The Un-Official WindowBlinds/SkinStudio Documentation Project

Published on September 11, 2003 By Koasati In Skinning

The Un-Official WindowBlinds/SkinStudio Documentation Project

Documentation for skinning WindowBlinds using Skinstudio is sorely lacking. The intention of this thread is to gather as much info as possible about the subject. I think a few rules need to observed, to keep this thread on track.

1. Keep the chit-chat to a minimum.... any comment that doesn't contribute to the purpose of this thread, and threatens to hijack it, will be deleted.

2. If you have a question, begin the comment with QUESTION:

If you have an answer to a Question, begin your comment with ANSWER to #xx: (#xx being the post number of the question)

If you have a tip, start the comment with TIP:

You get the idea.

3. Please do not post a solution if you're guessing. Be sure you know what you're saying is correct, otherwise you're not helping anyone.

4 I would like to see images in this thread only when that would help explain the problem or solution, BUT optimize your images before you post them here.

Use jpg, and compress until it hurts.

Learn to use the image insertion feature before you post the image. (I don't want to see a bunch of red X's) (You can't uploaded images from your harddrive)

Your image should only show the relevant parts of the skin, or SkinStudio interface. (NO FULL DESKTOP IMAGES!) Some of us are on dialup.

If you don't know how to use the feature, or how to optimize jpgs, don't ask in this thread, start a new one in the HELP section.

Hopefully we will have most of our top skinners contributing to project... you know how you are..

LET'S DO IT! Who will be the first to contribute?

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Comments (Page 2)

I.R. Brainiac

on Sep 13, 2003

Koasati...some of our answers are pointing to the wrong questions because of the deleted and edited post.Its getting confusing.Somehow we need a better way of associating answers with questions.
Hippy reanswered #6 better(he used pictures!)

It used to be question 8.
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MadDeez

on Sep 13, 2003

TIP: regarding the logoff/shutdown flag image, put the logo, or whatever it is you want on the flag, directly on the logoff/shutdown dialog background. make the flag 1x1 pixel in size and color it the same color as the dialog background border, or one pixel in from the border. that way, the flag image logo doesn't shift when the 'please wait' screen appears. you can use magic pink on the buttons but not the flag

Koasati

on Sep 13, 2003

Brainiac....... it will be ok......... I've already copied the info in the thread so far, and started organizing it.

I.R. Brainiac

on Sep 13, 2003

Plus we are already starting to get some redundant replys(kinda).Would be nice to eventually distill them down to a single coherent tip or faq.(probably what you alread are doing)

Course you can delete any of these side comments,except it messes with the numbering.

How is Hippy posting images?I cant do that with nowhere to link to.
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Satans Child

on Sep 13, 2003

I.R. get a free webpage at Angelfire.com and upload you images there then link to them

ama02

on Sep 17, 2003

by Skinner I.R. Brainiac
Somehow we need a better way of associating answers with questions.

SUGGESTION: Using the Quote feature would help...and you wouldn't need to worry about using the post # (need to add the name of the person being quoted).

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Koasati

on Sep 18, 2003

SUGGESTION: Using the Quote feature would help...and you wouldn't need to worry about using the post # (need to add the name of the person being quoted).

Well duh!....... that's the perfect solution, and was too obvious for me to ever think of.

I hope this thread isn't dying already......

Arcana

on Sep 19, 2003

QUESTION: How come sometimes when I set an image to Tile the Image, it continues to stretch...no matter what...specifically on titlebars, and the progressbar background to name a few...Is there a list of areas that DON'T support tiling or is there a bug somewhere I'm missing a patch for...I'm a newb

I.R. Brainiac

on Sep 19, 2003

#23 by Mr Arcana - 9/19/2003 9:18:23 AM
QUESTION: How come sometimes when I set an image to Tile the Image, it continues to stretch...no matter what...specifically on titlebars, and the progressbar background to name a few...Is there a list of areas that DON'T support tiling or is there a bug somewhere I'm missing a patch for...I'm a newb

ANSWER: Sometimes if wb\ss gets stuck like that you can change the image,margins and tiling\stretching settings temporarily and save.Then go back and put them how you want them and usually they will start working correctly again.If not,try editing the code directly.
Not sure why but I couldnt get the titlebar text background to tile.It stretched no matter what I did,even using transparecy it stretched behind the transparent areas.

my quote thingy dont work!
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I.R. Brainiac

on Sep 26, 2003

Tip:The 'titlebar text background' setting in the newest version of SS (3.9.6)isnt working correctly.It wont use your margin settings unless you ONLY use the image for WB 3.x.

Plus it calls for 2 images tiled.WRONG.Its one image stretched,so be warned,even the image behind it will be stretched beneath the transparent sections of your graphic if you use .tga
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I.R. Brainiac

on Sep 26, 2003

Tip:The text colors for your disabled text in your drop down menus are taken from: button shadow is the main text,button light is the text shadow color.

makes complete sense to me

I.R. Brainiac

on Sep 26, 2003

Tip: Tho it dosnt tell you this ,the menubar is TWO images,stacked top to bottom.

MarkMcQ

on Sep 27, 2003

#27 by Skinner I.R. Brainiac - 9/26/2003 10:36:39 PM Tip: Tho it dosnt tell you this ,the menubar is TWO images,stacked top to bottom

ADDITTION: Top one is active window and the bottom one shows on inactive windows.

Lecrayon

on Sep 27, 2003

QUESTION: With my latest WB I used the compound skin option. Only one image had to be replaced with different settings. How could I have avoided all the duplicate images in the default folder?

Lecrayon

on Sep 27, 2003

QUESTION: With resizing MDI windows to the smallest size possible, how can I avoid the disappearing of the titlebar buttons and the rest of the titlebar buttons overlapping textbackground?

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