A windowblind with thin taskbar?

Saturday, November 19, 2005 by zulfi | Discussion: WindowBlinds

Hey im fairly new to windowblinds, ive been using the iskin(one which looks like a mac) with integrated media controls for quite a while now, i particuarly like the thin taskbar, can any1 recommend any other skins with thin taskbars and which look good, i really dont like chunky ones you see, cheers, i have a bricopack vista shell pack, it has a thin taskber but id rather use just a windowblind instead, thanks
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Lantec
Reply #1 Saturday, November 19, 2005 9:26 PM
Kuantum by Kol
FlyOS by Pixstudio
Azensis SE by JJ Ying
5imple by DanilloOC
Tronnix by Mike Bryant

Do a search in the library for GUI Olympics....there's a minmalistic skin in the list that's blue that has the thinnest I've ever seen but I can't remember the name.

Oops almost forgot..the one I use DogmaX

scorpio-logic
Reply #2 Saturday, November 19, 2005 11:10 PM
If the taskbar buttons on a skin aren't too round, you can try User Overrides->Skin decides taskbar, change it to "Small taskbar". Most skins with smaller start buttons and less rounded buttons will do this with no distortion. The "Royale" theme also has a substyle with a very small taskbar. The "Aura" theme will do the smaller taskbar quite nicely too. The ones that don't take well to the sizing through User Overrides will not show anything in the systray and the contents of startmenu get distorted, as well as not being able to read the contents in the taskbar buttons. The good thing is that once you have downloaded a skin, as long as you do not distribute it in a modified form without permission, you have the freedom to change what you want.

Lantec: I know which one you are talking about, I just looked at it two days ago. Can't remember what it's named, so I'm gonna go searching....woohooo!!

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scorpio-logic
Reply #3 Saturday, November 19, 2005 11:36 PM
Okay, I think this is the one that Lantec reffered to: https://www.wincustomize.com/ViewSkin.aspx?SID=1&SkinID=4345&LibID=1

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scorpio-logic
Reply #4 Saturday, November 19, 2005 11:44 PM
This one also has a pretty small taskbar... https://www.wincustomize.com/ViewSkin.aspx?SID=1&SkinID=4330&LibID=1

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Lantec
Reply #5 Sunday, November 20, 2005 12:12 AM
Okay, I think this is the one that Lantec reffered to

Yep, that's it.
I think I porbably should have included the Soul Luna skins.

scorpio-logic
Reply #6 Sunday, November 20, 2005 12:59 AM
There's a lot of older skins that have smaller taskbars. Seems like a trend during 2003-2004, then all these BIG taskbars. I still might suggest that zulfi check out about 20 pages back in the WB gallery, be surprised to what you find. Great stuff even without all the alpha-blending and transparency.

zulfi
Reply #7 Sunday, November 20, 2005 12:29 PM
wo everyones helpful thankyou for all the links i dl them all and try them, thanx agen

scorpio-logic
Reply #8 Sunday, November 20, 2005 1:19 PM
Yer welcome! I just happened to be browsing the galleries when I poked into the forums and saw your request.

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Fuzzy Logic
Reply #9 Sunday, November 20, 2005 1:26 PM
This one's really tiny... http://fuzzylogic.wincustomize.com/ViewSkin.aspx?SID=645&SkinID=4495&LibID=1

scorpio-logic
Reply #10 Sunday, November 20, 2005 6:37 PM
Thanks Fuzzy, I hadn't seen this one yet... ...and look who the author is!!!

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Daiwa
Reply #11 Monday, November 21, 2005 11:49 PM
Sorry, I misread the original post. Comments deleted as not pertinent.

Cheers,
Daiwa

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