How to make a compact start menus in a substyle
and why doesn't it happen automatically.
Friday, November 19, 2004 by Adam Najmanowicz | Discussion: WindowBlinds Tutorials
There was a concern by some users why SkinStudio shares a start menu with the original substyle when you create another substy;le based on it..
Basically the answer is - It's not a bug - It's a feature. It's like that by design. If you select a prefix on save then you will get another start menu as well, otherwise skinstudio will use the same stuff for 2 reasons.
1) it does not know how to name the new "xpstuff.xp".
2) it does not know whether you really want to break the connection. You may as well want to just make a variation of your skin with slightly different titlebar buttons.
But imagine it did that so 2 things happen - you didn't specify the prefix to create new images so once you change the images in one substyle you change them in the other too since you didn't tell it to make copies of them. Now imagine how outrageous it would be. "But it uses another xpstuff.xp" you would say. "Why one substyle breaks the other substyle images" you would say. And you would be right. if everything's duplicated then everything is duplicated, if nothing then nothing.
Now let me show you the solution to the problem. I usedto direct people to the "Code" tab forgettig that the combo for "non image" file references is actually editable. But today I've read an easier sollution, by Tiggz:
When you want the substyle to have a different start menu, after you create the new substyle you need to click "taskbar" in the navigation tree in the left hand side of the window, then over on the right click on the word file, and then below, in the "value" text entry field you can change the name from the default (XPStuff.xp).
Keep your great skins coming!
Basically the answer is - It's not a bug - It's a feature. It's like that by design. If you select a prefix on save then you will get another start menu as well, otherwise skinstudio will use the same stuff for 2 reasons.
1) it does not know how to name the new "xpstuff.xp".
2) it does not know whether you really want to break the connection. You may as well want to just make a variation of your skin with slightly different titlebar buttons.
But imagine it did that so 2 things happen - you didn't specify the prefix to create new images so once you change the images in one substyle you change them in the other too since you didn't tell it to make copies of them. Now imagine how outrageous it would be. "But it uses another xpstuff.xp" you would say. "Why one substyle breaks the other substyle images" you would say. And you would be right. if everything's duplicated then everything is duplicated, if nothing then nothing.
Now let me show you the solution to the problem. I usedto direct people to the "Code" tab forgettig that the combo for "non image" file references is actually editable. But today I've read an easier sollution, by Tiggz:
When you want the substyle to have a different start menu, after you create the new substyle you need to click "taskbar" in the navigation tree in the left hand side of the window, then over on the right click on the word file, and then below, in the "value" text entry field you can change the name from the default (XPStuff.xp).
Keep your great skins coming!
retiredmaster
Reply #2 Wednesday, December 15, 2004 11:42 AM
Reply #2 Wednesday, December 15, 2004 11:42 AM
...then tweak the right spoon flange until the upper dong pootle border matches the second sputnik doofer setting in the \arse\arse\yak folder. Then take away the number you first thought of.
Power to the non-SkinStudio-do-it-in-a-text-editor people!
wubble
Power to the non-SkinStudio-do-it-in-a-text-editor people!
wubble
retiredmaster
Reply #3 Wednesday, December 15, 2004 11:43 AM
Reply #3 Wednesday, December 15, 2004 11:43 AM
One day I really really must try and get to grips with this new fangled SkinStudio thing.
Scarebear
Reply #4 Thursday, December 16, 2004 2:47 PM
Reply #4 Thursday, December 16, 2004 2:47 PM
I just thought I'd let you know that I used this tutorial to create the substyle for my latest skin and it worked a treat. As for creating a WB skin in a text editor, well you're a braver person than me 
aimzzz
Reply #6 Monday, September 19, 2005 4:30 AM
Reply #6 Monday, September 19, 2005 4:30 AM
Don't know if you still see comments on this tut, but thanks! I just tried this approach on a couple of WB's with great results 
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Reply #1 Friday, November 19, 2004 4:26 PM