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PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2016 6:27 pm 
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Hello everybody.
Just want you to know about the Metallic skin in the beta version.
You can use it as is, or make lots of modifications to it.
You don't need to know anything about skinning.
Here is an example. I had copied a screen shot of a golden task bar texture.
I wanted the Metallic skin to be more Trump gold. :)
I found lots of free texture sites:

http://www.myfreetextures.com/

http://www.freepik.com/

then downloaded the big ones 1920 x1080 and added them as images for the first and second column.

If you insert a small image, menu will be tiled with the same image.
If image is big enough it won't tile and repeat itself.
It's probably best to have an image size just a little bigger that your menu size,
to stop from tiling, and show fine details of image.

Neat aye!

Thanks Ivo.

I put the two images in a zip for you to try, and then you can explore other textures for yourself.

Could not resist to put one more show and tell example.
It's best to find a texture that isn't too contrast for readability. This abstract blue does the trick.

Good night.


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The 2nd image is like the awesome brushed metal feel that OS X had at one point. I love it. :P

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 07, 2016 7:11 pm 
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That was not the kind of Trump I was expecting to find here... :lol:

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