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Q: What do I need to know in order to edit the GUIs I download?
A: All you need to know are the basics of any 2D-editing program. That
program could be Adobe Photoshop, Jasc Paint Shop Pro, Coral
Photo-Paint, ULead PhotoImpact, Macromedia Fireworks, and many others.
Most of these programs have limited-time trial versions which you can download
from their company's site.
Q: Which program do you recommend to use for editing GUIs?
A: There is no one program I would recommend, since the answer
is subjective. The software packages I mentioned in the
previous question are well-known and all will serve you well. There are,
however, may other packages that are just as good.
Q: Why aren't all of the GUIs sliced, and within HTMLs?
A: Some GUIs are meant to be modified before they're sliced and placed into HTMLs.
Once the GUI is sliced, re-editing and optimizing them reduces their quality. Most GUIs
are sliced however, and more versions will be added in time.
Optimizing images is
not a complicated process, and is explained in this tutorial.
Q: Do I have to place a link back to GUIStuff.com from my site if I want
to use one of the GUIs?
A: Using the supplied button to link back to GUIStuff.com is optional.
However, we may occasionally link back to sites using our GUIs, and
sites that have a link back to GUIStuff.com will have a better chance of
being chosen. Further, we also may occasionally draw prizes for sites
using our GUIs, and only sites linking back will be eligible.
Q: I want to link back to GUIStuff.com, but I don't like the button
that came with my GUI...
A: You're welcome to use any of the other buttons in the
linkback section to link back to GUIStuff.com.
Q: Why is the X GUI placed in the Y style category? It looks nothing
like Y...
A: The style categories are just there to separate the GUIs into
viewable packs. If we had to place each GUI into a category which most
specifically fits it, we'd have the same amount of style categories
as we do GUIs... Not all GUIs are placed in categories which fit them
precisely, which is why you should check all categories before choosing
a GUI (you don't want to choose something out of Digital only to find
out later that there was a GUI you liked better in Science). Note that
some GUIs appear in more than one style category, simply because they
fit in more than one.
Q: Why are the GUI preview icons a close-up on a specific element of the
GUI instead of showing a zoomed-out version of them?
A: That was a design decision, and we went back-and-forth with it
several times. If we show the zoomed-out version of the GUI in the
icons, you'd rarely get the feeling of how it looks like - you'd only
see how it's formatted. This way, you can get a clearer sense of the
GUI's graphic style. As for its formation, that's what the spec table to
the right of the icon is for, not to mention you can always zoom-in by
clicking the GUI and looking at the preview image.
Q: On the preview pages, why is the JPEG in the middle of the page
covered with translucent text?
A: The preview image is just that - a preview image. It usually shows a
shrunk-down version of the layout, and is of a lower image quality.
Simply proceed to download the full version in order to see how it looks
like.
Q: It seems that on many GUIs the buttons come in pairs. Are they meant
to be mouse-overs?
A: Not exclusively, but yes. You have the option of using them as a
static graphic button, or use JavaScript in order to trigger a
mouse-over. It's entirely up to you.
Q: Can I download the source images and then let other people download
them from my site?
A: No. You have the right to download the GUIs and implement them on
your site, but not the right to redistribute them (neither in their
original or modified form).
Q: Can I use several GUIs on my site?
A: As long as you're using them, and not redistributing them (see
previous question), yes. You can use as many GUIs on a single site as
you wish.
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