SkinStudio 3.00
Sunday, October 19, 2003 by MindlessPuppet | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Recently I downloaded the public release of skinstudio (3.00), and I'm curious, is it just me or is this the buggiest version yet. Aside from the new graphics not loading after refreshing and what not, it is almost useless using the attributes editor. It's to the point where I have to do everything through code.
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yrag
Reply #2 Sunday, October 19, 2003 10:27 PM
Reply #2 Sunday, October 19, 2003 10:27 PM
https://www.stardock.com/products/skinstudio/downloads.asp
brigidology
Reply #3 Monday, October 20, 2003 1:35 PM
Reply #3 Monday, October 20, 2003 1:35 PM
im rooting 4u Mindless Puppet, and hey, u TELL em ! 
brigidology
Reply #4 Monday, October 20, 2003 1:59 PM
Reply #4 Monday, October 20, 2003 1:59 PM
Elemental Forces is my alltime favorite, and most used.Hostile Takeover my second.thank u.
Keila
Reply #5 Monday, October 20, 2003 2:07 PM
Reply #5 Monday, October 20, 2003 2:07 PM
ei8ht, I am going to hope for the fact that you are just goofing around.
The way I see it is that the man who created the program answered personally about a problem that a user was having with a product. Now that is quality service to begin with but, for a freeware program it is going above and beyond the call of duty.
The way I see it is that the man who created the program answered personally about a problem that a user was having with a product. Now that is quality service to begin with but, for a freeware program it is going above and beyond the call of duty.
I.R. Brainiac
Reply #6 Monday, October 20, 2003 2:15 PM
Reply #6 Monday, October 20, 2003 2:15 PM
certainly dont see many other developers answering a messageboard post.That speaks highly of Adam 
IPlural
Reply #8 Monday, October 20, 2003 3:01 PM
Reply #8 Monday, October 20, 2003 3:01 PM
maybe the clue wasn't a large enough? I mean SKINSTUDIO might have lent a less elusive clue
just kidding...
IR, actually I have and they have all been in the skinning arena. The developers of StarDOCK, HoverDesk, WinSTEP and Aston products have all answered questions at times when I've had them, or have answered them for other's...
c o m m u n i t y
hehe, I like that word
But on a whole, yup, outside of those I posted above, none that I have run across in almost 20 years of computing...
just kidding...
IR, actually I have and they have all been in the skinning arena. The developers of StarDOCK, HoverDesk, WinSTEP and Aston products have all answered questions at times when I've had them, or have answered them for other's...
c o m m u n i t y
hehe, I like that word
But on a whole, yup, outside of those I posted above, none that I have run across in almost 20 years of computing...
adni18
Reply #9 Monday, October 20, 2003 3:29 PM
Reply #9 Monday, October 20, 2003 3:29 PM
The latest version of SkinStudio has very interesting and helpful goodies.
Good work!
Though, with the version 3.9.6 build 790,
it is not possible to define a color in the section
Menus->Menu- Hilighted background (XP Only)
and have it as it was expected, it gives random colors when the skin is applied.
For example I define White and gives me Yellow.
I have spend a lot of time trying to fix this without success.
I hope this problem will be fixed in the next update.
Good work!
Though, with the version 3.9.6 build 790,
it is not possible to define a color in the section
Menus->Menu- Hilighted background (XP Only)
and have it as it was expected, it gives random colors when the skin is applied.
For example I define White and gives me Yellow.
I have spend a lot of time trying to fix this without success.
I hope this problem will be fixed in the next update.
Koasati
Reply #10 Monday, October 20, 2003 3:46 PM
Reply #10 Monday, October 20, 2003 3:46 PM
| Though, with the version 3.9.6 build 790, it is not possible to define a color in the section Menus->Menu- Hilighted background (XP Only) and have it as it was expected, it gives random colors when the skin is applied. For example I define White and gives me Yellow. |
Not having that problem here...... the color changes to whatever I choose.
Adam Najmanowicz
Reply #11 Monday, October 20, 2003 4:40 PM
From the description it sounds like you have the feral version that I have commited a while ago that created colors WB could not parse. I'd suggest that you try to upgrade to the latest beta. Unless the the server move (We've done recently) have not rolled back the most recent skinstudio betas like it did with IconDeveloper SDC should have the new version for you.
Also we should have a new SKS build on SDC tonight so you may as well want to wait a day.
Reply #11 Monday, October 20, 2003 4:40 PM
| Though, with the version 3.9.6 build 790, it is not possible to define a color in the section Menus->Menu- Hilighted background (XP Only) and have it as it was expected, it gives random colors when the skin is applied. For example I define White and gives me Yellow. |
From the description it sounds like you have the feral version that I have commited a while ago that created colors WB could not parse. I'd suggest that you try to upgrade to the latest beta. Unless the the server move (We've done recently) have not rolled back the most recent skinstudio betas like it did with IconDeveloper SDC should have the new version for you.
Also we should have a new SKS build on SDC tonight so you may as well want to wait a day.
adni18
Reply #12 Monday, October 20, 2003 8:04 PM
Reply #12 Monday, October 20, 2003 8:04 PM
Thanks for the info SkinStudio, I will wait as long as it takes.
Koasati
Reply #14 Tuesday, October 21, 2003 12:26 AM
Reply #14 Tuesday, October 21, 2003 12:26 AM
Adam, this new version has an interesting new feature. Apply skin, causes a reboot.
Adam Najmanowicz
Reply #15 Tuesday, October 21, 2003 12:41 AM
Hmm... i have not touched this code recently. Are you sure it's not the skin/WB fault?
Skinstudio does really nothing magical there - set a skin in a registry for WB and ask WB to kindly reload the skin. I'd rather suspect a problem with the skin.
Does the skin apply fine from Display Properties dialog and WB Config?
What OS are you on?
Have you also updated WB together with the last SKS update? If so, then it may be a WB glitch we may want to know about.
[Update] I've tested it and it worked fine here. Could you try applying another skin?
[Message Edited]
Reply #15 Tuesday, October 21, 2003 12:41 AM
| Adam, this new version has an interesting new feature. Apply skin, causes a reboot. |
Hmm... i have not touched this code recently. Are you sure it's not the skin/WB fault?
Skinstudio does really nothing magical there - set a skin in a registry for WB and ask WB to kindly reload the skin. I'd rather suspect a problem with the skin.
Does the skin apply fine from Display Properties dialog and WB Config?
What OS are you on?
Have you also updated WB together with the last SKS update? If so, then it may be a WB glitch we may want to know about.
[Update] I've tested it and it worked fine here. Could you try applying another skin?
[Message Edited]
Koasati
Reply #16 Tuesday, October 21, 2003 1:20 AM
Reply #16 Tuesday, October 21, 2003 1:20 AM
No problem when apply skins via Display properties or Config.
XP Home SP1
Yes, updated SkinStudio, and WindowBlinds.
Happens with any skin, I just tried it with Abracadabra. Screen goes black almost instantly.
Koasati
Reply #17 Tuesday, October 21, 2003 1:41 AM
Reply #17 Tuesday, October 21, 2003 1:41 AM
Since my last post I've continued to test this. Now I can't change skins by any method without getting the black screen. I'll roll back the WB update, and see what happens tomorrow.
adni18
Reply #18 Tuesday, October 21, 2003 9:50 AM
Reply #18 Tuesday, October 21, 2003 9:50 AM
The problem has been fixed with the new version 3.9.7 , Build 802
Not having any similar problem that Koasati have mention above ( #17 )
Not having any similar problem that Koasati have mention above ( #17 )
Koasati
Reply #19 Tuesday, October 21, 2003 10:21 AM
Reply #19 Tuesday, October 21, 2003 10:21 AM
The roll back to the previous version of WB stopped the black screens/reboots, but now my system is really screwed up. Koasati is not a happy camper.....
EventHorizon
Reply #20 Tuesday, October 21, 2003 1:41 PM
Reply #20 Tuesday, October 21, 2003 1:41 PM
(Posted this question already in the Skinning section, but I didnt really get an answer)
I have the public beta of SS4... (3.9.6 [b]756) and whenever I try to 'Edit current skin' it says, "This pre-realease build of SkinStudio has expired, please visit skinstudio.net for a more recent version."
But I downloaded this file just yesterday...
I have the public beta of SS4... (3.9.6 [b]756) and whenever I try to 'Edit current skin' it says, "This pre-realease build of SkinStudio has expired, please visit skinstudio.net for a more recent version."
But I downloaded this file just yesterday...
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Reply #1 Sunday, October 19, 2003 10:15 PM
What is the exact build of Skinstudio you are using?
What do you find particularly useleless about the Attributes editor?
If it's the 3.0 then the build is fairly old, I'd rather ask you to switch to the latest beta of SKS 3.9x avaialble for public.