Free Desktop Theme Trial

kinetic · Jan 28, 2004, 09:44 PM

For those of you who like to try new desktop themes I came across this prog in PC Format. It's called Talisman and there is a free 30 day trial if you want to give it a go! It looks pretty cool to me!

toddsmack2k · Jan 28, 2004, 10:31 PM

Will try out later bud! ; )

~~Crash Override~~ · Jan 28, 2004, 10:48 PM

hmm not a bad app other than a few things

it only skins the desktop and taskbar really

no windows skinning at all

even in shell mode

if they could make it skin the windows with the 4051 theme then id be a happy man as I like the way IE looks in it much better

HsuGotaQ · Jan 28, 2004, 11:07 PM

Nice, but bloated. One good point about it is that it's damn faster than WindowBlinds and DesktopX.

I'd rather just use this then get the appropriate visual style here. A lot simpler, smaller and completely free. Enjoy

River · Jan 28, 2004, 11:41 PM

I started using Talisman back in the mid 90's and it has come a long way since then, but is still bloated, and a resource hog(better now). I have also used Window Blinds over the years, and too has come a long way but still a resource hog and very bloated.

Talisman is neat in that you can not only use themes to create a desk top look that you want, but you can easily change each aspect of the desk top and how it looks. The Talisman look is totally different and the possibilities are endless. There are a lot of talented people making Talisman themes, some which are very intricate in design. There were still some limitations and some bugs that would pop up now and then, as well as a few crashes.

The msstyle themes for windowsxp are more up my alley these days, easy to change on the fly and enough variants in the color schemes so that you can change till your hears content.

I used Talisman for about 4 years, and Wblinds for about 3 years, they were fun, educated me on some basic designs, and I had fun with them, but it was time to move on.

edperks · Jan 29, 2004, 01:59 AM

I just purchased windowblinds and this is way better!! Good Find!!

Jan 28, 2004, 09:44 PM	#1
kinetic DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Manchester England Posts: 2,559 Rep Power: 0	Free Desktop Theme Trial For those of you who like to try new desktop themes I came across this prog in PC Format. It's called Talisman and there is a free 30 day trial if you want to give it a go! It looks pretty cool to me!

Jan 28, 2004, 10:31 PM	#2
toddsmack2k It Never..... Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Kentucky Posts: 3,173 Rep Power: 0	Will try out later bud! ; ) __________________ [color=blue]*Bleeding From the Inside Pouring Out, The* *DriverHeaven* Spiral, We Shall Never Let Go Of.[/color]

Jan 28, 2004, 11:07 PM	#4
HsuGotaQ Hydrogenated Dumbass Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canuckland Posts: 755 Rep Power: 0	Nice, but bloated. One good point about it is that it's damn faster than WindowBlinds and DesktopX. I'd rather just use this then get the appropriate visual style here. A lot simpler, smaller and completely free. Enjoy Last edited by HsuGotaQ; Jan 28, 2004 at 11:23 PM.

Jan 28, 2004, 11:41 PM	#5
River -=[DHzer0point Team]=- Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Salem, Oregon Posts: 174 Rep Power: 0	themes I started using Talisman back in the mid 90's and it has come a long way since then, but is still bloated, and a resource hog(better now). I have also used Window Blinds over the years, and too has come a long way but still a resource hog and very bloated. Talisman is neat in that you can not only use themes to create a desk top look that you want, but you can easily change each aspect of the desk top and how it looks. The Talisman look is totally different and the possibilities are endless. There are a lot of talented people making Talisman themes, some which are very intricate in design. There were still some limitations and some bugs that would pop up now and then, as well as a few crashes. The msstyle themes for windowsxp are more up my alley these days, easy to change on the fly and enough variants in the color schemes so that you can change till your hears content. I used Talisman for about 4 years, and Wblinds for about 3 years, they were fun, educated me on some basic designs, and I had fun with them, but it was time to move on. __________________ Dell Dimension 4550 P4, 2.4ghz, 533mhz FSB 1gig ddr ATI Radeon 9700TX, 128mb DDR 17" digital flat panel Harmon Kardon speakers SoundBlaster Live 5.1 Logitech wireless keyboard/mouse Intel Pro/100 VE Windows XP Pro "did you want cheese with that?"

Jan 28, 2004, 10:48 PM	#3
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	hmm not a bad app other than a few things it only skins the desktop and taskbar really no windows skinning at all even in shell mode if they could make it skin the windows with the 4051 theme then id be a happy man as I like the way IE looks in it much better

Jan 29, 2004, 01:59 AM	#6
edperks HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 780 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I just purchased windowblinds and this is way better!! Good Find!!