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 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Off White System skin and Dark [Classic skin]

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2022 5:26 pm 

Replies: 6
Views: 58573


Dark Round Opaque Float Display sizes 100%/96dpi,125%/120dpi,150%/144dpi I Converted the "Off-White Round Float Frameless" Classic style skin to a dark version. I then converted that to a plain cookie-cutter(without the top bar) 7 style skin. The switcheroo: If you want the grey selectors ...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Testing Half transparent Smokylike Glass.skin7

Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2022 1:50 pm 

Replies: 12
Views: 68192


Hi Pipalou50. I'm still using Win10 as my main system. I have Windows 11 22H2 updated to Build 22621.608 on a different drive, just to see what Win11 is like. Thought there was going to be Explorer tabs, but nothing yet. Yes, I noticed that there is no glass blur as well. That's too bad. Microsoft s...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Off White System skin and Dark [Classic skin]

Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2022 11:56 am 

Replies: 6
Views: 58573


If you want to dock the floating menu back to the taskbar, use the settings in picture.
I believe the extra settings got added in Open-Shell 4.4.170

 Forum: Start Buttons   Topic: 11 start button 125 percent scale size

Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2022 9:39 pm 

Replies: 2
Views: 41806


Here is another 100 percent size simple opaque button for light taskbar, along with the same image moved to the left for non floating start menus. I haven't been on Win11 for some time. I see Microsoft has added some copy, cut, paste, and delete icons on top of some of the system context menus now. ...

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: Seeking Smaller Font, No Skin

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2022 9:07 pm 

Replies: 3
Views: 27557


I had to put these two similar skins here separately due to an option that is not compatible with Classic Shell 4.3.1 It seems to be working correctly for me on Win10. Added option for different icon sizes on Main column 1 and 2 of the Classic with two columns type skin. It used to work on Classic S...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: DogmaX4 port [Classic 1,2 and 7 styles]

Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 12:21 pm 

Replies: 3
Views: 20511


Hi meetHG.
I can't believe Classic Shell is still up. I notice every now and then,
this site does go down for a few days, for maintenance or something.

Brewman's skin is another unique one.

Better to have a Googled profile picture of a smiling lady than my ugly bearded face. :lol:

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: DogmaX4 port [Classic 1,2 and 7 styles]

Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2022 7:56 am 

Replies: 3
Views: 20511


DogmaX4 port [Classic 1,2 and 7 styles] I borrowed menu parts of an old WindowBlinds theme called DogmaX4 https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/windowblinds/4221 The main menu has smoky transparent borders. There is no glass color or blur. I used the floating variation images from the theme that have...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Xbox XtremeXP port [Classic styles]

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:59 pm 

Replies: 3
Views: 21001


Well, this might be the last skin I port or make. I recall saying that many times before. :lol:

Happy Holidays to all.
See ya!

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Xbox XtremeXP port [Classic styles]

Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2021 1:58 pm 

Replies: 3
Views: 21001


Xbox XtremeXP port [Classic styles] For CSM 4.3.0 or higher versions of Open-Shell. Requires exact 100%/96dpi,125%/120dpi,150%/144dpi display sizes. This start menu port was made from the green only earlier version with wider menu separators, and closer vertical middle shadow: https://www.wincustomi...

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: Change taskbar color on Classic Start Menu 4.2.5

Posted: Mon Dec 13, 2021 5:40 pm 

Replies: 2
Views: 19028


Looks like that "New feature for setting the taskbar color, texture, and text color" was introduced in 4.2.6

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6073

 Forum: Start Buttons   Topic: 11 start button 125 percent scale size

Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 6:14 pm 

Replies: 2
Views: 41806


11 start button 100 percent scale size Here is a more animated Win 11 start button similar to @djmike3404 I used the Virtualdub64 program to screen capture uncompressed video of the original button action, exported as png frames, cropped the selected frame images with Pixelformer program, assembled ...

 Forum: Start Buttons   Topic: 11 start button 125 percent scale size

Posted: Thu Dec 02, 2021 10:36 am 

Replies: 2
Views: 41806


11 start button 125 percent scale size

Here is a Windows 11 start button (125% size) from @djmike3404 on https://gitter.im/Open-Shell
I tried on an old computer with Windows 11. Seems to work correctly.

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Off White System skin and Dark [Classic skin]

Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:16 pm 

Replies: 6
Views: 58573


Off-White Round Float Frameless [Opaque Classic 1,2 skin styles]

Another experiment with the same skin, (I was too lazy to combine them into one).
Now simpler look without the border frames at sides and bottom.

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Off White System skin and Dark [Classic skin]

Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2021 11:14 pm 

Replies: 6
Views: 58573


Off-White Round Float [Opaque Classic 1,2 skin styles] 100%/96dpi,125%/120dpi,150%/144dpi display sizes For small icons on the 1st column & large icons on the 2nd column option to work correctly, it's better to use CSM version 4.3.0 Similar "context menu" start menu skin. Converted it ...

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: Seeking Smaller Font, No Skin

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2021 7:19 pm 

Replies: 3
Views: 27557


Here is a modified Classic style Classic skin. I added the text size option and icon padding option to the skin file. Anything below 10 text size gets blurry on my monitor. I tried 0 pixel icon padding, but the icons touch each other. So there are just the 2 and 1 pixel options. EDIT: Also if you wa...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Metro skin with white submenu option [Classic style]

Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2021 5:57 pm 

Replies: 0
Views: 29971


Here is a Classic Metro skin variation that has a white submenu option. Some of the white submenu parts and text were borrowed from the Windows 8 skin As usual, just put the file in the folder C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Skins or C:\Program Files\Open-Shell\Skins EDIT: I changed the skin to rev B...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Xbox port [Classic 1/2 styles]

Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2021 12:30 pm 

Replies: 0
Views: 35410


Xbox port [Classic 1/2 styles] For CSM 4.3.0 or higher versions of Open-Shell. 100%/96dpi,125%/120dpi,150%/144dpi display sizes. Here is an Xbox start menu port made from the Official 20-year-old "The Skins Factory WindowBlinds" theme: https://web.archive.org/web/20050112091639/http://www....

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Ace port [Classic 1,2,& 7 styles]

 Post subject: Re: ACE port [7 style]
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2021 8:00 pm 

Replies: 1
Views: 40351


ACE port [7 style] I was going to list all the 7 style items that couldn't be transferred over to CSM, as well as the ones that can be, but were skipped. Changed my mind on that big list. It is what it is. Here you go. :) EDIT: Crikey. Looks like I forgot to add all the list font text, so all the la...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Good News Scrollbar skinning is back on Win10

Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2021 2:24 pm 

Replies: 3
Views: 50716


Hi Gaurav. It would be great if ge0rdi and other coders could figure out how to incorporate the Win 10 XAML code to get the Acrylic visual effect, (large blur radius, noise, transparency, and color boost). It looks like Win 11 is using it as well, along with an opaque bright version called Mica. A s...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Fluent-Metro [7 style and Classic style]

Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2021 10:46 am 

Replies: 2
Views: 40644


Hello I'm pasting someone else's 7 style and classic style start menu skin link here, just to show people still enjoy modifying Ivo's Metro skins to their own taste. It is not fully compatible with the last CSM version 4.3.1, so it has to use a minimum Open-Shell version 4.4.160 to work correctly. I...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Ace port [Classic 1,2,& 7 styles]

Posted: Sat May 22, 2021 9:12 pm 

Replies: 1
Views: 40351


Ace port [Classic 1,2, styles] For CSM 4.3.1 or higher versions of Open-Shell. 100%/96dpi,125%/120dpi,150%/144dpi display sizes. There are no user picture or name options. navigatsio made Ace WindowBlinds theme back in 2010: https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/windowblinds/7238 His start menu is a ...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Woodworks port [7 style] and [Classic 1,2 style]

Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:41 pm 

Replies: 1
Views: 25872


Woodworks port [Classic 1,2 style] Setup note. If the menu is too tall, try setting large icon size from 32 to 24 pixels for 100% display size in the "Menu Look" settings. I put in the option on classic 2 column style, where one can have small icons on the left column and large icons on th...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Woodworks port [7 style] and [Classic 1,2 style]

Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:39 pm 

Replies: 1
Views: 25872


Woodworks port [7 style] For CSM 4.3.1 or higher versions of Open-Shell. Open-Shell will enable the skinned scrollbar in Win10. The fake XP shutdown icons bottom bar option only works with exact 100%/96dpi,125%/120dpi,150%/144dpi display sizes. This classic retro XP start menu was ported from the &q...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: WIN7LIKE (Windows 7 style)

Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2020 1:40 pm 

Replies: 20
Views: 252306


WIN7LIKE revB for CSM v 4.2.6 and up. Works on [highlight=#339966] Windows7 [/highlight], Win8, Win10 systems. To get the skinned scrollbar to work on Win10, use Open-Shell minimum 4.4.147 or higher. All selectors have extra invisible padding added on all columns , to give more space between the ite...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Opaque Custom Image Menu [7 style]

Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2020 11:55 am 

Replies: 4
Views: 67384


Here is a good looking Mahogany seamless wood image I downloaded free from somewhere last spring. Use the "Custom Pattern image" option so it tile repeats itself. In case you want to pay for a finer larger detailed image check here: https://www.123rf.com/photo_52808350_realistic-seamless-n...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: XP LUNA Variations (Classic 1 and 2)

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 10:42 am 

Replies: 56
Views: 422237


XP Blue 200% size [classic 1/2 style] This is a test XP skin specifically for a 4k display monitor. Problem is, I don't have a 4k monitor to see if it actually works correctly! :lol: I surmise if 1920 x 1080 100%/96DPI is normal HD, then double those figures 3,840 x 2,160 200%/192 would be 4k territ...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Good News Scrollbar skinning is back on Win10

Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:43 am 

Replies: 3
Views: 50716


Scrollbar skinning can work again on Windows 10 with an Open-Shell nightly build 4.4.147 A member "bonzibudd" noticed that scrollbar skinning still works in search view, but not in the programs tree view. With that information, a coder "ge0rdi" managed to fix the issue (changing ...

 Forum: Start Buttons   Topic: I don't believe it Win7 premultiplied

Posted: Tue Jul 28, 2020 11:38 am 

Replies: 0
Views: 88202


I don't believe it. Win7 start buttons are premultiplied. I was fixing someone's Windows 7 computer and noticed the start button has brighter colors especially on hover. On my Windows 10, the same button is darker when using Classic Shell. After all these years I never knew that Windows 7 start butt...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Windows 8 Dark [Classic and 7 style] Windows Aero Dark

Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2020 9:58 am 

Replies: 3
Views: 57340


Ah, Avalonia, just a stone's throw from Armorica.
One of my distant relatives was from there.

I'm sure I've seen your screenshot before.
Your black buttons are nice.

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Windows 8 Dark [Classic and 7 style] Windows Aero Dark

 Post subject: Windows Aero Dark [7 style]
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 2:47 pm 

Replies: 3
Views: 57340


Windows Aero Dark [7style] I replaced the white menus on the Windows Aero.skin7 file as well. EDIT: I had to tweak it a bit more. :) I changed the original "All Programs" arrow to negative (white inside) so it matches the other arrows. I put in a 2nd column option to use the original blue-...

 Forum: Start Buttons   Topic: Windows XP Start Button with classic logo

Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 8:04 pm 

Replies: 7
Views: 66273


Here are the Royale blanks

 Forum: Start Buttons   Topic: Windows XP Start Button with classic logo

Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 8:03 pm 

Replies: 7
Views: 66273


Because I'm a softy sometimes, :lol:
here is your same logo on the Royale since you were asking for that start menu in another post.

 Forum: Start Buttons   Topic: Windows XP Start Button with classic logo

Posted: Thu May 28, 2020 7:03 pm 

Replies: 7
Views: 66273


Now that's a real classic logo that has not changed much from Windows 3.1 to Windows 2003. Almost all the official start buttons never had the right-angled image, probably because it takes up more space. If you have the angled image .png logo that you want to go top of an XP start button, you will f...

 Forum: Start Buttons   Topic: Windows XP Start Button with classic logo

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 1:01 pm 

Replies: 7
Views: 66273


Here are the standard and classic for the large taskbar, similar to Gaurav's post:

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=4400

 Forum: Start Buttons   Topic: Windows XP Start Button with classic logo

Posted: Wed May 27, 2020 12:59 pm 

Replies: 7
Views: 66273


I'm not sure if there is a different logo out there for the classic XP mode start button that isn't here already somewhere. There may be beta types of logo not here. I would do a Google search for those. Anyway, here are the standard and classic types with the vertical separator added. You would nee...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Windows XP Media Center Edition (Royale) Start Menu

Posted: Sat May 23, 2020 1:26 pm 

Replies: 2
Views: 40021


There are combo versions (Royale plus Zune plus Noir plus Embedded)



The classic style is here:

viewtopic.php?f=17&t=1919


The 7 style version is here:

download/file.php?id=4304

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: XP Metro-Glass Win10 [7style] and [Classic]

Posted: Fri May 22, 2020 10:41 pm 

Replies: 10
Views: 90917


Edit: I got totally sidetracked talking about Open-Shell. :) Both of our menus are similar. On yours, what it looks like is you used the blue luna bitmap along with a tint shifted blue to red bitmap mask for the glass color. This makes the menu smoother looking and brighter as the green in the mask ...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: XP Metro-Glass Win10 [7style] and [Classic]

Posted: Fri May 22, 2020 3:04 pm 

Replies: 10
Views: 90917


Hey Splitwirez, in case you get bored with Linux land, and dealing with this COVID problem, and since you know some Windows coding language, think about helping out Open-Shell. :) I sure wish someone could figure out how to have CSM scrollbar to be skinned again in Windows 10, or at least to have an...

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: Recently used programs no longer appear on Start menu

Posted: Tue May 05, 2020 1:56 pm 

Replies: 3
Views: 35418


I guess sometime recently your settings got reset somehow?

The "Frequent programs" is the default setting.
For me, I never liked it so I changed it at some point.

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: Recently used programs no longer appear on Start menu

Posted: Tue May 05, 2020 12:03 pm 

Replies: 3
Views: 35418


Recent items and jumplists seem to be tied to one another in CSM and Win 10 Start settings.

I would check that jumplist setting on Windows 10 Personalize Start settings
and CSM jumplist settings, and Recent programs settings are enabled correctly.

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: How to change the colour of all programme "Windows" GUI?

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2020 7:04 am 

Replies: 8
Views: 61639


I read on Microsoft site that Microsoft has taken away the ability to change explorer background in Windows 10 as well as other specific locations. Seems like the only way to change all Windows colors is to buy WindowBlinds latest 10 version and use their supplied skin studio software to make a spec...

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: How to change the colour of all programme "Windows" GUI?

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 6:05 pm 

Replies: 8
Views: 61639


I thought I found some good free software: https://www.wintools.info/index.php/classic-color-panel I find it does the same thing by changing the registry the same way with 31 system color types. A good point is a color picker can be used in the interface. The bad point is as they state on web page j...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Avengers S.H.I.E.L.D. start menu skin

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 2:27 pm 

Replies: 44
Views: 236219


We are here to help one another. :)

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: How to change the colour of all programme "Windows" GUI?

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 2:24 pm 

Replies: 8
Views: 61639


The notepad way is the same as the registry file with .txt changed to .reg How do you change it in a windows 10 .theme? I experimented with a Win 10 .theme to get the same light blue results. The only difference is I did not have to log off or restart to get color change. I opened .theme up with Not...

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: How to change the colour of all programme "Windows" GUI?

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 1:08 pm 

Replies: 8
Views: 61639


Can a layman change the values easily in a theme, or does one need to buy a program for the theme way of doing it? The registry way uses the same names list, but is a little scarier using. It's kind of funny but the reason I used the reset reg file was because WindowBlinds would not reset their them...

 Forum: Classic Start Menu   Topic: How to change the colour of all programme "Windows" GUI?

Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2020 12:28 pm 

Replies: 8
Views: 61639


It's kind of iffy on Windows 10 What with light and dark and custom mixed modes that will override the old standard system colors. From past experience, some of those colors can be changed in Windows 10 registry. Like system highlight color, scrollbar color, etc. Here is a web page that details how ...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: XP Metro-Glass Win10 [7style] and [Classic]

Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2020 6:27 pm 

Replies: 10
Views: 90917


Here is the classic 1 & 2 style skin. The Metro/glass colored programs arrow is a little bit lighter on hover. I find it very hard to make as good as the original green arrow. Original has different tints of green. Adjusting in red/green mask environment is really tricky. If I make it just like ...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: XP Metro-Glass Win10 [7style] and [Classic]

Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 5:33 pm 

Replies: 10
Views: 90917


XP Metro-Glass Win10 [7style] for CSM version 4.3.1 For Windows 8 & 10. Will not work at all on Windows 7 due to Metro assigned color text in the skin file. 100%/96dpi,125%/120dpi,150%/144dpi exact size required I'm copying off Splitwirez, where he made an XP classic skin with glass color suppor...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Avengers S.H.I.E.L.D. start menu skin

Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:44 am 

Replies: 44
Views: 236219


Yes, RH has different types of bugs with each version. One version did not work for finding text in the file, which is very important to me. A number of versions got stuck on trying to replace bitmaps that have a certain amount of transparency like user picture bitmaps. The only way to replace it wa...

 Forum: Start Menu Skins   Topic: Avengers S.H.I.E.L.D. start menu skin

Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 4:32 pm 

Replies: 44
Views: 236219


Hello fonpaolo I'm still using 3.6.092 and sometimes 5.1.7 RH I'm not a computer expert, but I doubt RH versions can change the dimensions of an image and the image itself to still match. It just decompiles/recompiles machine language. It has bugs, just not smart manipulative bugs. :) Believe me, th...
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