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 #142 Wednesday, January 25, 2012 9:26 AM
This should be very interesting. Both BoXXi and Po ..... the wow factor just went through the roof!
Reply #143 Wednesday, January 25, 2012 9:47 AM
Reply #144 Wednesday, January 25, 2012 10:18 AM
I was just feeling like I had a shot with the older version and they changed it. I know what you mean. With the taskbar, start panel, and window frame done as far as I can go, not sure what to do next.
Tim, I believe, is out at sea until the 31st and has poor to no internet connection. He asked me to hold off putting anything together til then. The way I have been doing it is different for himas well and he is going to go through the sks process in a way that will be new for him as well. I think in an effort to help create a sense of flow for it so others can follow easily.
I'll tell you what I wasn't. I wasn't plotting your demise.
Reply #147 Wednesday, January 25, 2012 10:51 AM
I think that is what I need as a base, and then I need to learn where half the stuff I'm skinning actually shows up! And then, the best way to design graphics so that I don't run into the problems that make me go "O.K. this ain't working, let's make a cursor or Xion instead!!"
Reply #148 Wednesday, January 25, 2012 10:57 AM
bingo.
Reply #149 Wednesday, January 25, 2012 12:26 PM
Taskbar Buttons (362 px x 42 px) Normal, Pressed, Disabled, Highlighted, Activated, Activated and Highlighted
Reply #151 Wednesday, January 25, 2012 12:59 PM
GOOD SHIT ! I really like your work there Po 10x 
Reply #153 Wednesday, January 25, 2012 1:02 PM
Working my balls off here shoveling snow ´n shit
Reply #155 Wednesday, January 25, 2012 1:08 PM
I love the snow...... it's the only time my yard looks as nice as everyone elses...... 
Reply #158 Wednesday, January 25, 2012 2:31 PM
I took the button image so I can see how they work.
Reply #159 Wednesday, January 25, 2012 2:51 PM
n/p
So..I'm just going down SKS's list of crap-to-make-to-frustrate-me and started with the button controls. When I go to examine the 'border' I see magicpink and some nonsense about only using 3 pixels and having to check it off if I want it larger. What is this?
So far...
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Reply #141 Wednesday, January 25, 2012 9:11 AM
Possibly, but you should see the trouble I have putting them together!! The main problem for me was when they changed SkinStudio. I had just got used to the other one after many years, and the new one threw me completely. I still haven't sussed out the new one.....