Horizontal common task panel ?
How to do this ?
Friday, November 17, 2006 by Fix | Discussion: WindowBlinds
Hello,
In some visual styles I've imported into SkinStudio, the common task panel (that is in Explorer, Configuration panel, etc.) is horizontal, and is displayed just behind the address bar, whereas in my skin it's vertical, and it's on the left side of the window.
How can I move it to go there ?
Thanx in advance for your help.
Regards,
Fix
In some visual styles I've imported into SkinStudio, the common task panel (that is in Explorer, Configuration panel, etc.) is horizontal, and is displayed just behind the address bar, whereas in my skin it's vertical, and it's on the left side of the window.
How can I move it to go there ?
Thanx in advance for your help.
Regards,
Fix
vStyler
Reply #2 Tuesday, April 3, 2007 8:28 PM
Reply #2 Tuesday, April 3, 2007 8:28 PM
Have you actually applied the theme? Its not going to show in the SKS preview window if its an imported shellstyle but it should apply horizontally.
Nor can you modify it in Skinstudio, you will have to edit the .uifile in the theme folder or edit it in Resbuilder or Resedit before you import the shellstyle.dll, Visual Style Shellstyles are not editable in SKS basically.
Nor can you modify it in Skinstudio, you will have to edit the .uifile in the theme folder or edit it in Resbuilder or Resedit before you import the shellstyle.dll, Visual Style Shellstyles are not editable in SKS basically.
Anti Social
Reply #3 Wednesday, April 4, 2007 12:53 PM
Reply #3 Wednesday, April 4, 2007 12:53 PM
Anybody know of a good tutorial on how to go about moving the "Common Tasks" panel from the left side to horizontal, either below the address/menu bar, or just above the status bar? vStyler, your reply, while telling us how we cant do it, does nothing to the constructive side of things for those who are just beginning to try and either edit or create skins. I have searched these forums several times and have found nothing in the way of a tutorial, or information on how one would accomplish this. I know there are designers out there who have figured it out, but it doesn't appear they are wanting to share their knowledge with the community.
I'm just saying it would be nice if someone could write an easy to follow, yet informative tutorial on how to go about doing what you above said had to be done in order to accomplish this.
I'm just saying it would be nice if someone could write an easy to follow, yet informative tutorial on how to go about doing what you above said had to be done in order to accomplish this.
vStyler
Reply #4 Wednesday, April 4, 2007 1:00 PM
Reply #4 Wednesday, April 4, 2007 1:00 PM
Modifying a shellstyle can be an extremely complicated process especially when changing image placement. There arent any tutorials that I am aware of and I don't have time to write one. I can tell you my Tritan skin has a horiz. shellstyle. Modify it to suit if you like. Do like I did, dig in.. change stuff, trial and error, learn. Its the best advice I can give.
This may be of some assistance to you. Be warned tho, shellstyles are data intensive.
http://de.geocities.com/webfactorx/shellstyle/index.html < -- link may or may not work...if it doesn't then Google "CoolXP shellstyle" and click 1st link in list.
This may be of some assistance to you. Be warned tho, shellstyles are data intensive.
http://de.geocities.com/webfactorx/shellstyle/index.html < -- link may or may not work...if it doesn't then Google "CoolXP shellstyle" and click 1st link in list.
basj
Reply #5 Wednesday, April 4, 2007 1:36 PM
Reply #5 Wednesday, April 4, 2007 1:36 PM
Is this what you guys talking about? 
http://freenet-homepage.de/coolxp/shellstyle/index.html
http://freenet-homepage.de/coolxp/shellstyle/index.html
basj
Reply #6 Wednesday, April 4, 2007 1:42 PM
Reply #6 Wednesday, April 4, 2007 1:42 PM
My question is how is it possibble to implement those changers from normal left hand vertical panel to Horizontal panel just by applying thru WindowBlinds skins?
vStyler
Reply #7 Wednesday, April 4, 2007 11:52 PM
Reply #7 Wednesday, April 4, 2007 11:52 PM
basj, you have to import an already coded horizontal Shellstyle.dll into SKS..it will generate a .uifile in your windowblinds folder which you can then modify if needed. SKS itself cannot modify your shellstyle this way from within its gui. Theres tons of Horiz. shellstyle.dll's floating around, each modified from the last user that modded one. Just import one Via Windowblinds > Import Shellstyle in SKS.
basj
Reply #8 Thursday, April 5, 2007 5:57 AM
Reply #8 Thursday, April 5, 2007 5:57 AM
thanks John... I might try that one on my current project.. .
BTW...could you please point me to a place where I could find those pre-mod shellstyle.dll with a good discription on what have been mod?
. BTW...could you please point me to a place where I could find those pre-mod shellstyle.dll with a good discription on what have been mod?
Anti Social
Reply #11 Tuesday, April 24, 2007 2:01 PM
Now that would be cool.. some place with a section of pre-modded shellstyle.dll files ready for use.....
Reply #11 Tuesday, April 24, 2007 2:01 PM
thanks John... I might try that one on my current project.. .
BTW...could you please point me to a place where I could find those pre-mod shellstyle.dll with a good discription on what have been mod?
. BTW...could you please point me to a place where I could find those pre-mod shellstyle.dll with a good discription on what have been mod?
Now that would be cool.. some place with a section of pre-modded shellstyle.dll files ready for use.....
vStyler
Reply #12 Wednesday, April 25, 2007 12:04 PM
You mean, let someone else do all the work for you?
Reply #12 Wednesday, April 25, 2007 12:04 PM
Now that would be cool.. some place with a section of pre-modded shellstyle.dll files ready for use.....
You mean, let someone else do all the work for you?
Anti Social
Reply #13 Wednesday, May 9, 2007 1:12 PM
Reply #13 Wednesday, May 9, 2007 1:12 PM
still lost on all of this.. what a pain, no tutorial
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