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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Background color missing when using green mask |
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Posted: Mon Apr 27, 2015 6:23 pm
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| Hi again. OK. Hope this has more info. :) I noticed the green mask is not showing the background color on this handmade skin, after upgrading to 4.2.1 http://www.classicshell.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=4076 BlackenLite revB In this case, the pink edge is missing, only showing the default ski... |
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Forum: Bug Reports Topic: Background color missing when using green mask |
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Posted: Sun Apr 26, 2015 8:19 pm
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hello. 
Something odd happening with one or more skins with new update 4.2.1
The internal background menu color does not work all the time.
example: BlackenLite revB / Lilac Pink- edge missing reference to pink?
My apologies' if I missed a new setting somewhere. |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Experiment Plex Replay7 (Windows 7 style) |
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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 11:27 am
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Replies: 32
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Added baby fresh option. 
My last attempt.
Want to move on to other things. |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Experiment Plex Replay (Classic style) |
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Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 11:25 am
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I have put a third pastel option in this skin.
It's soft and lighter.
The evil darkness has gone. 
Not sure if it's plex anymore.
Bye. |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Experiment Plex Replay7 (Windows 7 style) |
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 12:35 pm
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| Hello Splitwirez. About the wondering, here is medium version answer. I won't give long version. :) Yes, indeed. Good question, with a question. Why even use a virtual machine, when the resources are right in the disk, that can be readily accessed? Skill and knowledge of what to look for and retriev... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Experiment Plex Replay7 (Windows 7 style) |
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 12:31 pm
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Hello Splitwirez .
Use, change anything you want. Just give all royalties to Ivo and MS. |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Experiment Plex Replay7 (Windows 7 style) |
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 12:29 pm
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| Hi GauravK. About the lighter shade for black text. I did just play a bit. LCD monitors don't take to kindly to showing color and brightness levels at higher brightness, worse if any kind of gradient. It's like on a knife edge with the phasing. Get it just right at sweet viewing angle, move off righ... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Experiment Plex Replay7 (Windows 7 style) |
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 3:06 pm
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| Experiment Plex Replay7 Tried with CSM 4.2.1 on Win7/8.1 Not compatible with older versions of CSM. After downloading file, paste in skins folder, usually C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Skins Exit CSM, restart CSM, and go to "Start Menu Style" tab. Pick "Windows 7 style". Choose ... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Experiment Plex Replay (Classic style) |
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2015 3:02 pm
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| Experiment Plex Replay Tried with CSM 4.2.1 on Win7/8.1 Not compatible with older versions of CSM. Sorry about that. I used parts of .skin7 file. Has to be 4.2.1 After downloading file, paste in skins folder. Usually C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\Skins Exit CSM, restart CSM, and go to "Start M... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Skin modification help |
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Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2015 1:42 pm
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| Hello wonderpoof. The secret sauce ingredients. We can only guess. It still won't track properly if on auto color, even if you set the transparency, brightness, and color saturation perfectly for a preset Windows color. Auto color will tend to boost the intensity most of time, from what I notice. An... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Experiment Time BlackenLite 1 of 3 |
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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2015 11:29 pm
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| Kind of. Does not matter that much as it looks to be working ok. As long as it only requires one size bitmap, not many, like in most icons. I managed to change the inner programs menu to blue background. Just a while ago, I went back to site, to look at "how to make a skin file" to see if ... |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: V4.2.1 Upgrade is great |
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Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2015 11:18 pm
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Just installed the V4.2.1 update. So far no issues myself.
Lots of plusses. New menu skins inside. Metro is cool, and has same look in Win7 style. 
Splendid cup of tea. |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Experiment Time BlackenLite 1 of 3 |
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 2:13 pm
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| Ok, thanks GauravK. One or two more questions. I figured out, to make the plex arrow show up for the white inner menu, is different than flyout programs. It is called icon. I tried a regular reverse/forward arrow as a bitmap. Looks like it is working. Here is the question: How does one insert an ico... |
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Forum: Start Buttons Topic: Spiral illusion Button |
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Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 9:54 pm
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Just downloaded the button now.
Interesting. Starts out as a swirl candy.
Ends with a serpent snake like creature with horns on it's back.
That's the illusion I get. |
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Forum: Start Buttons Topic: Spiral illusion Button |
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Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2015 12:13 pm
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Time vortex.
Getting dizzy.
Reminder- bring Vombag  |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Experiment Time BlackenLite 1 of 3 |
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Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 1:53 pm
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| Hi GauravK. I seem to have more time at work....breaks, than away from work, these days. That flyout submenu is a good option for Win 7 type menu, that I never knew was there. Goes to show me, there are hidden options, in the other styles. Working on the Win7 type skin.I can't figure which text to p... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Experiment Time BlackenLite 1 of 3 |
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Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 1:58 pm
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Ah! Well that's good to know that,Splitwirez.
Then I want to make a plex menu skin for flyout, and contained Win7 type.
I promise I won't copy yours.
I don't have a lot of time these days.
You might beat me to it, as you are fast on the mark. |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Experiment Time BlackenLite 1 of 3 |
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Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2015 11:57 am
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Hi GauravK
I don't know. Scared of them?
Even though Win7 type menu is a neat design,
the left pane feels like being in a prison cell. Cramped
I like flyout/away menus. I guess will try one in the next while,
for other people.
Does the left side always have to be white? |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Windows Longhorn "Plex" Start Menu and Start button |
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Posted: Tue Mar 24, 2015 6:38 am
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Replies: 13
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Ah, that's why I got the error, when trying it before.
Thanks WG. |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Windows Longhorn "Plex" Start Menu and Start button |
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Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 11:01 pm
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Sorry about that Splitwirez.
It was the something about Mario forum.
I just found what I was looking for :
http://dk.toastednet.org/iex_lh/
Lots of everything there. |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Windows Longhorn "Plex" Start Menu and Start button |
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Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2015 1:58 pm
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| Wow, gotta love blue menu. Did not realize there are so many versions, or milestones of Longhorn, before it became Vista. Later, a lot later, I want to make a blue menu too, but not exact copy. I want to find all the original screenshots. See what can be made by combining parts. Splitswirez, do you ... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Windows Longhorn "Plex" Start Menu and Start button |
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 2:54 am
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| Hi Splitwirez. I think somebody said a long time ago about a possible export plugin for Paint.NET? Dunno myself. I use Pixelformer, or very old Adobe Photoshop elements, sometimes copying back and forth a merged copy to different programs with the Windows clipboard. I put your arrow in zip file, alo... |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: XP GIF Viewer replacement |
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Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2015 9:03 pm
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Tried it. Works fine. Good basic viewer.
My personal preference is still Irfanview,
as it plays .ani animated cursers as well. |
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Forum: Start Buttons Topic: [Animated Start Button] Rubik's Cube Button (13 frames) |
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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 8:20 pm
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Replies: 20
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Superb.
What's your future project - transformers? |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Classic skin with original Windows captions |
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Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 10:19 pm
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Replies: 54
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Hi R.O.B.
I was wondering what you and JoshD were working on.
Those original captions look very good.
Too bad Win8 can't make the 3d borders, without modifying the bitmap, and skin text.
Wow, even Longhorn. It's funny looking at those antiquated low bit color images.
Nice. |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Request: Nintendo themed skins |
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Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2015 3:27 pm
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| Weboh, Weboh, Weboh. I did look into those defunct Pixtudio skins. It is the same problem. They were made for XP. Power button's locations, multiple fonts in same column, different icon size in columns, text shadows, etc. Then, those skins are made for Windowblinds. They are a complete theme package... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Transparency Overide |
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Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2015 4:57 pm
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| Hello. I don't usually ask for anything, as CSM is jam packed already with stuff. Just want to ask anyway.:) I must be bored these last few hours. I remember, like 10 years ago, Nvidia had a program, that could let the user adjust the taskbar transparency in XP. Now I see something similar in Start ... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Adobe CS6 Skin |
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:10 pm
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| [However here also does the level of alpha of the bitmap ?/quote] Yes. Alpha transparency is another complication, to the answer. I think the Windows masters, Ivo, Gaurav, and possibly Jcee know the exact values in Windows, that we could use. All we can do is blindly try different values, much like ... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Adobe CS6 Skin |
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 8:06 pm
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| I believe that Pipalou50 is going to stop playing the sorcerer's apprentices in English! :?[/quote] Hello Pipalou50 Sorry, my bad English grammar messed up something there. No no. Don't stop. We are all apprentices here. Can you recommend the most accurate free translation web site? Hello Pipalou50 ... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Adobe CS6 Skin |
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Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 7:16 pm
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| Out of curiosity on my Win8.1, I just used a color hex finder on the taskbar, that is solid, without transparency. Picked grey. Measured 117/255 at bottom, and 123/255 just below the top. So, even that has a small 6 bit gradient. One would never be able to match perfectly, no matter how much they tr... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Adobe CS6 Skin |
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Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 7:01 pm
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It is hard to figure out what Pipalou50 is saying.
It looks like the color is very weak and sad looking, in the previous version, and he can make it better for you. |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Adobe CS6 Skin |
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Posted: Tue Jan 06, 2015 6:56 pm
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| Hi Simone73 If you don't mind me interrupting Jcee, that's a good question about the taskbar color. What if there was some kind of table made up that shows for each grey menu bitmap brightness 0 to 128, matched up to the red color mask hex number/bit amount , to roughly match with the taskbar color.... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Adobe CS6 Skin |
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2015 5:34 pm
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| Hi Simone73. A okay- I don't see black with glow enabled on win8.1, with large font. Assume good on other op.systems. I still like the grey. The dark grey, with no glass/transparency, is harder for me to see the selector. I can see what you did though, by making selector a pinch darker. This only me... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Adobe CS6 Skin |
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Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 3:06 pm
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| Hi. I only have one computer now, to test it on. Gave everything else away. I could only put trial Win8, Win7 on other swapped hard drive. Not running any theme modification. The Win8, and Win7 are fresh install images. Processor AMD A8-3850 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics, 2900 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Lo... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Adobe CS6 Skin |
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 6:21 pm
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I double checked the main font. It does change size.
Just different ratio than submenu.
Gotta go Bye. |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Adobe CS6 Skin |
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 6:16 pm
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| It's Windows 8 related. I just disabled "User glow size". It goes away. I make size 30- text is all black. Yes. Win7 has glow. Win8 does not. Too bad there isn't a text word that enables it in Win7, and disables fully in Win8, auto. One other thing. I notice the large font makes the submen... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Adobe CS6 Skin |
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 5:04 pm
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| Hello Simone73. I have started using your skin.beta4 I like using the grey and grey with glass. The separators look nice and soft. Just letting you know of a possible glitch. My real name has a y at the end. It displays oddly at the bottom part of letter. Looking at picture, even the right side gets... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Experiment Time BlackenLite 1 of 3 |
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 1:17 am
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| Hello Pipalou50 I was thinking. Would it be more pleasant just to have a matching selector button, just sitting there, rather than a yellow, pink, whatever button? I think it is possible to put in script text in many locations, to cover each selector type and black and white menu. But there will alw... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Experiment Time BlackenLite 1 of 3 |
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 12:21 am
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| Hello Pipalou50 Jcee thinks you are asking about the new installed program color button. Looks like a lot of people on forum dislike that Windows feature for all the skins, and want to turn it off. It will turn off by itself after a couple of days, I think. Or follow instructions from Jcee. I know y... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Experiment Time BlackenLite 1 of 3 |
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 8:27 pm
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| Hello Pipalou50 It's a bit hard to tell what's going on behind the fuzzed up picture:) Is it BlackenLite or your own masterpiece skin? It looks like the button color is controlled by the Windows System glass color. That can be adjusted by right clicking on empty part of desktop, and getting to Perso... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Experiment time 2 of 3 BlackenLite Flat |
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 5:09 pm
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| Okeedokee, went for the easy. Put on auto center. That's a handy feature of Resource hacker. Just entered "User_name_align" in the Find Text. Press F3, and it finds them for easy change. That would be a good idea for differences in the submenu. At first I had the horizontal thick separator... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Experiment time 3 of 3 BlackenLite Trans Edge |
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Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 10:42 pm
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| Experiment Part 3 of 3 BlackenLite Trans Edge revB Update. Now revB "Center user name" option is on permanently. Made for Win8.1. Works on Win7, just be prepared for lots of system color adjusting though. Tried with CSM 4.1.0 Not compatible with most older versions of CSM. Will only partia... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Experiment time 2 of 3 BlackenLite Flat |
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Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 10:37 pm
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| Experiment Part 2 of 3 Blackenlite Flat Update. Now revB "Center user name" option is on permanently. Made for Win8.1. Works on Win7, but would need to boost Windows system color intensity and brightness settings. Tried with CSM 4.1.0 Not compatible with most older versions of CSM. Will on... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Experiment Time BlackenLite 1 of 3 |
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Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 10:33 pm
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| Experiment Part 1 of 3 BlackenLite revB Update. Now revB "Center user name" option is on permanently. This test bed, or double beds was made for Win8.1. Works on Win7, as I put some internal color presets to offset Win7 wild color. Tried with CSM 4.1.0 Not compatible with most older versio... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Adobe CS6 Skin |
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Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 10:25 pm
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Hello Simone73, Pipalou50, Jcee , Gaurav Kale, and Ivo.
Happy New year.
Simone73
Glad to see more skinners.
The oversized frame gives a unique asymmetrical character.
Nice shade of grey in the picture, better than my grey skins:) |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Oh no file overwritten. Aye yai yai and worser words. |
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 7:32 pm
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| Guess MS wants everything in the cloud, so shadow copy is out, well almost. If I recall they were going to cut out system image part of it, but luckily they left it in. I backed up once a month and was a great help with stubborn virus/whatnots. Saved me a number of times. Stopped using it about half... |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Show your desktop and Classic Shell Start Menu |
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 7:29 pm
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| Dam scary, sending shivers up my spine:) |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Oh no file overwritten. Aye yai yai and worser words. |
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Posted: Thu Nov 06, 2014 8:29 pm
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| Thanks for caring Jcee. I saw that webpage before too, after the fact. Tried a few programs that worked before for deletions, Recuva, Easeus, usually the best, Photorec. None helped this time for overwritten file. Yep. Win 8 ripped out Previous Version feature and gave File History instead. Never ev... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Taskbar transparency, icons go away Glass/alpha opacity |
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Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 8:41 pm
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| Better add a screen shot for better understanding. |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Oh no file overwritten. Aye yai yai and worser words. |
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Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2014 8:36 pm
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| Aye yai yai, I feel very terrible today. Maybe it's happened to you as well. I started making text adjustments to an up and coming skin, that I worked off and on for long time. I always made a copy after many changes, and put in a new folder. Big problem, big setback. I made the adjustment on an old... |
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