One Piece At A Time : Windowblind Tutorial Part II
Design: Title Bars & Window Frames
Friday, January 20, 2012 by PoSmedley | Discussion: WindowBlinds Tutorials
Welcome to Part II of the 'One Piece At A Time' tutorial. This thread will be concentrating on the design of the Title Bars & Window Frames for the Roan Windowblind. Several skinners are helping me through these threads in an effort to understand and learn how to build Windowblinds. (And they would be Vampothika, neone6, and 2of3) Along with a lot of other talented skinners, artists, etc, who have participated with this so far, we're hoping these threads will also help other would be or existing skinners as well. We also have gmc2 sorting through all of the info posted for hte Wincustomize Wiki.
EXAMPLE:
For these first few parts, we'll be working on the design of the Roan Windowblinds elements and then bringing them all together and exploring SKS (Skin Studio) where we'll take everything and put it together.
If you're looking for Part I, II, III you can find them here:
One Piece At A Time : Windowblind Tutorial Part I
Design : Start Menu and Taskbar
One Piece At A Time : Windowblind Tutorial Part II
Design: Title Bars & Window Frames
One Piece At A Time : Windowblind Tutorial Part II
Design: Edit Controls
PLEASE :
- I am open to suggestions but may not use any of them. Please, don't be offended if I don't use yours.
- Keep the image posting to the skin(s)
- If you want to make a skin to go with this, PM me for the files. My PSD's tend to be a mess, but I save everything and will be happy to share. I am uploading the actual files to the Graphics Gallery here on Wincustomize.
- We'll be skinning for Windows7, maybe Vista. If someone wants to do XP, PM me and I will get you what you need.
- Any files you request will come as I complete them. I won't be jumping ahead. Please be patient.
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The PSD files for the previous threads are in the Graphics Gallery.
Roan WB Title Bars and Window Frames
Roan WB Taskbar Buttons
Roan WB Title Bars and Window Frames
Roan WB Taskbar Buttons
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Reply #43 Saturday, January 21, 2012 9:48 AM
I'm looking through SKS so I can draft the buttons for this part. The buttons aren't really part of this area except for the per pixel buttons (minimize, max, close). I think I got ahead of myself here.
*edit
Okay - This is the draft for my Window Frame. I still have to do the buttons (min, max, close).
Reply #45 Saturday, January 21, 2012 11:40 AM
Po.... My existance on this tiny world would be taken up a notch or two if you don´t go with the regular " X, squares & flat " 
Reply #46 Saturday, January 21, 2012 11:53 AM
Taste is different on different places of the skin 
Reply #47 Saturday, January 21, 2012 12:52 PM
lmao
Not wild about them either. Leaning towards what I have right under it in the SS.
I love yours but then I lose the piece on the corner and I kind of like that going across the title bar with the three of them. Now, if I can do them like this...
I like leaving the stitching out if I go this way (top one)
Of course, I have to hear from Zubaz that someone else made the damn buttons and is doing all the work.
Reply #49 Saturday, January 21, 2012 1:41 PM
Zubaz pm'd me something about Harley's next skin will feature buttons which will be atomic lightning flashing neon rainbow assed flying across the universe nyan cats (but nothing special).
Reply #50 Saturday, January 21, 2012 1:45 PM
yeah,...I guess pissing on others must be a new hobby i havent heard of yet.
Reply #51 Saturday, January 21, 2012 1:53 PM
What happened to the Britney Spears-riding a neon dolphin-with a unicorn horn-farting double rainbows-while screaming 'I'm the goddamn Batman' buttons?
Reply #52 Saturday, January 21, 2012 1:54 PM
neone6 and Po - those are the best damned buttons! 
Quoting DrJBHL,
reply 49
Zubaz pm'd me something about Harley's next skin will feature buttons which will be atomic lightning flashing neon rainbow assed flying across the universe nyan cats (but nothing special).
What happened to the Britney Spears-riding a neon dolphin-with a unicorn horn-farting double rainbows-while screaming 'I'm the goddamn Batman' buttons?
Not enough cowbells.
Reply #55 Saturday, January 21, 2012 3:27 PM
When i first read that, I thought you said they were shit (not THE shit) and I was like, 'Shit!' but then I saw 'THE shit' and I was like 'Shiiiit!' cause I didn't get your shit the first time but now I get your shit and don't have to think you were like shitting on our shit and calling it shit cause that wouldn't have been cool shit to do, ya know, to just come in and shit on someone elses shit when no one is messing with your shit to begin with it's not cool to mess with someone elses shit just cause you think you can and all that shit.
So should we go with this shit?
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Reply #41 Saturday, January 21, 2012 9:05 AM
For the stuff inside the frame, yes. And I'm guessing some of it would be for XP only? Not sure. I had to go through and mess with my own stuff to bring up some of the bars. I had (embarrassingly) assumed some of that stuff was no longer available on 7.
KInd of stuck on buttons for the menu bar, etc. I assume they all share the same design like the search window?