Edit standard windows skins

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I want to edit my standard windows aero skin (vista), but i'm incapable of doing this with Windows Blinds 6.0...
Can someone help me with this?

Thanks in advance!:)

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

What kind of editing did you have in mind?

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I want to edit my standard windows aero skin (vista)
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This is not what WindowBlinds is meant to do, it, by applying skins, replaces the windows skin.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

What kind of editing did you have in mind?
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I only want to make the taskbar fully transparent (eventually only when windows aren't maximized), but with my startbutton/programs/tray icons/clock still visible.
Something like this:

http://fc31.deviantart.com/fs34/f/2008/298/c/b/20080928_Q__s_Latest_Desktop_by_webtrance.jpg
but then with the standard aero skin of windows vista.

I know WB has this transparency option for all the other skins, but not for the areo skin...

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I know WB has this transparency option for all the other skins, but not for the areo skin...
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Selecting Areo in WB config on Vista, same as selecting default XP skin on XP, turns WB off.

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Selecting Areo in WB config on Vista, same as selecting default XP skin on XP, turns WB off.
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What can I do about it ?

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

What can I do about it ?
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Find one of the hundreds of Vista clone skins that are out there, use it and adjust taskbar as you want it.

 

I only want to make the taskbar fully transparent (eventually only when windows aren't maximized)
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I do not think that this is possible.

 

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I don't beleve you can do anything about it. SD might have an agreement with MS that the Aero skin is not to be altered...something like an OEM agreement. I could be wrong, though.

You can ask at tech support (Seabass might know) or one of the Mods (HG_E maybe, because he's a skinner).

Hope this helped. :)

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

Find one of the hundreds of Vista clone skins that are out there, use it and adjust taskbar as you want it.
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Almost all of them are designed for windows XP en they look very bad in vista :(

I don't beleve you can do anything about it. SD might have an agreement with MS that the Aero skin is not to be altered...something like an OEM agreement. I could be wrong, though.
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There are also other solutions: glass2k, a simpel program that handles the transparency of your taskbar, but that makes eveything (but the startbutton) transparent, including the active programs/tray icons...

Mayby someone has an alternative for this ?