Topic: [ANN][XCP] Counterparty - Pioneering Peer-to-Peer Finance - Official Thread - page 414. (Read 1276881 times)

Thank you TheMightyX, your job is great!

I'm also not a fan of photos in background, but the idea of ​​TheMightyX is precisely that everyone can have the interface he like! and it's a great idea i think.

And yes everyone can modify the interface as it wants. Just know to code in html/css/javascript.
https://github.com/JahPowerBit/counterpartygui
I gladly accepted pull request. But the code should be very clean because I have to check each line.

All donations go to JahPowerBit but honestly if it was me doing the work (which it is  ) I'd rather not work for less than .1 btc.
This is not so much a business of building themes for profit, but as a way of thanks for supporting development of the counterparty protocol.

As I mentioned previously, the flat colors allow customization of all elements (Background, menu, borders, text, etc).
So you could create a white/red or grey/black theme. The theme selections will be set colors.


Sorry, yes this is a possibility, we could create a theme that looks for a jpg in the image folder called "Background.jpg" and uses that as the main background image. So you could change that image to whatever you want. But this would not give you full control of logo/menu image colors or transparencies. But I suppose if you do what I do then it's not that hard.

This would be neat because it would spawn a theme modding community with people trading themes back and forth.
I like it, but lets see what JahPowerBit says.
He and I have a lot on our plate so it may be frivolous at this point in time.
It is obviously easier said than done as a system would have to be included that looks in a specific file for a list of themes and then uses each line in the list as a variable for a file-tree structure (where to look) for certain files. This is not hard per say but I'm starting to take on more than I can chew in terms of workload. Lets keep that idea on the backburner.

JahPowerBit has plans to convert it into a standalone app. Until then you will have full access to the code (its basically just a webpage) so you can tinker around with things. All though I don't recommend this for most users if you are just changing background images then by all means.
That image was a PSD mockup which is a modification of the original theme mockup I did. I mentioned that some elements had or will have been changed before the final product because of font-changes, code problems, etc.
This is how I work. It would be more work to actually code the new theme into the site just to see if the donator likes it.

This is the functional GUI (coded) complete with color selectors for the elements:



If JahPowerBit agrees we can release it to a few forum members to test out. You will need to request a build from him though.
I understand you may not trust me (I commend you for that) but there were some things out of my control.
JahPowerBit is optimizing the system:
Also my continued addition of elements and new themes is stretching our time frame 

I send JahPowerBit a build almost every night of my progress before I go to sleep.
He has already payed me for my work from the bounty funds.
You can be sure he didn't pay me until he saw work from me.
The developers trust him, and he trusts me.
Have I satisfied your trust now? 

Is this just a PSD mockup or are there functional UI's?
css, js etc?

Is there a way to release template to community to work on their own skins?

MightyX,

What donation size is required to create a theme and is there a plain white or dark gray/black theme yet?

Thanks.

Thanks!
PM me with your ideas and I can put your theme on my worklist.


Actually no, the background image is compressed pretty well and the rest is mostly css changes, so no extra images than what I already have.


I understand these themes will not appeal to everyone, but that background image was suggested by our donator. If you have ever been to the caribbean that image might remind you of your time spent there. I think it is a beautiful image. This is not the default theme, you can scroll back a few (15ish) pages to see the default style. Again, this is a thanks to a generous donator.
The default theme allows you to customize the colors of all elements to your choosing.

I've got a handle on the graphic design thanks! Do appreciate the offer though. This GUI is a lot of javascript so its not really about graphics (there are not really many images, its all code except for the graphical themes for donators). Using images for all the elements would severely limit us in terms of colors, customization and filesize. I think my original design has a good compromise between cleanliness and aesthetic appeal. And, as counterparty is cutting edge technology I feel that the font should relate that. If a majority of people don't like it, it can be changed but I think it suits the system quite well.
It should be noted that there is also a lot of animations so all though the menu looks quite plane it will be fun to use.

I tried a few things, but could not reproduce that error message.
Did you wait until Counterparty finish parsing up to the latest blocks?

Here's what always works for me so far.
1. Restart system
2. Start bitcoin-qt and wait until it syncs to the latest block
3. Start Counterparty and wait until it catches up to the latest block
4. Try to run the send command

The sarcasm and unconstructive criticism are what I'm referring to, and unknown of course referring to the fact that there were few relevant points raised as made clear by my responses.

Seems like maybe the way you went about it. Several people offered polite constructive criticism. I think the "unknown reasons" are only unknown to you.

Reindexing bitcoind and installing fresh counterpartyd didn't resolve my problem. What process is it mentioned? how to find out and turn it down?

This would work much better once we have the web wallet.

Once XCP is more accessible to the mass, many IPOs and crowdfunding projects can easily be done without the high fees.

I planned on doing that in the next week or so, when I've amassed a solid plan. As of right now this is a just an ephemeral idea, with an issued asset and some graphics; one that has been met with vehement opposition, for unknown reasons...

Why not post this VBCoin under its own thread in the [ANN] section. It will bring more exposure to VBCoin and also serve to demonstrate the capabilities of the protocol.

In principle what you intend and what Aurorcoin hopes for, namely the large scale adoption by a locally defined audience, could work but it practice a couple of hurdles are in the way that need to be confronted first:
- How do you assure distribution to your local population? Do you have a comprehensive register of all citizens? Are minors also included?
- Why do you think your audience would pick up adoption of your coin? Are they really savvy enough and understand the merits? What are the merits for them?
- How big is your city? Do enough potential early adopters exist to reach a critical mass?
- How do you plan to advertise and incentivise the use of you coin?
- Is Counterparty even ready for practical use in stores and shopfronts?

Just some thoughts.

I agree we should go for a cleaner more professional look, as we are trying to attract professionals, i.e, business owners, so it needs to look less like a video game menu, or something of the like. I think that Xnova's choice of theme for the web wallet is more akin to what we are looking for. That being said, I think JahPowerbit's project is awesome, this is just my thoughts.

Its only my requested custom theme and i like it. But i hope standard theme will be simply and clear so it make wallet look professional. Then in options can change this custom themes what users have request.

And still missing the point -__- You are a member of Bitcointalk I assume yes? As evidenced by your ability to post ? Ok.. so go checkout the alternative cryptocurrencies [ANN] threads and you will see tons and tons of ****coins, raising money in IPOs. My purpose is to gain funds for my city, I do not intend to get rich. I may adjust the percentages in time, but Good Lord you guys gotta stop attacking on this thread. I don't expect anyone involved with Counterparty to buy-in the IPO, I only meant it as an example of what I'm doing. I just through this together overnight, whatever.

p.s. bold type doesn't help your argument. And any bad taste in your mouth would be from your own doing quite honestly.


I had intended to provide this information you request after doing some more research into where fund allocation is needed most. My city is not an impoverished city, but I think what Auroracoin did for Iceland, or at least the concept behind it, is something that not only can benefit the people of the world on a small scale, coin by coin, but something that can lift us out of fiat if done right. My vision is much larger than just my city, this is an experiment.

I'm not a big fan of the theme. The background is really ... meh. And you strange logos should be an a sperate page, it looks like a crackers group release instead of a serious "coin"

Look at what they did for the Masterchest Wallet. I don't say you should copy it but it's way simplier with clean fonts (no fancy scifi fonts like you used. Try to stick to fonts like the popular helvetica neue or some open source fonts.)

I'm "sort of" graphic designer. If you cant I can make quick drafts for a layout that could be cleaner, would it be useful for you ? I could design a custom minimalist skin. I have no idea however of the type of docs you need (png images ? how to divide?) PM me if thik I can help.

Thanks for the work anyway !

Very nice, and I plan to donate too, but just one question: will all those themes make the final app installer huge? Or are they pretty light?

That theme looks amazing! 

Also remember, you can get free XCP dividends by requesting some CAKE on the official Counterparty forum.