu in the middle of the topbar and select "Theme Readme".
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| PixOffice Features |
PixOffice is truly resolution independent.
This theme uses the module skinbox by Rabidcow to display its graphics. It has the ability to stretch images. As well you can configure at lot more actions and options with each graphic.
I am including a small page to show some examples of how skinbox is used in this theme, in case you're interested in using it for you own themes.
PixOffice was designed as a practical workspace.
All functions are basically contained within the top and bottom bars, leaving the majority of the desktop space free. Many of the features included in the theme like the taskbar, icons, calendar, audio shortcuts, and lsxcommand, can be toggled in or out of view.
The theme will remember the states you left features toggled in, when recycling or rebooting.
PixOffice uses a scrolling systray.
PixOffice uses vtray, a fairly recent Litestep tray module by Vendicator. To make effective use of the space in the top bar (at all resolutions) it was necessary to restrict the size of the tray.
Vtray allows a workaround by including a "scolling icons feature" within the tray itself. Very handy.
PixOffice contains an advanced Litestep "about box".
In the middle of the topbar is the Litestep menu. Click on this menu and select the "About Litestep" item. It will launch an expanded Litestep about box with the current loaded bangs commands (that can be activated from within the about box).
As well, information about loaded modules, revision ID's, and system info is included. This is a new about box driven by the module aboutex.dll by ilmcuts. It works with the Litestep 0.24.7 core (which is included with the newest versions of Omar's Litestep Installer).
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| Navigating in PixOffice |
Right-Click on the desktop will launch "your" popup menu.
Shift + Left Click on the desktop will launch the custom PixOffice popup menu.
Mouse-over on the clock will toggle the date.
Left-click on the clock will launch the Date/Time Control Panel Applet.
Mouse-over the square toggle buttons on the top bar for a tooltip describing their function.
Left-click the square toggle buttons to activate their function (Hide and Show modules).
Left-Click on the "Litestep", "Explore", and "System" labels to display the corresponding menus.
Left-Click on the arrows in the system tray to scroll the icons left and right.
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| PixOffice Credits |
PixOffice was originally a Windowblinds skin by treetog.
The look of the skin caught my eye and inspired me to create this theme. You see the end result.
This is the tenth port of treetog's work I have done for Litestep and he has graciously consented to allowing me to release this.
Permissions text for PixOffice
Boreas (aka Brian Wolven) gave me a hand in some of the mzscripting in this theme; in creating the bpopup installed themes list; as well as some beta testing. Thanks a lot Brian!
Rabidcow is the author of the module skinbox, around which this theme is built. Josh was very helpful with questions and with feedback.
The LSLM (Litestep mailing list) was very helpfull giving feedback on the theme, and several of the peoples suggestions became theme features.
Litestep-France The guys over at Litestep France have always been very gracious in spotlighting my themes when they're released. They also had a couple of suggestions for the theme that were incorporated (taskbar and "not on top" labels).
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| Changes |
version 2.1
Current re-release of PixOffice, with many optimizations and tweaks (December 2003).
version 2.0
Re-release of PixOffice, now built with skinboxes rather than shortcuts (December 2003).
Added taskbar, LsxCommand, and more.
version 1.0
Initial release of PixOffice for Litestep (October 2003). |
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