Where my darn toolbar background!
Why can't I skin it?
Tuesday, April 11, 2006 by patrick24 | Discussion: WindowBlinds
I have a nice toolbar bg for my next skin, but for some reason it won't show up!?! Take for example Noire. I like the image under the File Edit View Insert etc... at the top of the window. It works in that skin and I've seen it in others, why won't it work in mine? What am I missing? Please help. Thanks.
aimzzz
Reply #2 Tuesday, April 11, 2006 10:59 PM
Reply #2 Tuesday, April 11, 2006 10:59 PM
I can't edit my post above-- I meant are you referring to the Menus?
patrick24
Reply #3 Wednesday, April 12, 2006 9:22 AM
Reply #3 Wednesday, April 12, 2006 9:22 AM
Oh, right, I mean menu bar background, sorry. In SkinStudio under controls > menus > bar background. I can't get it to show up when I apply the skin.
Bichur
Reply #5 Saturday, April 15, 2006 1:54 PM
Reply #5 Saturday, April 15, 2006 1:54 PM
try opening Noire or one of the others in skin studio to see what they used and the settings
Neil Banfield
Reply #6 Saturday, April 15, 2006 4:24 PM
Reply #6 Saturday, April 15, 2006 4:24 PM
Make sure what you are looking at is a menubar.
'Menubars' in explorer are not menubars, they are toolbars and WB has a different section for menu style toolbars. Notepad, taskmanager, calc all have standard menubars.
scorpio-logic
Reply #7 Saturday, April 15, 2006 5:20 PM
Reply #7 Saturday, April 15, 2006 5:20 PM
Neil may have it...
In SKS, under Toolbars, you'll find ToolbarBackground. This may be the "menubar" you are "missing".
In SKS, under Toolbars, you'll find ToolbarBackground. This may be the "menubar" you are "missing".
patrick24
Reply #8 Saturday, April 15, 2006 6:36 PM
Reply #8 Saturday, April 15, 2006 6:36 PM
No, it's not the toolbar background. It's the menubar background.
That is what I'm talking about. I've looked through the settings in Noire and looked through mine, but I'm still missing something. It's probably just some stupid setting I'm missing, I just haven't a clue what it is.
That is what I'm talking about. I've looked through the settings in Noire and looked through mine, but I'm still missing something. It's probably just some stupid setting I'm missing, I just haven't a clue what it is.
Lantec
Reply #9 Saturday, April 15, 2006 6:51 PM
Reply #9 Saturday, April 15, 2006 6:51 PM
Looks like a classic color setting issue, but I'm no authority.
-scion-
Reply #11 Wednesday, April 19, 2006 8:39 PM
Reply #11 Wednesday, April 19, 2006 8:39 PM
if you're using per-pixel alpha window frames then the option of a skinned toolbar isn't possible. in this case, the skin will use the classic color that you define for it.
Lantec
Reply #12 Wednesday, April 19, 2006 8:41 PM
Reply #12 Wednesday, April 19, 2006 8:41 PM
Patrick, TRY what Neil posted above. It may not sound correct to you but I think he's right.
Bichur
Reply #13 Wednesday, April 19, 2006 11:03 PM
Reply #13 Wednesday, April 19, 2006 11:03 PM
| 'Menubars' in explorer are not menubars, they are toolbars and WB has a different section for menu style toolbars. Notepad, taskmanager, calc all have standard menubars. |
Neil Banfield
Reply #14 Thursday, April 20, 2006 6:52 AM
Reply #14 Thursday, April 20, 2006 6:52 AM
It seems that the skin is a per pixel one, in which case you cannot use an image for the menubar.
patrick24
Reply #15 Friday, April 21, 2006 6:47 PM
Crap.
I would rather have per-pixel borders and no menubar, then menubar and non-per-pixel borders.
Thanks anyways guys. I really appriciate your help.
Reply #15 Friday, April 21, 2006 6:47 PM
| if you're using per-pixel alpha window frames then the option of a skinned toolbar isn't possible. in this case, the skin will use the classic color that you define for it. |
Crap.
I would rather have per-pixel borders and no menubar, then menubar and non-per-pixel borders.
Thanks anyways guys. I really appriciate your help.
uladk
Reply #16 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 1:52 AM
Reply #16 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 1:52 AM
Is the missing menubar background with per pixel borders enabled a bug? Does anyone know a solution to this or why it does it?
Neil Banfield
Reply #17 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 4:16 AM
Reply #17 Tuesday, February 20, 2007 4:16 AM
It is not a bug and never has been.
When on Vista it will be used, but when on XP the menubar background is not used.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, April 11, 2006 10:32 PM