Help with start menu
Monday, October 13, 2003 by CrazyWillis5.0 | Discussion: Stardock Software
Does anybody know how to remove the names of the programs on the side of the start menu? For example, instead of having the Control Panel icon and having it say control panel next to it, is it possible to just have the icon and not the name? Thanks
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #2 Monday, October 13, 2003 11:18 PM
Reply #2 Monday, October 13, 2003 11:18 PM
Yes,with SS you could use content margins or limit the size of the panel.I did the opposite on my last skin update.No icons just letters. 
CrazyWillis5.0
Reply #3 Tuesday, October 14, 2003 12:06 AM
Reply #3 Tuesday, October 14, 2003 12:06 AM
Great thanks, i'm not much of a pro with ss, so can you explain how to do this? Thanks
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #4 Tuesday, October 14, 2003 12:18 AM
Reply #4 Tuesday, October 14, 2003 12:18 AM
open the skin you want edit in SS.click on the section of the start menu you want to change and look at the list of options to the right.One will be content margins and there will be one for panel size.make your changes and click the icon on the toolbar to reapply the skin and see what happened .Or click the refresh image icon just above the main image for a quick preview.
CrazyWillis5.0
Reply #5 Tuesday, October 14, 2003 12:58 AM
Reply #5 Tuesday, October 14, 2003 12:58 AM
I hate to sound like an idiot, but I still can't figure it out. No matter what I change it still doesn't make the text disappear and it stays the same size. Over on the right I click Margins and the menu gets bigger, I see Margin-Top, Margin-Bottom, etc. Tile edge-top, Tile Edge-bottom, etc. Smart small margins, minimum x value for text, content margin-top, content margin-bottom, etc. Which one am I supposed to change?....and do I need to make it bigger or smaller? Thanks
CrazyWillis5.0
Reply #6 Wednesday, October 15, 2003 5:14 PM
Reply #6 Wednesday, October 15, 2003 5:14 PM
Can somebody explain this to me...if you can, try to make it as easy as possible to explain. Thanks
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #7 Wednesday, October 15, 2003 6:03 PM
Reply #7 Wednesday, October 15, 2003 6:03 PM
If you make the content margins large enough,items and text get pushed off the image. I think for panel size itself the graphic size has to match the numbers you put in.
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I think for panel size itself the graphic size has to match the numbers you put in.
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CrazyWillis5.0
Reply #8 Wednesday, October 15, 2003 8:35 PM
Reply #8 Wednesday, October 15, 2003 8:35 PM
It works...sorta. I changed the margins, and now it doesn't show any of the word...except for the first letter. And no matter how much I raise the number the first letter still stays there. Do you know of any way I could fix this? Also, I want to move the logoff, turnoff computer over to the left, I still want to keep the words and icon, I just want to move it over so it fits. Any ideas? Thanks.
CrazyWillis5.0
Reply #9 Thursday, October 16, 2003 2:01 PM
Reply #9 Thursday, October 16, 2003 2:01 PM
Thanks for all the help so far brainiac. I really appreciate it. I've almost got it figured out, except for the logoff/shutdown buttons. I realized if I made the left margin on the places list bigger too, it would move the icons over and not show any of the word.
WebGizmos
Reply #10 Thursday, October 16, 2003 4:49 PM
Reply #10 Thursday, October 16, 2003 4:49 PM
Not sure if it's possible but, did you try renaming it and leaving it blank?
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Reply #1 Monday, October 13, 2003 10:50 PM