TheSynth Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 If you got photoshop this is pretty easy to do. Open the wallpaper that you're currently using and make a bar at the bottom of the wallpaper the same width and height of the bar. I suggest using the Rectangular Marquee Tool and setting it to fixed size so you can type in the width and heights. Width and Height depend on the size of your wallpaper. When you have the bottom of the wallpaper selected right click the seleciton and click "New Layer" then "OK." Right click the selection again and select "Fill" then "OK." In the layer list on the right, right click "Layer 1" and select "Blending Options". You can pretty much do whatever the hell you want here. I think Gradient Overlay gets the best results. Here's what I did with a simple rainbow gradient. :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panda X Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 :o You play garrysmod? cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+longgonebn Subscriber² Posted March 12, 2007 Subscriber² Share Posted March 12, 2007 Thats pretty cool, but meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beanboy89 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Nice trick, but you have to do it over again every time you change wallpapers. :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brand Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 This is one of those things that's so obvious, nobody ever thinks of it. So thanks. I actually have a picture I took that "makes my" task bar black. I'd rather it blue; I'm definitely doing this. I recommend Paint.NET for your editing needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cacoe Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Nice trick, but you have to do it over again every time you change wallpapers. :pinch: Just make a photoshop action that records you setting the wallpaper to the res of your screen and do all the other stuff as well... a few clicks and you're away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvllsvm Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I've done something similar like that in XP by adding a fake shadow to the background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahfunaki Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 cool idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggy Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I do this for my last Desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamazaki Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 oh damn, no aero in my vista :p i really should update my bulky radeon 9250 :p nice trick though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuipou Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 yes but when the desk top isnt shown it remain black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techno_Funky Posted March 19, 2007 Share Posted March 19, 2007 Woooo!! Nice trick :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gigapixels Veteran Posted March 19, 2007 Veteran Share Posted March 19, 2007 Okay, that is pretty badass. I should have thought of this :p Thanks (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSynth Posted March 20, 2007 Author Share Posted March 20, 2007 yes but when the desk top isnt shown it remain black I use this visual style that allows transparency in maximized windows so I can see the colors just fine. :) Don't remember where I got the theme. Somewhere on this forum I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuJu Posted March 20, 2007 Share Posted March 20, 2007 transparent look is better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koinonia Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 care to share ur gagdets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSynth Posted March 21, 2007 Author Share Posted March 21, 2007 My Computer Digital Clock 2.0 Uptime I removed the second counter from this gadget. The Nero gadget came with Nero 7 I can't seem to find the google search. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izlude Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 awesome. but how did you get your side bar to look like that? :o The my computer gadget doesn't want to appear :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twix Posted March 21, 2007 Share Posted March 21, 2007 There is a thing called Sidebar Styler, go on Wincustomize it's on there I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyteByte Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 I like the clean aero look with more transparent feature.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halo3691 Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 Can you share the sidebar styler theme please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogboy Administrators Posted March 29, 2007 Administrators Share Posted March 29, 2007 This is really clever. I wonder how hard it would be to whip out a freeware program that changes the wallpaper on the fly to automate the process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SacrificialSoldier Posted March 29, 2007 Share Posted March 29, 2007 well, cool but useless... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJimenez Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 hey! How can I align my icons (name) like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herby Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 The my computer gadget doesn't want to appear :( Open the Gadget directory and move the files from the en-US directory to the main directory of the Gadget. This way the Gadget will work in any OS language. I wonder how hard it would be to whip out a freeware program that changes the wallpaper on the fly to automate the process. Desktop Wallpaper Gadget :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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