OK BRANIAC NOW WHAT??
Monday, February 5, 2007 by ToxicTranceChamber | Discussion: WindowBlinds
K I downloaded it 
so now what should I do?
so now what should I do?
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ToxicTranceChamber
Reply #122 Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8:18 PM
Reply #122 Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8:18 PM
I had also made another one with rounded corners, well how do I cut it up w/o having some of the white background in it? The other one was easy b/c it did'nt have rounded corners...
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #123 Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:48 PM
Reply #123 Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:48 PM
save the individual pieces somewhere as separate images and open whatever skin you are working on and import your graphics for each section by browsing to them.
Rounded corners have to be magic pink for regular windows and translucent .tga's or .png.s for per pixel.(your pieces have to be on a transparent background...not white.
Rounded corners have to be magic pink for regular windows and translucent .tga's or .png.s for per pixel.(your pieces have to be on a transparent background...not white.
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #124 Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:50 PM
Reply #124 Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:50 PM
You can drop your image on a magic pink background and the corners will be pink.
Watch for antialiased corners on magic pink...you will get partially pink edges.
Watch for antialiased corners on magic pink...you will get partially pink edges.
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #125 Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:52 PM
Reply #125 Tuesday, March 13, 2007 11:52 PM
You should always start any graphic on a transparent background...a layer by itself on the bottom...if you dont have one...add a new blank layer and drag it to the bottom of the layer list. 
ToxicTranceChamber
Reply #127 Thursday, March 15, 2007 3:40 PM
Reply #127 Thursday, March 15, 2007 3:40 PM
Ok I started over on a transparent background, here's the preview I also saved each individual piece on a transparent background as a layer, is that right??
I also saved each individual piece on a transparent background as a layer, is that right??
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #128 Thursday, March 15, 2007 8:20 PM
Reply #128 Thursday, March 15, 2007 8:20 PM
yes...put all the pieces in a skin and you have the beginnings of a start menu.
Magic pink is for non per pixel window frames...you will have to have them even if the main window frames are per pixel...but we are getting ahead of ourselves...Start menus can always be per pixel now.
Magic pink is for non per pixel window frames...you will have to have them even if the main window frames are per pixel...but we are getting ahead of ourselves...Start menus can always be per pixel now.
ToxicTranceChamber
Reply #129 Thursday, July 19, 2007 3:28 PM
Reply #129 Thursday, July 19, 2007 3:28 PM
Ok, I'm gonna try this again now that I have more time Here's what I got now (its all merged here bc I made it a jpeg but I have another one saved in pieces)
Here's what I got now (its all merged here bc I made it a jpeg but I have another one saved in pieces)
ToxicTranceChamber
Reply #130 Thursday, July 19, 2007 3:36 PM
Reply #130 Thursday, July 19, 2007 3:36 PM
Oh and what extemsion do I give them to be able to open them in ss?
2of3
Reply #131 Thursday, July 19, 2007 4:26 PM
Reply #131 Thursday, July 19, 2007 4:26 PM
I'm keeping an eye on this post/tut for when I start on my next WB. I had to find out all this stuff by myself, and realize that I've been doing a lot of things the hard way! A great read for a WB newbie!
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #132 Thursday, July 19, 2007 6:21 PM
Reply #132 Thursday, July 19, 2007 6:21 PM
save the pieces as either .bmp,.png or .tga
Bitmap if the image is totally opaque or is using the magic pink for transparency.
png or tga(32bit)if the image needs translucency(like to be see thru or have a drop shadow)
Bitmap if the image is totally opaque or is using the magic pink for transparency.
png or tga(32bit)if the image needs translucency(like to be see thru or have a drop shadow)
ToxicTranceChamber
Reply #133 Monday, July 23, 2007 3:55 PM
Reply #133 Monday, July 23, 2007 3:55 PM
Ok so I am still a little confused how many pieces should I have all together besides the ones in the pic?
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #134 Monday, July 23, 2007 9:59 PM
Reply #134 Monday, July 23, 2007 9:59 PM
thats all,except for the all progs arrow(a seperate 3 state image) and the menu mouseover(a 2 state image)
oh,and logoff/shutdown buttons
oh,and logoff/shutdown buttons
ToxicTranceChamber
Reply #135 Friday, January 15, 2010 11:45 AM
Reply #135 Friday, January 15, 2010 11:45 AM
Wel its been a long time since I 1st posted this and got side tracked by college (graphic design) but due to that I think that I can better do this now 
I also noticed that SS is alot different now!
2of3
Reply #136 Friday, January 15, 2010 12:49 PM
Reply #136 Friday, January 15, 2010 12:49 PM
Wel its been a long time since I 1st posted this and got side tracked by college (graphic design) but due to that I think that I can better do this now I also noticed that SS is alot different now!
welcome back TTC!
Yes sks has changed a lot since 07. I think the current version was sks5 at the time. I'm using sks7.
mrs_starkers
Reply #137 Friday, January 15, 2010 2:33 PM
Reply #137 Friday, January 15, 2010 2:33 PM
and I have just read all that and I am still confused 
I learn better if I watch someone lol cos reading all that scares the clappers out of me
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Reply #121 Tuesday, March 13, 2007 3:59 AM