An AllProgs Arrow trick fix.
Merry Christmas skinners.
Friday, December 14, 2007 by I.R. Brainiac | Discussion: WindowBlinds
EDIT...what I thought was a sure fix isnt as effective as first thought...it does help but isnt foolproof...you can still learn about how the left negative content margin works tho. 
Almost all skinners(and many users)are aware of the problems with using the allprogs arrow to cover the allprogs text area.NonEnglish systems damn near always get it misaligned because those systems have more text there.
Even substyles can be a pain because even a normal setup for this spot can get pushed around a bit.
I think I have the solution.It,s only been tested on Slider XP,and only on Hungarian and French languages.(thank you Bilbo and Quentin)
It's SUPER easy.Just assign a standard windows system font(arial 8) and set the font angle to 900.This will point the font straight up...then it wont matter how long it gets.
Arrow graphic must cover the background precisely or you will see classic mouseover color in places.
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Reply #2 Friday, December 14, 2007 9:25 PM
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Reply #8 Saturday, December 15, 2007 9:41 AM
Thanks for sharing this tip.... 
Reply #9 Saturday, December 15, 2007 9:57 AM
Reply #12 Saturday, December 15, 2007 12:39 PM
Thanks for sharing this tip.... For some reason 900 IS 90 degrees...1800 will turn the text completely backwards and invisible.
(but then it would still affect the alignment)I use 1800 to hide user name text. Reply #13 Saturday, December 15, 2007 8:25 PM
(while using large icons in the start menu...if the skin hasnt been tweaked properly,it will be off anyway...I didnt notice this until I did one skin after NeutroniumDM)Reply #16 Sunday, December 16, 2007 12:10 PM
Of course im trying that many other skin like: Plasmartron, Not of This Earth, Knot veesta english sub etc.. Im just added new font on moreprog bg section and set that like on your pic. All skin work fine on my Hungarian xp! so thanks that Michael!
Reply #18 Tuesday, February 26, 2008 9:00 PM
Reply #20 Wednesday, February 27, 2008 1:25 AM
Now Vista is a whole nother thing...havnt a clue.
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Reply #1 Friday, December 14, 2007 5:46 PM