Release: Z1-Ultra

Monday, June 27, 2011 6:38:10 PM

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New Opera versions usually offer new possibilities or ideas for custom skins. Opera 11.50 "swordfish" is no different. Especially the new icons from project "featherweight" along with the idea to reduce clutter in the browser window let me move into a very welcome direction. After updating Z1-Glass to v4.00 upon a complete rebuild of it's skin.ini, I felt I could go even further with the "featherweight" idea. Using only Z1-Glass for about 18 month now got me a little bored too while still loving the basic idea. So I decided to finally follow what many would have liked earlier and took out all of the solid gray textures and made the window even more transparent, minimal and naked. The result is the new Z1-Ultra skin, now ready to download:

Download from MyOpera: Z1-Ultra

Obviously that much transparency has usability drawbacks if used with a crowded desktop. You may be limited in your wallpaper choice too.

Z1-Ultra is based upon Z1-Glass 4.0. I had hoped to be able to use the same skin.ini to make updating easier, but that didn't work. So I'll have to maintain both skins in the future. As Z1-Ultra is now my skin choice, it may get updates quicker.

Enjoy!

A wallpaper

Comments

Mağruf ÇolakoğluZAHEK Monday, June 27, 2011 8:14:10 PM

cheers

Samed Ayanagresiff Monday, June 27, 2011 10:41:23 PM

party

Ide StoutjesdijkCrimi Wednesday, June 29, 2011 12:23:37 PM

You are fast cool

Cool skin!

OPERATORGÖKTÜRK Wednesday, June 29, 2011 12:25:34 PM

Great ! up

Unregistered user Wednesday, June 29, 2011 12:56:51 PM

Revo writes: Great work!

Unregistered user Wednesday, June 29, 2011 1:23:38 PM

Анонимно writes: Very wide frames. I would like a thinner.

Aleksander AasAleksander Wednesday, June 29, 2011 1:46:22 PM

Amazing as always. I love your skins, always have always will smile

Mağruf ÇolakoğluZAHEK Wednesday, June 29, 2011 2:13:08 PM

I think you need to implement his skins to Opera or employ him smile

Xombiemubaidr Wednesday, June 29, 2011 2:59:27 PM

cheers

Pastor DavidLionandLamb Wednesday, June 29, 2011 10:47:20 PM

WOW! Now this is truly a great skin!! Your others are very good, but this takes the cake! ESPECIALLY love the white buttons.

Андрей МельниковSoundman-BY Sunday, July 3, 2011 4:09:16 PM

Nice, but:
glass

ultra

fix, plz)

Anajakumbae Monday, July 4, 2011 6:05:48 PM

Very cool, I don't usually look for new skins, but after opera posted this on facebook, it's definitely the best I've seen.

The one issue for me is, like a previous poster, the window frame is too thick. I changed the window border size in Windows 7 to its minimum value, so the difference between the default skin and this is pretty noticeable.

That minor complaint aside, this is awesome work. Much appreciated.

Z1-AV69 Monday, July 4, 2011 6:17:27 PM

@Anajakumbae: The issue is related to the fake rounded edge page view. Opera doesn't really support rounded edges there, I get that look by adding something around the page which leaves the thick borders. If only Opera would support a "Radius" setting in [Document Browser Skin]...we'll have to wait and hope for that day.

Unregistered user Tuesday, July 5, 2011 8:03:15 PM

spky writes: I love the skin! But, in the status field, showing the url address of a link by passing the mouse over the text is black with some white characters. Can you fix it? Thanks! Example: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/713/capture05072011165703.jpg/ PS: Sorry for my english

Z1-AV69 Wednesday, July 6, 2011 4:36:22 PM

@Anonym: Fixed in v 1.10

Unregistered user Wednesday, July 6, 2011 4:47:20 PM

spky writes: Wow, that was fast!! Thank you very much!!

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