I moved your post (and Landrell's) into your own thread. The Screenshot Gallery thread is a gallery for complete UIs, no feedback or comments. When finished with your UI, you can put up some screenshots there if you like.
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I like your UI, its art, and the shortcut(?) icons. However, the very light panels make the white text difficult to read and strains my eyes. Have you tried with an outline around the text, rather than just the shadow?