Neil Banfield Neil Banfield

Request for comments from skin authors

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Request for comments from skin authors

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Now that WindowBlinds 4.0 for XP has been released and appears to be a nice solid base for us to build on, we would like some feedback from skin authors about what you would like to see added to WB 4.

We are aware of a demand for toolwindow skinning in UIS2 and MDI controls in UIS1, but would like to know what other features you would be interested in having in WB.

You can also report any bugs in how WB draws things if you wish (not crashes - post them in our newsgroups, just places where its not producing the results you expect)

If you do not wish to post in public here, then e-mail [email protected] with your suggestions / requests.
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Reply #26 from WinCustomize Forums Top
*cough* PNG-Support instead of TGA ?

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Reply #27 from WinCustomize Forums Top
/werewolf coughs for .png too

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Galactic Civilizations III
Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Skinstudio will accept .PNG files and autoconvert them to TGA files for you so there is no need for WB to support them.
Reply #30 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Would be nice if combo-box borders could be 3 pixels instead of 2... (like the new text-box borders)
Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Explorer Toolbar background currently stretches vertically across multiple rows of toolbar buttons. Maybe there could be an option to set the image to repeat for each row instead of stretching across them.
Reply #32 from WinCustomize Forums Top
a simple request from me - how about being able to change the loading boot screen thingy, so that can match whatever theme we choose our windows to look like/
Reply #33 from WinCustomize Forums Top
another suggestion: it would be great if we could change the special menu folders icons (instead of default xp) on shell styles
Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top
And don't forget that 'orrible green button on the address bar

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Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Couls you add a mind reader?
It would save a lot work trying to draw out those awe - inspiring visions I see in my mind.
Thanks Niel

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Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top
#29 by Citizen Neil Banfield - 4/22/2003 10:23:03 AM
Skinstudio will accept .PNG files and autoconvert them to TGA files for you so there is no need for WB to support them.

I've tried this, and skinstudio didn't see any png files in the folder............. I'll try again.

/me gets out his broken record...............
up-to-date documentation would be a wonderful thing!
Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well, I wouldn't have asked If I have had any success with that method... Or should the png's be some excotic format ?

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Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top
here's a nit-pick but something I'd like to see; the "address" text next to the addressbox on explorer windows uses the same color as the buttons do, this is a pain when doing dark skins with light colored buttons because the text shows up black on black. Any way you could make this color independant? Or maybe put a button behind it? That would be great. Here's a screen so you know what I'm talking about http://www.msu.edu/~conatser/bktxtprb.jpg I also can't find a way to change the text color in the search pane on the left side of the explorer window from black, that might just be I haven't found it yet, though.
Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Koasati, you need to browse for the file thro import SkinStudio will convert it iirc

Tho it seems quicker after you fixed your PSD to save file as 32bit TGA much quicker. Well sometimes

knatzz some fonts on system are hard coded iirc and cannot be changed this is why dark skins are evil
Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yeah, I know dark skins are evil, but the "address" on explorer tollbars is changeable, I could make it blue, but then the button text would be blue as well, if they could get the button image to display behind the "address" text, then one more dark skin problem solved.
Reply #41 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Update the docs so I can catch up with all the new stuff!
Reply #42 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Make more use of the 'SmartButton' concept. Fix and update the currently existing plugins (eg. the QuickLaunch doesn't actually work for most items in the menu!), and add some new plugins based on user ideas.
Reply #43 from WinCustomize Forums Top
As for PNG support, what about those people who don't use SkinStudio, and those of us who use Fireworks which uses PNG as its native file format. It would be tremendously helpful to be able to edit my images directly and see the results without having to re-optimize and export as a BMP or TGA every time.
Reply #44 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Smart Button I'd like to see: a Volume Control.
Maybe just a popup slider with a checkbox for Mute.



Reply #45 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Two things I have found today, because I am working on a dark skin. 1. the taskbar groupmenu has a section that let's you change the color of the text, but it doesn't work, the text will always be the color of the buttontext in the colors section. 2. in the xp start panel, the default text color works but the mouseover/focus color won't work. Those would be nice things to fix I know soneone said so earlier but if we could change the logoff/shutdown text color, that would be super.
Reply #46 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I have a suggestion: Be able to skin the shell panel in the Win XP Search Window. You gotta do something with that dog!
Reply #47 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I too would love png support. I have never been comfortable with Skin Studio and to use it to convert pngs to tga is just plain clumsy and awkward.
Reply #48 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'm not a skinner but I people around my office would buy WB4 if it could skin the Domain login screen.
PLEASE I'M BEGGING HERE!
Reply #49 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yeah, domain is another point. But I doubt anything can be done about that ?

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Reply #50 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Stardock already have an application to skin the logon screen thundr51. It's called LogonStudio and can be found here: https://www.stardock.com/products/logonstudio/

Some would argue that as the logon screen isn't technically a part of the Windows desktop, it's not something that WindowBlinds should have to deal with.