The Un-Official WindowBlinds/SkinStudio Documentation Project
Thursday, September 11, 2003 by Koasati | Discussion: Skinning
The Un-Official WindowBlinds/SkinStudio Documentation Project
Documentation for skinning WindowBlinds using Skinstudio is sorely lacking. The intention of this thread is to gather as much info as possible about the subject. I think a few rules need to observed, to keep this thread on track.
1. Keep the chit-chat to a minimum.... any comment that doesn't contribute to the purpose of this thread, and threatens to hijack it, will be deleted.
2. If you have a question, begin the comment with QUESTION:
If you have an answer to a Question, begin your comment with ANSWER to #xx: (#xx being the post number of the question)
If you have a tip, start the comment with TIP:
You get the idea.
3. Please do not post a solution if you're guessing. Be sure you know what you're saying is correct, otherwise you're not helping anyone.
4 I would like to see images in this thread only when that would help explain the problem or solution, BUT optimize your images before you post them here.
Use jpg, and compress until it hurts.
Learn to use the image insertion feature before you post the image. (I don't want to see a bunch of red X's) (You can't uploaded images from your harddrive)
Your image should only show the relevant parts of the skin, or SkinStudio interface. (NO FULL DESKTOP IMAGES!) Some of us are on dialup.
If you don't know how to use the feature, or how to optimize jpgs, don't ask in this thread, start a new one in the HELP section.
Hopefully we will have most of our top skinners contributing to project... you know how you are.. 
LET'S DO IT! Who will be the first to contribute?
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Reply #42 Sunday, December 7, 2003 10:40 PM
I'm trying to update an older to skin to WB4(first try). I added images for the task/special panes, buttons and background and it looks fine in the preview in SS but now I can't even get explorer to show that part. It's as if it doesn't exist. When I switch to another skin it shows up fine. What am I doing wrong?
Reply #43 Sunday, December 28, 2003 11:56 AM
Reply #44 Sunday, December 28, 2003 12:17 PM
#42 by Nomad529 - 12/7/2003 10:40:00 PM
QUESTION:
I'm trying to update an older to skin to WB4(first try). I added images for the task/special panes, buttons and background and it looks fine in the preview in SS but now I can't even get explorer to show that part. It's as if it doesn't exist. When I switch to another skin it shows up fine. What am I doing wrong?
| #4 by Skinner I.R. Brainiac - 9/11/2003 5:43:23 PM Tip:Those shellstyle images at the bottom right of explorer windows wont show unless the top left pixel of your image is EXACTLY the same color as your window background color. That ONE pixel determines whether or not the image will appear. |
#43 by Citizen MegaManJuno - 12/28/2003 11:56:57 AM
QUESTION: Maybe I've overlooked it, but is there a way to stretch the background images for dialog boxes and the like? I see nowhere so far to change it from the default tile method.
ANSWER: I don't think there's an option for that.
Reply #45 Saturday, January 3, 2004 3:13 PM
Reply #46 Tuesday, January 6, 2004 9:50 PM
Reply #47 Thursday, January 8, 2004 12:22 PM
Reply #48 Sunday, January 11, 2004 5:33 PM
I have read about that one little pixel that must match with the explorer background color, but i think this isnt what i am looking for.
No Task Panel at all, just a filebrowser windows across whole screen, except when i using folderview
Is there a switch or something in SS, that i have missed?
I have skinned all parts.
When i use other skins, then the task panel is right there where i want
Thanks!!
Reply #49 Sunday, January 11, 2004 5:49 PM
Also User Overrides > XP overrides > make sure nothing is checked there.
That's the only 2 things I can think of at the moment.
Reply #50 Sunday, January 11, 2004 6:35 PM
I think there is a skinning problem, I can try to skin Task Panel image for image and apply after each
image edited in SS
Thanks!!
Reply #51 Wednesday, January 21, 2004 8:52 PM
Win2K - Many WB skins don't show the start button correctly, and fonts of titlebar buttons often look very skinny,
barely readable. How can I fix this?
Thank you.
Reply #52 Monday, February 9, 2004 2:12 PM
QUESTION: Is there a trick to get that task panel showing, i am makin a new skin, all shows fine in SS, but when apply the skin, no task panel at all
.Answer # 48.That is a windows setting.In tools,folder views,show common task.
Reply #53 Wednesday, February 11, 2004 10:56 PM
Reply #55 Sunday, February 15, 2004 8:53 PM
Oh, and thanks for the answer above...I didn't want to pollute this thread with thanks till I had another question
Reply #56 Sunday, February 15, 2004 10:32 PM
| #55 by Skinner Sput - 2/15/2004 8:53:43 PM |
That line is defined in (Left Pane)Miscellaneous>Colors
(Right Pane)3D Controls>Button-Light and Button-Dark Shadow
Reply #57 Monday, February 16, 2004 12:48 PM
Reply #58 Thursday, February 19, 2004 1:23 AM
What am I doing wrong or is there a setting in skinstudio that I'm overlooking?
Also, I have checked all 3 options after importing, with no results.
(I have PaintShopPro 7 at home).
Reply #59 Thursday, February 19, 2004 2:34 PM
| #58 by Z71 - 2/19/2004 1:23:44 AM |
Are you saving your png files with transparency? If not SkinStudio will see them as bmps.
Reply #60 Sunday, February 29, 2004 11:50 AM
In section "More Programs Menu" there's two sub sections: the image background and the item. In all skins the item is well displayed when you scroll "All Programs" (i mean left side and right side of it), but when you scroll the "Favorites" link, generally the right side of the item doesn't feat well with the background image.
So i discover (thanks Pixtudio and Zippo skin ) ) what is the correct setting to do : it comes with the "Content Margins" of it (sizing margins are supposed to be correct). If, for example the left content margin has to be 10, the right content margin has to be -10 (and not 5 or 10 or anything else) and with this setting the item is feating to the background image perfectly well.
Hope it will be usefull.
neophil78 opened another thread for this Tip as i did'nt noticed this one was already in use
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Reply #41 Monday, October 20, 2003 11:15 PM
Don't want this one to drop off the board.