Microsoft releases new official VS

'Portuguese Discoveries'

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=f2cefd72-597f-43ca-b4fc-f9f6913e23ac
from WinCustomize Forums
"Microsoft developed specifically for Portugal and the Portuguese speaking communities in the world a Windows theme entirely dedicated to the Portuguese Culture, with especial emphasis to the period of the Portuguese Discoveries. This global theme includes wallpapers, icons for the Desktop, mouse pointers and a palette of specific colours."

Seems like a variation of olive, to be honest and totally not my taste.
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
It's like their Christmas 2004 theme, it uses existing visual style...silver in the case of the Christmas theme...with new icons and wallpaper....kind of like a free Plus! theme.
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well to be honest,it not to my taste as well,
Multiplicity - Control multiple PCs using one keyboard and mouse
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
A screenshot would be nice. No point having to download the whole thing if it turns out to be something one doesn't like.
If someone would be kind enough to provide one, I'm sure others would also appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Don't worry, no doubt eleventy billion ports will be coming in soon anyway...
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Listen to what Essencay said..

It's just Olive Luna with some different icons and a lameish wallpaper..
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
On the other hand it isn't that much work to provide a link to a screeny

http://www.myimgs.com/data/dantesflame/Discoveries.jpg

There are 3 variations of the wallpaper and some seafaring based icons & cursor. The screeny just shows one of the wallpapers and the colour scheme.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
had a look at what the fuss is all about, got it for the walls mostly, but it fails to push the boundaries and doesn't compare with the skins artists provide to us on Wincustomize. Microsoft needs more vision and to elaborate on its luna style to cater for those poor souls who don't have Stardock software.