Buuf OS Thread last updated on 2007-12-03 13:47:01

Posted by member 46468 on 2007-02-08 17:26:17

--- My setup ---
XP Pro, SP2
2.6GHz, 1.00 GB RAM
Dual Monitor (1280x1024, 1600x1024)

Litestep version: 0.24.7.0
Build compiled on: Dec 17 2005

--- Theme info ---
Author: split (http://users.customize.org/split)
aka splizzle (http://splizzle.deviantart.com/)
OST2 compatible: yes
Zip/Lsz name: BuufOS1-0_1165440492.zip
Theme Page: http://www.litestep.net/index.php?section=2&action=details&id=1280

Compatible with OS: WinXP/2K

--- Rating ---
(All values on a scale of 1 - 10)
Included documentation: 9
- attractive, informative HTML page with links to LiteStep related sites, credits, issues

Organization of features 8
- features laid out attractively on the screen, logical, visually appealing, easy to use and figure out

Error free 2
crashed several times, LiteStep would lock, had to reboot and manually load a different theme. Basically makes it unusable

Graphics 9
Colorful, visually appealing

General functionality 7
- must use scroll wheel in systray if more than 12 tray items
- mouse over date to view systray
- taskbar can hide to either left or right (actually moves
off screen based on direction chosen - and is displayed on secondary monitor)

Features 5
- Tray icons
- Menu
- Time & date
- Taskbar
- Winamp controls
- Volume controls
- Command bar
- Cpu load and ram usage.
- Resolution independent.
- VWM

Easy to use 8

User friendly 8
- I'm not a fan of scrolling systray

OVERALL 6
- once stable, it'll be more usable. I won't use it due to the systray limitation, but that's just me.

--- Review ---
This theme is attractive, colorful, visually appealing. It's not complex and has a few features that many users will enjoy - hiding taskbar; amp, volume, and command bar toggles; the VWM and systray are un-obtrusive and easy to use.

If you want to see all of your system tray icons, you're good until you have more than a dozen. Due to the design (date window doubles as systray), the tray can't grow or shrink based on the number of items.

Unfortunately, it's just not that stable yet. Once the lock-up issues are resolved, this would make a good theme for many users.

Posted by member 305666 on 2007-11-21 16:17:59 link

wow, i never saw this review before! thanks for taking the time to use it and post your opinions. :) yeah, unfortunately I was kinda new to making public litestep themes when i released this one. I have a new theme coming out as part of a suite by nuancegroup.org. i would love to have you review that as well. :)

Posted by member 362901 on 2007-11-21 18:15:57 link

Does it work under the OTS3 setup?

DewAzureToad
(the reviewer formerly known as Cell27)

Posted by member 305666 on 2007-11-22 10:15:11 link

i have no idea, i've never tried OTS3...

Posted by member 362901 on 2007-12-03 13:47:01 link

...
the answer is "yes" by the way.