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)

#include aero_lib.ahk
#IfWinActive ahk_Class TMainForm
;Toggle Aero transparency
F9::
WinGet, handle, ID
	
	If t := !t {
		Aero_BlurWindow(handle)
		WinSet, Redraw
	}else{
		Aero_BlurWindow(handle, 0)
		WinSet, Redraw
	}
return

[IainB]

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