Vista -A tricky son of a.....
Xp-like taskbar & Different logoff etc...
Friday, July 8, 2011 by neone6 | Discussion: Skinning
I´ve noticed That the most problems If any Major seems 2 appear on Vista... For instance what´s the Regular taskbar height ? 30 -32-34 pxl ??
Logoff buttons Vertically stacked ? Size, How are they split And fitting together exactly how ? My next skin I´m starting from VISTA... We´ll see how that turns out. If you have input, feel free 2 advise ! 
Reply #5 Friday, July 8, 2011 9:39 AM
Skip Vista 
Seriously: Vista logoff buttons need to be 53x24 each (318x24 in total with all 6 frames). To be precise, the canvas of each button should be that size.....you can make them any size within that limitation. I don't recommend stacked for that section. Here's an example:
30px should do nicely
Reply #6 Friday, July 8, 2011 9:50 AM
If you have input, feel free 2 advise !
Skip Vista
Seriously: Vista logoff buttons need to be 53x24 each (318x24 in total with all 6 frames). To be precise, the canvas of each button should be that size.....you can make them any size within that limitation. I don't recommend stacked for that section. Here's an example:
For instance what´s the Regular taskbar height ? 30 -32-34 pxl ??
30px should do nicely
Reply #8 Friday, July 8, 2011 10:14 AM
Best to start with XP to get it RIGHT. Just sayin'.... 
Reply #9 Friday, July 8, 2011 7:04 PM
Vista sucks in a big way when it comes to skinning it. It seems to be so limited in some areas that it can totally ruin a dark skins overall look. I skin it, but I rarely like how the skin turns out in the Vista substyle.
Reply #10 Friday, July 8, 2011 7:18 PM
I'm weird...I still do XP with SKS5 and notepad++ first then port 'em to SKS7. Guess I'm just used to old school...
Reply #11 Friday, July 8, 2011 7:24 PM
Hmmm.... my XP lap is in England @ the moment.... wont get it back til after next week 
Reply #14 Saturday, July 9, 2011 9:21 AM
Better make sure it gets some good pix. You know these lappy's...lazy SOB's.
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Reply #1 Friday, July 8, 2011 7:16 AM
Check out this thread by k10w3. Very informative. https://forums.wincustomize.com/409965
And this one. Also very informative. https://forums.wincustomize.com/409217