Black MAgic
Black theme
Monday, September 3, 2007 by capri435 | Discussion: Skinning
Hi everyone......am working on a black skin named black magic....i was kind of tired of half baked skins ....so decided to make my own.Am having a problem...if someone cud help
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am unable to change the color of the text that appears in the system properties to white as u can see in the pic above.Where can i find the settings for this text.And secondly in which section can i find the image that appears in the menu bar of all applications.Am talking of the grey area that has the file menu.
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anybody got a clue?? any help wud be appreciated
thanks
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[/URL]am unable to change the color of the text that appears in the system properties to white as u can see in the pic above.Where can i find the settings for this text.And secondly in which section can i find the image that appears in the menu bar of all applications.Am talking of the grey area that has the file menu.
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[/URL]anybody got a clue?? any help wud be appreciated
thanks
CraigSnedeker
Reply #2 Monday, September 3, 2007 4:53 PM
Reply #2 Monday, September 3, 2007 4:53 PM
theme looks nice so far.
srry i cant help u, but can u use stylebuilder (which i never heard of before) with wB?
srry i cant help u, but can u use stylebuilder (which i never heard of before) with wB?
Cavan1
Reply #3 Monday, September 3, 2007 5:07 PM
No, Stylebuilder is for StyleXP. There are a few people here who have used it and may be able to help if they see this thread.
I, however, would suggest you dump StyleXP and use WindowBlinds and SkinStudio, they are more system friendly and offer much more skinability than StyleXP.
I would not put much trust in a company like TGT Soft; they do not have a forums section at their site for users to post questions.
Reply #3 Monday, September 3, 2007 5:07 PM
but can u use stylebuilder (which i never heard of before) with wB?
No, Stylebuilder is for StyleXP. There are a few people here who have used it and may be able to help if they see this thread.
I, however, would suggest you dump StyleXP and use WindowBlinds and SkinStudio, they are more system friendly and offer much more skinability than StyleXP.
I would not put much trust in a company like TGT Soft; they do not have a forums section at their site for users to post questions.
Hankers
Reply #4 Monday, September 3, 2007 5:15 PM
Skinners spend considerable amount of time making these skins and asking for help with a comment like that is not likely to get you much assistance.
Reply #4 Monday, September 3, 2007 5:15 PM
i was kind of tired of half baked skins ..
Skinners spend considerable amount of time making these skins and asking for help with a comment like that is not likely to get you much assistance.
NightTrainthedark
Reply #5 Monday, September 3, 2007 5:20 PM
Reply #5 Monday, September 3, 2007 5:20 PM
Hankers..He/she is making a dark skin so no matter what it will be half baked. Someone will learn a lesson soon enough. 
Capri435..I am sure Vstyler will be along soon and he will certainly know the solution.
Capri435..I am sure Vstyler will be along soon and he will certainly know the solution.
Excalpius
Reply #6 Monday, September 3, 2007 7:17 PM
Dark skins rule.
Reply #6 Monday, September 3, 2007 7:17 PM
Hankers..He/she is making a dark skin so no matter what it will be half baked. Someone will learn a lesson soon enough.
Dark skins rule.
capri435
Reply #7 Monday, September 3, 2007 11:49 PM
Reply #7 Monday, September 3, 2007 11:49 PM
sorry guys....no offence by that half baked skin comment....
i researched bit more and found that on aqua-soft forums.....black panther theme has a sub style that is completely black but the author had the same problem and says theres no fix for this.....according to them the problem lies somewhere in the uxtheme.dll....some broken code they say....
is it possible in skinstudio??....i dont have a problem in moving to skinstudio but only if its possible...
i researched bit more and found that on aqua-soft forums.....black panther theme has a sub style that is completely black but the author had the same problem and says theres no fix for this.....according to them the problem lies somewhere in the uxtheme.dll....some broken code they say....
is it possible in skinstudio??....i dont have a problem in moving to skinstudio but only if its possible...
Cavan1
Reply #8 Tuesday, September 4, 2007 12:52 AM
Yes it is but it is one of those things that the text color change affects other areas thus requiring more work to make text/backgrounds look right for all affected areas.
Reply #8 Tuesday, September 4, 2007 12:52 AM
is it possible in skinstudio??
Yes it is but it is one of those things that the text color change affects other areas thus requiring more work to make text/backgrounds look right for all affected areas.
Cavan1
Reply #9 Tuesday, September 4, 2007 12:56 AM
Another good reason to switch to WindowBlinds and SkinStudio.
If you have had StyleXP for awhile, back when it hacked your system, just an uninstall will not fix your system. You would be looking at at least a repair install of XP if not a format and a fresh install of XP.
Reply #9 Tuesday, September 4, 2007 12:56 AM
.according to them the problem lies somewhere in the uxtheme.dll....some broken code they say...
Another good reason to switch to WindowBlinds and SkinStudio.
If you have had StyleXP for awhile, back when it hacked your system, just an uninstall will not fix your system. You would be looking at at least a repair install of XP if not a format and a fresh install of XP.
capri435
Reply #10 Tuesday, September 4, 2007 6:16 AM
Reply #10 Tuesday, September 4, 2007 6:16 AM
i realised that the jetblack wb theme doesnt have this issue....it is indeed a pure black theme.....it had a msstyle version but i cant find it anywhere on the net and the file is gone on deviantart....
doesn anyone have Jetblack msstyle theme....i just wanna make sure its not possible in stylexp
doesn anyone have Jetblack msstyle theme....i just wanna make sure its not possible in stylexp
NightTrainthedark
Reply #11 Tuesday, September 4, 2007 6:45 AM
When a skin is pure black, some system text will go unseen because it is hard coded by XP as black and cannot be changed. Just because you can't see a bug, doesn't mean it isn't there.
I assure you that a blacked out theme will have problems with system text colors. Be cautious.
Reply #11 Tuesday, September 4, 2007 6:45 AM
i realised that the jetblack wb theme doesnt have this issue....it is indeed a pure black theme
When a skin is pure black, some system text will go unseen because it is hard coded by XP as black and cannot be changed. Just because you can't see a bug, doesn't mean it isn't there.
I assure you that a blacked out theme will have problems with system text colors. Be cautious.
vStyler
Reply #12 Tuesday, September 4, 2007 7:27 AM
yup
Whether you use Stylebuilder or SKS your going to run into problems trying to make a totally black theme, its just not possible to cover all the text options in windows, that aside, many applications also use hard coded text, usually black, The half baked'ness you talk about is caused by this. NT is correct, nothing you can do to get around it. period. Skinstudio however does give you more options to change most of the text colors in windows. In a visual style as far as i can recall you will have to change it from the display properties dialog but it will not change all the text and wont cover third party applications.
I've used both Stylebuilder and Skinstudio and I can assure you SKS gives you a better chance of getting close to pulling off what your trying to do. I wouldn't however recommend using both on the same system.
Reply #12 Tuesday, September 4, 2007 7:27 AM
I assure you that a blacked out theme will have problems with system text colors.
yup
Whether you use Stylebuilder or SKS your going to run into problems trying to make a totally black theme, its just not possible to cover all the text options in windows, that aside, many applications also use hard coded text, usually black, The half baked'ness you talk about is caused by this. NT is correct, nothing you can do to get around it. period. Skinstudio however does give you more options to change most of the text colors in windows. In a visual style as far as i can recall you will have to change it from the display properties dialog but it will not change all the text and wont cover third party applications.
I've used both Stylebuilder and Skinstudio and I can assure you SKS gives you a better chance of getting close to pulling off what your trying to do. I wouldn't however recommend using both on the same system.
capri435
Reply #13 Thursday, September 6, 2007 1:01 AM
Reply #13 Thursday, September 6, 2007 1:01 AM
ya u r right......still i'll try to make the best of it.
thanks for all the help guys
thanks for all the help guys
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Reply #1 Monday, September 3, 2007 9:04 AM
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