Modify Taskbar color with Change System Colors in 'The Captain' style

Hello,
You can do it by using Skinstudios, theme editor for Windowblinds. It should be available in your account. Or you can download it from here : https://stardock.cachefly.net/SkinStudio_10_setup_sd.exe

You can than edit all of that theme component.

To change the taskbar you will need to supply your own graphics with the color of your choice.

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Thanks, got the editor, can isolate the taskbar, looks like we are down to the molecules and will need to 'edit' the taskbar color using MS Paint, correct?

Yes, MS Paint or anything that can edit tga/pga files

Thank you,

Basj
Stardock Community Assistant.

You can also add textures/colors to the taskbar using WindowBlinds Config.

I must be missing something.

I replaced this file 'taskbar_horiz_win8.tga' using PS for the color I wanted.

No cigar (I logged off/on)

I don't see how to attach files here or insert images....

Thanks

Hello,

You will need to.

1) Save that file you have change somewhere.

2) Import that new file into skinstudios.

3) Save the theme.

4) Apply the theme.

No need to log off and on.

Thank you,

Basj
Stardock Community Assistant.

Yes, I managed to figure out those steps in Skin Studio.

Looks like only the 'Show Desktop' icon in the rightmost corner of the taskbar took the new color, rest of taskbar is as before for 'The Captain'.  You also see the new 'image color' in the Window Blinds UI (at the bottom where you would expect it).

On a another topic, why are the choices on the Settings/Color page greyed out?  Transparency, Start, taskbar and action center checkboxes?

Thanks

(Is there a user guide for theme/skin customization?)

You can refer to this for guide :

https://forums.stardock.com/486023/windowblinds-support-faq#makeskins

Thank you,

Basj
Stardock Community Assistant.

Thanks.

I created the skin I wanted (only changing the taskbar color.

Looks right in Skin Studio

Looks right within WindowBlinds when skin and revised theme are applied.

No change to REAL taskbar when applied.

Suggestions?

Hello,

Please post a screenshot or a video grab of your taskbar. And also please check if you have Start Menu apps such as OpenShell/Classic Shell running in the background? And if you want you can send me the modified ".wba" file so I can see what is wrong with it.

Thank you,

Basj
Stardock Community Assistant.

I got it to work; all I did was to disable High contrast in the theme; I then set the colors in settings; the rest of the look provided by the skins remains - works!  thanks

Great, glad you solved it.

Thank you,

Basj
Stardock Community Assistant.

Hello all, I have a question about going from the regular Winstep Nexus to the upgraded Winstep Xtreme. I thought it would be okay to just download the new one and it would take over and replace the regular Nexus one. What actually happened was I downloaded the Xtreme and now my old nexus dock keeps popping up on startup. I am running Win 10. They almost have seemed to morph (I have always wanted to use that word in a sentence) into one program and the original can't be deleted. I have unchecked the box for "run at startup" I have removed all the icons that were in it. I am not sure what else to do. Please any help would be great!

Hello,

Sorry to hear you have issues. But, I think it best you ask your questions over winstep at winstep support page.

Thanks

Basj,

Stardock Community Assistant.