changing .tsk for .skin format so it can be used on WISbar and dashboard
Wednesday, October 8, 2003 by john dargo | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
ok i have a few themes that i downloaded that are in tsk format but i want to be able to use them to skin my WISbar program. does anyone know how to do that?
thanks,
J
thanks,
J
john dargo
Reply #2 Thursday, October 9, 2003 12:03 PM
Reply #2 Thursday, October 9, 2003 12:03 PM
i'm using WISbar advanced. what's the difference? and i mean that, i have no idea what the difference is. 
citats
Reply #3 Thursday, October 9, 2003 4:20 PM
Reply #3 Thursday, October 9, 2003 4:20 PM
John you can not use a .tsk to skin anything except the built in Microsoft Today page.
even extracting the images contained in the .tsk (which is basically a .cab) would not help the images in there are: one for the drop down start menu and one for the today page background (wallpaper) the wisbar needs to use a back ground image of the following dimensions 26 pixel by 240 pixels... most likely the screen shot you saw of the today theme you downloaded (.tsk) included images of a skinned Wisbar ( or it could have been one of a few programs like Wisbar Advance, ICBar pocketblinds gigabar) If you want wisbar themes you can find them at http://browse.deviantart.com/handhelds/wisbar/
if you have more ?'s
even extracting the images contained in the .tsk (which is basically a .cab) would not help the images in there are: one for the drop down start menu and one for the today page background (wallpaper) the wisbar needs to use a back ground image of the following dimensions 26 pixel by 240 pixels... most likely the screen shot you saw of the today theme you downloaded (.tsk) included images of a skinned Wisbar ( or it could have been one of a few programs like Wisbar Advance, ICBar pocketblinds gigabar) If you want wisbar themes you can find them at http://browse.deviantart.com/handhelds/wisbar/
if you have more ?'s
Bangkokboy
Reply #4 Thursday, October 9, 2003 8:07 PM
Reply #4 Thursday, October 9, 2003 8:07 PM
i took a wisbaradvanced folder from one of the recent WBAdvanced-configured dashboard skins to see what's in the .skin text file etc. i then took an old wisbar of mine ( upper bar) and icons, made a menubar.bmp file to go with it and assembled my own wisbaradvanced folder which i'm quite happy with. it took me a while to do it, but it's fun. 
john dargo
Reply #5 Friday, October 10, 2003 12:05 PM
Reply #5 Friday, October 10, 2003 12:05 PM
static and bangkokboy,
thank you both for the information. i have to be honest i'm not very good when it comes to stuff like this. if i can download it and auto install then i'm happy. do you know of anyone that would make a WISbar advanced and dashboard 2.0 skin that matches? i actually have ideas of what i want. i love an RPG and would love to have a theme based on it.
if you know anyone just let me know, and thanks again.
J
thank you both for the information. i have to be honest i'm not very good when it comes to stuff like this. if i can download it and auto install then i'm happy. do you know of anyone that would make a WISbar advanced and dashboard 2.0 skin that matches? i actually have ideas of what i want. i love an RPG and would love to have a theme based on it.
if you know anyone just let me know, and thanks again.
J
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Reply #1 Wednesday, October 8, 2003 6:06 PM