Miricla & Tinted: WIP
His 'n Hers Blinds
Wednesday, June 24, 2009 by Mirsguy | Discussion: Sneak Previews
I recently began work on a new WindowBlind I am calling 'Miricla.' This is a skin that I am making specifically for my wife, Brysgirl. She has not been able to find that 'perfect skin' yet, so I am creating it for her.
It is primarily blue in color and quite glassy. I chose the blue color because I just couldn't bring myself to work with pink. This skin is a recolorers dream, and looks good however you set the color slider in the config settings.
When I complete Miricla, I will begin work on 'Tinted,' which will be essentially identical in most ways to Miricla, just with dark glass rather than blue. Also, the Tinted WB will be made to match the ObjectDock backgrounds I have already created of the same name.
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Reply #42 Saturday, July 4, 2009 10:55 AM
If your using layers on the window frames...check your blend mode...you have a halo effect...especially at the sides and corners.
depends on the color content that they sit on ,but the correct blend can minimize the halo.
All else is looking great. 
Reply #43 Saturday, July 4, 2009 8:57 PM
Would you mind showing me? I'm not sure I know what you mean...
Reply #44 Saturday, July 4, 2009 11:36 PM
left side of your window and each corner has lite pixels showing...usually caused by a layer blending incorrectly with the drop shadow and some of the pixels in antialiased corners.
dosnt show up so much til its over something dark
layer automask has some difficulty with the transition between actual frame and shadow...depending on the blend mode and color content of the graphics involved.
Reply #45 Saturday, July 4, 2009 11:41 PM
Ah, ok. think I see it now. I'll look into it. Thanks!
Reply #46 Saturday, July 4, 2009 11:49 PM
Okay, I've found it. Looks like I need to revamp the frames once again! 
Reply #48 Sunday, July 5, 2009 12:33 AM
Thanks! 
New frames looking even better than before. (Thanks, IR!) Stay tuned!
Reply #52 Monday, July 6, 2009 10:51 PM
Yeah, good idea. LOL...Actually, a redneckdude blind cometh soon!
Reply #53 Monday, July 6, 2009 11:26 PM
Yeah, I'm thinking some widgets and a theme are in order, if someone's up to it. 
Reply #54 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 1:00 AM
Hook me up, I know you didn't mean me, but I just happened to be here....
Reply #55 Tuesday, July 7, 2009 2:11 AM
I'll hook you up soon... 
Reply #56 Tuesday, July 14, 2009 11:28 AM
I'm making progress. It's slow, but going well.
I'm having one problem, though. I'm getting a gap between the maximized window frames and the contents below it. I can't seem to figure it out. Any ideas?
Reply #57 Tuesday, July 14, 2009 11:57 AM
Edit per pixel frames-Caption-Extra- OS caption height....play with the numbers....often impost the half of height of your max caption image but all depend of your misures
Reply #58 Tuesday, July 14, 2009 2:19 PM
I have tried this. All it seems to do is bring the top down, but the gap between the bottom of the "top-max" and the top of the menubar remains 
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Reply #59 Tuesday, July 14, 2009 2:30 PM
Edit per pixel frames-Caption-Extra- OS caption height....play with the numbers....often impost the half of height of your max caption image but all depend of your misures
I have tried this. All it seems to do is bring the top down, but the gap between the bottom of the "top-max" and the top of the menubar remains .
Strange...perhaps you can check the painting margins for the text and you can try to check if menubar images and pixel button have a too much size transparent...they are only suggestion...many times these errors appear for banal causes (I know this very well)
Anyway seems a blur effect that appear for something of transparent
Reply #60 Tuesday, July 14, 2009 2:52 PM
To me it looks like you haven't assigned an image to the maxed caption.
I would have to see the blind to know for sure (hint, hint send it to me?)
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Reply #41 Saturday, July 4, 2009 5:28 AM
Couple of weeks
? I should better start counting the days 
