Disatisfied with default skins, decided to make my own in autohotkey

[Expletive]

This is with search and text fields set to clBlack and not using a .skn

I did this because I found aero_lib.ahk and I am currently on a quest to glass everything I possibly can.

[IainB]

Hmm. I have to say that I like it, and that it does look pretty, but to a student of ergonomics and graphical design it might not seem too hot ergonomically/visually.
Why are you "currently on a quest to glass everything I possibly can"?
I'm not sure that it would necessarily be correct to call this "glassing" everything an improvement though.   

[mouser]

It makes my eyes burn but I appreciate your ingenuity  

[40hz]

Interesting... assuming the image is still there - I can't see it.

Oops! Skip it. I refreshed the page and it appeared. Funny it didn't load first time.

It looks pretty. But it's also hard for me to read. So guess I'd call that: "pretty hard to read."

[Josh]

Care to share this? I would love to use it!

[Expletive]

This isn't quite done. I still want to figure out how to make the elements that aren't transparent actually transparent, and also how to change the font color, but I guess I can post it anyway. Maybe someone here can help me figure it out. For reference, I want to make the status bar at the bottom, the text entry field when empty and the toolbar around it transparent like the results portion. I also want to change the test color to something more universally readable against a wider variety of background colors.

Anyway, heres the autohotkey script:

Code: Autohotkey [Select]

1. #include aero_lib.ahk
2. #IfWinActive ahk_Class TMainForm
3. ;Toggle Aero transparency
4. F9::
5. WinGet, handle, ID
6.        
7.         If t := !t {
8.                 Aero_BlurWindow(handle)
9.                 WinSet, Redraw
10.         }else{
11.                 Aero_BlurWindow(handle, 0)
12.                 WinSet, Redraw
13.         }
14. return

[IainB]

@Expletive: Thanks. Oh dear, something else to play with now!