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:o ...i love it, Looks great KoL...

have you noticed the way the close buttons seems to be red all the time in 5259? looks kind of wierd.

yeah, Im going to try that in my skin to see how it looks

The taskbar is already transprent, is not my fault that WB dont show things behind the taskbar, and the round button work fine with the top taskbar.

If you want to make the taskbar have some live transparency, find the [TaskBar.Horz] section in the skin (in xpstuff.xp usually if you are using notepad to edit), and add the following lines to it :

BackgroundMode = 2

BackgroundConstantAlpha = 230

Adjust the BackgroundConstantAlpha value higher (upto 255) for less true trans, and lower for more.

You will need to delete the *.WB4 files in the skin directory each time you make a change if you use notepad. If you use Skinstudio then they are removed automatically.

Reapply the skin to see the changes.

CREDITS to Neil Banfield

If you want to make the taskbar have some live transparency, find the [TaskBar.Horz] section in the skin (in xpstuff.xp usually if you are using notepad to edit), and add the following lines to it :

BackgroundMode = 2

BackgroundConstantAlpha = 230

Adjust the BackgroundConstantAlpha value higher (upto 255) for less true trans, and lower for more.

You will need to delete the *.WB4 files in the skin directory each time you make a change if you use notepad. If you use Skinstudio then they are removed automatically.

Reapply the skin to see the changes.

CREDITS to Neil Banfield

Awsome, awsome, awsome!!! :woot:

That has just made my week, this skin imho is now perfect.

Nick

yea it works.. nice find.

@cm_mc: go to where the vistaxp folder is installed(in windowblinds in program files) and if your using the Glass Beta2 style with windowblinds, search for and open this file in Notepad: vistaxpgxpstuffN.xp

then find this line:

[TaskBar.Horz]

and underneath it add:

BackgroundMode = 2

BackgroundConstantAlpha = 230

then save and re-apply the skin. :)

i tried the

BackgroundMode = 2

BackgroundConstantAlpha = 230

with skinstudio, and editing with textpad, and works. Altough a blend of the program and the wallpaper behind the taskbar.

WB5 seems fine now, not using any memory according to my program. Unlike before when i tried it. Even bricopack vista used 7-10MB as i remember.

What is the Horizontal ShellStyle? i tried to apply it, but didnt see any difference. Only some windows in classic mode.

Is there some kind of program to change the windows fonts ( like start menu and icon ) like the msstyles have in advanced?? because in wb5 u cant do that :( and i find the font huge... the skinstudio way seems hacky and i dont want to mess up this beautiful skin... :(

Edit: Still wondering about the whole shellstyle, please wait dialog thing, and the error of the poster above ^_^

Bug: Trying to use the control panel in category view with the horizontal shellstyle installed results in a parse error.

Category view works fine here. :unsure:

Is this a bug?

When you maximize a windows, about 2 pixels on top go off screen?

Also can you add a mouse-over start button effect. currently when you move you mouse on to the start button, nothing happens :)

That's not a bug but I'll try to move the buttons :)

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No, they just asked Brad to remove the skin from WinCustomize. The skin still up on deviatnART and GetSkinned and I wont remove them unless they contact me and explai why only my skin. Im making some update to the skins and I'll upload it soon. :D

Hey KoL, great work. I was just wondering when "soon" is... I checked your deviantart page, but it doesn't seem like it has been updated, correct?

Once again, great work :D lol

I think I found a bug in your theme.

I run it on WB5 Final Enhanced (5.0.0.1 x86)

When the start menu shows up, the top of the start button gets different than the bottom. It looks like it's cut off

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Otherwise, it's OK and looks good but I can't post another shot because of the attachment limit...

Hope it's corrected in the update you just spoke about

I think I found a bug in your theme.

I run it on WB5 Final Enhanced (5.0.0.1 x86)

When the start menu shows up, the top of the start button gets different than the bottom. It looks like it's cut off

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Otherwise, it's OK and looks good but I can't post another shot because of the attachment limit...

Hope it's corrected in the update you just spoke about

That's your shadow settings.

No, they just asked Brad to remove the skin from WinCustomize. The skin still up on deviatnART and GetSkinned and I wont remove them unless they contact me and explai why only my skin. Im making some update to the skins and I'll upload it soon. :D

Hi Franco,

First of all, thanks for your email m8...Glad that I'm not the only one having issues with both importing horizontal shellstyle.dll, and the great Vista styled 'Please Wait, Log-Off, Log-On' .bmps...as I keep getting the default WinXP GUI styled .bmps...plus the parser errors (after importing horizontal shellstyle within SkinStudio) when using Category style Control Panel ... It seems (at least on my setup) that these nasty 'parser errors' also affect the Start Menu ie: when clicking on Rounded Vista style SB, the start menu sometimes delays_ freezes...

The 'ss' you have of these pop-up Parser errors ***

Will patiently await the update, and by that time hopefully the *other pressing scenario* will be rectified.

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