Skinning XP with WB3
Thursday, December 20, 2001 by MadIce | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
When doing some stuff for SKS, I had to find out how XP skinning worked. The best thing you can do is to try it yourself. So, I did and made some notes.
There are a lot of good XP skins arround, but a lot of them contain bugs, because nobody knows how to skin them. Even skins from great people like Alexandrie have some bugs in them. She cannot help that because she didn't know. The problem starts when people are using her skins as a template for their own and the bugs get copied
So, I brushed my notes up. The GP sample skin is not available. It is ugly! But there is a good sample skin called BlackAndBlue from a guy named MadIce You can get it at WinCustomize.
The notes are available at:
news.stardock.com
in the following news group:
stardock.windowblinds.binaries
BTW: We will have a version of SKS that is compatible with WindowBlinds 3.1 soon. So, if you are using that and get some errors in the Analyze function then don't be alarmed. These will be corrected in the next SKS build.
There are a lot of good XP skins arround, but a lot of them contain bugs, because nobody knows how to skin them. Even skins from great people like Alexandrie have some bugs in them. She cannot help that because she didn't know. The problem starts when people are using her skins as a template for their own and the bugs get copied
So, I brushed my notes up. The GP sample skin is not available. It is ugly! But there is a good sample skin called BlackAndBlue from a guy named MadIce
You can get it at WinCustomize.The notes are available at:
news.stardock.com
in the following news group:
stardock.windowblinds.binaries
BTW: We will have a version of SKS that is compatible with WindowBlinds 3.1 soon. So, if you are using that and get some errors in the Analyze function then don't be alarmed. These will be corrected in the next SKS build.
feline
Reply #2 Friday, December 21, 2001 10:59 AM
Reply #2 Friday, December 21, 2001 10:59 AM
feline goes for a long shot
does it cover smartbuttons?
does it cover smartbuttons?
Frogboy
Reply #3 Friday, December 21, 2001 11:41 AM
Reply #3 Friday, December 21, 2001 11:41 AM
I read it last night in bed. My wife thinks I'm a nerd!!!
MadIce
Reply #4 Friday, December 21, 2001 12:23 PM
Reply #4 Friday, December 21, 2001 12:23 PM
Feline: Nope. Just XP skinning. When I find the time, maybe I can brush up more notes
Frogboy: You _are_ a Nerd (notice the capital N). We knew you and likw1d would win that contest
Frogboy: You _are_ a Nerd (notice the capital N). We knew you and likw1d would win that contest
Robohead
Reply #5 Saturday, December 22, 2001 2:11 AM
Reply #5 Saturday, December 22, 2001 2:11 AM
MadIce, thank you. This is exactly what I've been waiting for since WB3 became available. 
feline
Reply #6 Monday, December 24, 2001 10:24 AM
Reply #6 Monday, December 24, 2001 10:24 AM
Frogboy - I read it last night in bed. My wife thinks I'm a nerd!!!
feline *giggle*
as memory serves, i was only 2% behind on the nerd test, and am working hard to make up the missing points!
soon you should be able to console your wife by pointing out that you know an even bigger nerd
feline *giggle*
as memory serves, i was only 2% behind on the nerd test, and am working hard to make up the missing points!
soon you should be able to console your wife by pointing out that you know an even bigger nerd
feline
Reply #7 Monday, December 24, 2001 10:30 AM
Reply #7 Monday, December 24, 2001 10:30 AM
MadIce - Nope. Just XP skinning. When I find the time, maybe I can brush up more notes
thanks for the thought
personally i suspect half of the problems starone and i are grappling with are due to the fact that the smartbutton implimentation is changing between WB3 and WB3.1
well, what fun would it be if it was to easy?
feline *mannic gigles*
thanks for the thought
personally i suspect half of the problems starone and i are grappling with are due to the fact that the smartbutton implimentation is changing between WB3 and WB3.1
well, what fun would it be if it was to easy?
feline *mannic gigles*
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Reply #1 Friday, December 21, 2001 5:09 AM