One Piece At A Time : Windowblind Tutorial Part III
Design: Edit Controls
Thursday, January 26, 2012 by PoSmedley | Discussion: WindowBlinds Tutorials
Welcome to Part III of the 'One Piece At A Time' tutorial. This thread will be concentrating on the design of the 'Edit Controls' 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.
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 and II, 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
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 Tuesday, January 31, 2012 4:53 PM
This tutorial is a stitch. Brings back nightmares of SKS 5: Huh? What? You're kidding? Oh, it's supposed to do that?
I have yet to really dive in to SKS 7 so this is invaluable info, Po - thanks for 'taking it for the team', as it were. You and Captain Kirk have my undying gratitude (Boldly Going....). 
And I love the skin - should be awesome when it's done.
Reply #45 Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:25 PM
thankgod karen stepped in and helped with those radio buttons....im so full of lamington cake right now, i cant even think straight..... 
po, start using templates and stick to the original sizes, once you start changing sizes, stuff will go wrong and you wont know why since you still a NOOB.... dont create problems for yourself.... okay?
ah.. and i forgot one thing too, forget those glyphs on the push buttons, they just dont work, i tried them myself on another skin and had the same issues as you and couldnt make it work either.....
Reply #46 Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:34 PM
The 'Import Into All Frames' first is important. I mis-read that and you can imagine my frustration. Hope your ears weren't burning to bad.
Reply #47 Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:38 PM
I hope, when you quit, that someone with more strentgh will be able to put together the mess you leave and finish this skkn. It's a beaut.
Reply #48 Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:41 PM
ABOUT USING TEMPLATES : I know what a big deal it is for you guys to share your psd files and all with me or anyone. Hell, it was weird for me posting the psd files from these to WC. So, I will put this question to ALL the skinners stopping by here. I want to ask this without stirring up a lot of shit.
I know there have been issues in the past with skins being pulled from the gallery because certain or a lot of the graphics in it matched graphics in size in other skins to the pixel. SO...how do you follow anyones template? (I have been following the templates that 2of3 sent me but have purposely gone out of my way to change the sizes of the png's. From the height of the taskbar to the window frames, etc., etc.)
Reply #49 Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:44 PM
Wait for it....
Wait....
'That's what she said!'
barump-bump*
Thank you. Thank you, very much. I'm here all week and please tell your friends to stop by for the midnight show on Friday.
Reply #51 Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:54 PM
I don't own dimensions, Po. Using a template as a size guide is a good idea.
Reply #52 Tuesday, January 31, 2012 6:59 PM
When she says template, she means just use the same size canvas as the Diamond template (the one that comes up when you choose "New" skin in SKS) for the parts. What I do, because I use frame builder, is note the size of the image that's in the template, divide that by how ever many images are in that section, and then create a canvas in Photoshop that that size (i.e., radio button image is 104x13, divide the 104 by 8, which means a single button is 13x13).
My understanding is, when that drama went down, it wasn't the SIZE of the images--it was where the pixels were placed on the canvas. Plus, everybody loves you here, Noah -- nobody's going to start any shit over your blind.
Reply #54 Tuesday, January 31, 2012 7:10 PM
I just don't want to get into a bad habit that's gonna bite me in the ass down the road.
TAKE THAT BACK!!
SHE said THAT , too!
*BARUMP-BUMP
Thank you. Thank you. You're all too kind. I hadn't planned on an encore but it was worth it.
Reply #56 Tuesday, January 31, 2012 8:16 PM
lol indeed!!
noah, pm me your email addy and ill send you a psd of a diamond template and how i skinned over it. ill send the radio buttons. ill do that tomorrow
morning, if that is okay with you.
so you know exactly what me, tim and karen are talking about.
what karen and tim said is good advice and spot on as always...
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Reply #41 Tuesday, January 31, 2012 4:10 PM
You can see them (the buttons) in CCleaner - (the Scan for Issues button).