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Classic Start Menu Topic: Full transparency for "Windows 7 Style" menu
trala
Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 1:15 pm
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You're welcome, Gaurav :) I thought the user account picture frame for the Win7 start menu was a bit thick (or maybe I was just bored with it) so I made a finer/sleeker frame and included it in the 'Windows 7 Style' skin file. I have attached the .skin7 file to this post. It looks like this: http://...
Classic Start Menu Topic: Full transparency for "Windows 7 Style" menu
trala
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 10:36 am
Replies: 15 40227
Ah yes, it does work, it was the VS I was using that had a color setting in the .theme file that would case the overexposed look. So this is what it looks like now, great: http://s28.postimg.org/j7db5xaql/image.png If anyone is interested, I attached the .skin7 file with the changes already applied.
Classic Start Menu Topic: Full transparency for "Windows 7 Style" menu
trala
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:46 am
Replies: 15 40227
OK, I think you got me in the right direction now. I thought I was pretty good at Photoshop but I completely overlooked the alpha channels under 'Channels'. Duh... So you are right, alpha channel remained unchanged. The other thing I was doing wrong was I was doing the opposite thing: I was deleting...
Classic Start Menu Topic: Full transparency for "Windows 7 Style" menu
trala
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:15 am
Replies: 15 40227
OK, I included the original .skin7 file (unaltered), the original bitmap 1, and the bitmap 1 edit I did as well. Thanks!
Classic Start Menu Topic: Full transparency for "Windows 7 Style" menu
trala
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:03 am
Replies: 15 40227
This is how the default start menu looks with one of the VS's I use. It has pretty much a glass border with very little tint to it, if any: http://s1.postimg.org/yjv37wl67/image.png This is how Classich Shell start menu with the Windows 7 Style menu option makes it look (using the same VS): http://s...
Classic Start Menu Topic: Full transparency for "Windows 7 Style" menu
trala
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 8:47 am
Replies: 15 40227
Has anyone ever successfully accomplished what I am trying to do? Because I looked around the net for answers to this but couldn't find any. I found some recommendations but I'm not sure if anyone actually successfully achieved this. I can see the logic behind some of the suggestions but does it act...
Classic Start Menu Topic: Full transparency for "Windows 7 Style" menu
trala
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 8:43 am
Replies: 15 40227
Thanks, Ivo. Well I tried everything, and any combination I can find, but it won't look right. It always has a greyish overlay (regardless of Windows settings and/or themes/vs's) no matter what I try. When I tried the fullalpha setting in SKIN section it was the closets, but still greyish color. The...
Classic Start Menu Topic: Full transparency for "Windows 7 Style" menu
trala
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 7:54 am
Replies: 15 40227
Thanks for the reply, Ivo. I edited the main bitmaps again in Photoshop but this time saved them as 32-bit and that worked better but still it has a gray overlay of sorts. When I did 24-bit it didn't seem to work at all (got mangled). I'm not using Indexed mode, though, should/can I? I am using &quo...
Classic Start Menu Topic: Full transparency for "Windows 7 Style" menu
trala
Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 7:20 am
Replies: 15 40227
Hi, I've been delving into how to make the "Windows 7 Style" menu look fully transparent (no color) but I can't seem to get it to work. I'm using Windows 7 x64. First I tried all the options in Settings but that wouldn't work. So then I started editing the Windows Aero.skin7 file via ResHa...
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