Start Skinning............
Tuesday, December 24, 2002 by Cyberjack | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
What do "you" do when you start a new skin, is there different tacticts out there.. ?
Amateur´s and Pro´s please help me with this question
BH
Amateur´s and Pro´s please help me with this question
BH
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Cyberjack
Reply #22 Wednesday, December 25, 2002 2:05 PM
Reply #22 Wednesday, December 25, 2002 2:05 PM
Good 
Then I will start skinning.... expect one skin this christmas
THanx again dudes!!
CJ
Then I will start skinning.... expect one skin this christmas
THanx again dudes!!
CJ
Delicious
Reply #23 Wednesday, December 25, 2002 4:46 PM
Reply #23 Wednesday, December 25, 2002 4:46 PM
One way to get an average start menu size is to open the start menu and make a screen capture image of it.
Cut that up for the parts.
Putting a large image in the start menu is hard because ppl's start menu are different sizes with large and small icons and the number of programs in the list varies, etc.
Find a stretchy image.
Cut that up for the parts.
Putting a large image in the start menu is hard because ppl's start menu are different sizes with large and small icons and the number of programs in the list varies, etc.
Find a stretchy image.
Cyberjack
Reply #24 Wednesday, December 25, 2002 5:49 PM
Reply #24 Wednesday, December 25, 2002 5:49 PM
Yes Delicious, you are thinking absolutly right,hehe
I am working on the "biiiiiig" picture right now, and the ONE "big" thing is : Use the "TILE" function as much as possible
So I am make that picture so that i can tile and strecht as much as possible.....
Thanx
I am working on the "biiiiiig" picture right now, and the ONE "big" thing is : Use the "TILE" function as much as possible
So I am make that picture so that i can tile and strecht as much as possible.....
Thanx
Lecrayon
Reply #25 Wednesday, December 25, 2002 6:12 PM
Reply #25 Wednesday, December 25, 2002 6:12 PM
Does anyone know if windowblinds checks the screensize, iconsize and fontsize that is set? Or is the start panel the same on different screensizes. Or does it only display the start panel right on the default settings?
Swtnssss
Reply #26 Wednesday, December 25, 2002 7:59 PM
Reply #26 Wednesday, December 25, 2002 7:59 PM
Good question Lecrayon, I have been trying to figure that out myself. I have found the windows seems to regulate the size of the progam and places lists sizes (I get into problems there when I use one pic that stretches across the two-they don't always align properly) unless I am missing something, the icon and font sizes are also regulated by windows and I can't see where windowblinds actually checks the sizes or resizes accordingly. If someone else knows more, I too would love to get information on that.
usszero
Reply #27 Wednesday, December 25, 2002 11:51 PM
Reply #27 Wednesday, December 25, 2002 11:51 PM
Delicious
Reply #28 Thursday, December 26, 2002 7:15 AM
Reply #28 Thursday, December 26, 2002 7:15 AM
This may seem obvious but tile is similar to repeat as IRS is similar to terrorists.
If you want a big picture, make a pic that has one tile that can be stretched and set the margin for the height and width of the picture and use that one tile to adjust for the various menu sizes
In other words, stretch the heck out of that one tile as ppl on social security do to survive.
If you want a big picture, make a pic that has one tile that can be stretched and set the margin for the height and width of the picture and use that one tile to adjust for the various menu sizes
In other words, stretch the heck out of that one tile as ppl on social security do to survive.
Lecrayon
Reply #29 Thursday, December 26, 2002 7:28 AM
Reply #29 Thursday, December 26, 2002 7:28 AM
You can do that with abstract tiles, but what about photographs? Those are Impossible to tile 
I have looked to screenshots of startmenu panels and some do look very different than the default. The "all programs" sits in the way. Maybe if you add the same sized area to the placeslist you won't get as much distorted panels.
I have looked to screenshots of startmenu panels and some do look very different than the default. The "all programs" sits in the way. Maybe if you add the same sized area to the placeslist you won't get as much distorted panels.
Delicious
Reply #30 Friday, December 27, 2002 7:46 AM
Reply #30 Friday, December 27, 2002 7:46 AM
The more programs has a specific purpose when someone adds a single pic to the Start Menu.
The purpose of the MP area is to add sauce to the goose.
I wish they would add a vertical start button to WB skinning. The horizontal and vertical taskbar doesn't work well with many start buttons.
Who uses a vertical taskbar, Anyhooo?
The purpose of the MP area is to add sauce to the goose.
I wish they would add a vertical start button to WB skinning. The horizontal and vertical taskbar doesn't work well with many start buttons.
Who uses a vertical taskbar, Anyhooo?
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Reply #21 Wednesday, December 25, 2002 12:48 PM