My 1st WindowBlinds Skin Day 4

The skin is finished so it's bug fixing time!

Published on April 9, 2007 By Life is a Game In OS Customization

8:15 am
Today is the last day of my Easter holidays and I managed to complete my skin. Today is the bug fixing day so I ask everyone to please download my skin to test it and report me any bugs they find. You can DOWNLOAD IT HERE

Here are the post from my previous 3 days.
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3

I also need help with two things that I just couldn't figure out how to remove the white border around task pane and the white gaps between progress bar chunks. Any help would be much appreciated. Please se pics below for reference.

Comments (Page 1)

GH33DA

on Apr 09, 2007

Congratulations!

vStyler

on Apr 09, 2007

There are settings for chunk gap and size in SKS Attributes for these sections.

unclerob

on Apr 09, 2007

maybe you could also give us a tutorial on the animations (like the file copying progress shown above), it's one thing I haven't learned how to do yet and your example above looks awesome!

I use the following settings for my progress bar chunk:
chunk gap is 0, chunk size is 1

Also the graphic I use for the progress bar chunk is the same size as the graphics used by the progress bar bkgrnd (horz & vert)

Bones2112

on Apr 09, 2007

For the animations try this link:
WWW Link

As V already said above, yes you can lose the gap on the progress bar, adjust the margin settings. And if need be, make another graphic for it to suit your needs. Look at some other skins to get the idea.

Life is a Game

on Apr 09, 2007

Thanks for the tip for progress bar I managed to fix it.

maybe you could also give us a tutorial on the animations

Yes, that's a good idea. Expect one soon

I.R. Brainiac

on Apr 09, 2007

pretty good for a 4 day skin

Daiwa

on Apr 09, 2007

The single-pixel white border around the shellstyle panel will go away if you designate a Task Pane image in XP Shell/Task Pane. For some reason, just setting background color(s) leaves that single pixel border white.

Life is a Game

on Apr 09, 2007

Thanks everyone for all your help and support. You can seee our result below.

I managed to finish the skin and will now upload it into WindowBlinds gallery.

Quentin94

on Apr 09, 2007

nice

Life is a Game

on Apr 09, 2007

23:36 - Skin is uploaded. Hope it will go through the moderation soon. Now I better go sleep as the holidays are finished and I start with work tomorrow 7 am

nice

thanks Quentin94

elvee

on Apr 09, 2007

Looks nice Will try it when it is Available

Life is a Game

on Apr 10, 2007

The skin has just gone through the moderation and is now available for download.

It includes 3 substyles (bottom taskbar, top taskbar and side taskbar). I have also included in the ZIP the fonts and the wallpaper.

Let the downloading begin

WWW Link

c242

on Apr 10, 2007

Nice for a 1st skin, but what does it have to do with vista ?

Life is a Game

on Apr 10, 2007

Nice for a 1st skin, but what does it have to do with vista ?

You got me there...

Philly0381

on Apr 10, 2007

You are to be congratulated for such an effort undertaken with a self imposed deadline.

I'm sure you don't realize it but you have also thrown down the "Gauntlet" to all of us who sit on the sidelines. No longer will we be able to say "It's to hard and it takes too much time to skin".

Well done.

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