Taskbar Pattern Fail

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Ok first off I'm a big n00b in SkinStudio.  I'm extremely proficient in Photoshop so I understand about layers and the like.  So far SkinStudio seems pretty easy, but I'm already failing at the taskbar.  I'm trying to make a cow-print skin, and I got it to work on the task bar seemingly fine until you lengthen the height of the bar, it stretches the middle instead of just tiling it.

 

taskbar fail

 

I've messed with the different margin settings, adding new layers to have a different pattern in the middle(the pattern wouldn't stay in the middle, it always sat on top of the original taskbar image.  I'm rather clueless right now, so I'm going to work on buttons while I wait for a reply, lol

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

It looks like you need to tile the pattern both ways, left to right and top to bottom. It looks like you have it set to tile horizontally only. It's kinda tricky, depending on the pattern. The margins will need to be set perfectly...or set to zero (again depending on the pattern). The only way to do it is to play with the settings some more.

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanks for the reply :]

 

Well I can't find a setting that would work like that.  Right now I have it set as:

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Ok I feel stupid again, I played around some more with "Tile middle section" and the settings and got it to do what I want, now I just need to edit the image.

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

:thumbsup:

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Stick with it mgcypher. You got the makings of a good one. :thumbsup: