Is this possible?

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Trying to help someone recreate this. Is it possible and what tools would be needed? Any input welcome, even if its coding!

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I´m not sure what you mean.... It´s a GIF picture...... :\

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

yes it is a picture of what the person wants to customize. The start orb in the CENTER of the taskbar, with a customized menu with horizontal panes.  Is the gif not working? It should show the concept

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting jayde_drag0n, reply 2
yes it is a picture of what the person wants to customize. The start orb in the CENTER of the taskbar, with a customized menu with horizontal panes.  Is the gif not working? It should show the concept
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Ahh..get it now....hmmm -_-

Edit: I think something similar cuold be done in SKS by a REALLY skilled skinner, It would take some trixing with transparent pixels left of startmenu and the lists would have to be cut in a very special manner, perhaps with Several layers.... Don´t think I could though.... Stardockstaff maybe could.

NEIL BANFIELD would know more... :sun:

Stayhard /neone6

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I know right?! Totally cool concept, but trying to figure out how to actually accomplish it is blowing my mind. And now I want to do it too because it looked so neat. I found a couple ways to center your quicklaunch icons.. but nothing on the start menu itself. And none of the key phrases i've chosen to search with in google produce what I am actually asking. Move start orb.. or menu..just tells me how to move the taskbar around the screen :-/ ~harrumpf~

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Read comment #3

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

SKS (SkinStudio): The most userfriendly AWESOME Skinning-software ever made. Neil Banfield Is THE ONE we all have to thank for that.

L I N K

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

As far as i know you can set the startbutton to the center in windowblinds sadly it´s for uis2/1 skins -
Settings advanced settings : i want to force the startbutton to be position in the middle of all skins..

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Roloccolor, reply 8
As far as i know you can set the startbutton to the center in windowblinds sadly it´s for uis2/1 skins -
Settings advanced settings : i want to force the startbutton to be position in the middle of all skins..
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Not vertical middle...look at the picture !

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Can and have been done but it requires some serious hex-editing - and I can't recommend it. Might rather break your system files than get you want you want.

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting jayde_drag0n, reply 11
@snowman can you link to the previous attempts?
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If Snowby recommends not to...I recommend listen. v_v

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Snowy's back!  Glad to see you Snowy!  5*   :beer:

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

That's the sort of thing Alternate Shells are good at.  Rather than hex/hack/mangle Explorer [the shell] you dump it and run an alternative....;)

Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Maybe some creative skinning ;) :) not perfect but the concept is sound! :)

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Or you can do this and just get rid of the taskbar. I have a windows button that toggles the start menu and the one to the left toggles the taskbar for easy access to the tray. You can use any dock you like and just place the start and taskbar buttons centered on the dock. I know its not what your asking but in my opinon its better. 

 

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I personally love the original concept that  posted here. I can say without a doubt, I would fall all over myself just trying to get a copy if it were ever created/published.    --Ace--

Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top

or after about 45 mins

Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Hi guys!

I'm the one who made the GIF, and also the one looking for a solution for this.

I posted the GIF + info (@ http://www.reddit.com/r/customization/comments/m3p2y/is_it_possible_to_move_the_start_orb_menu_only/ (hence the name mczcourge = minecraft + zCourge)) and jaydedrag0n here helped out a lot by posting this to several sites and forums, including here on WinCustomize

 

I just want to say thank you all for all the help so far! Awesome examples in this thread, and when I have time I'll surely test out SKS!

 

Again; thanks for all the help guys, you're really helping out real good!

Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top

@ AVman: I´m Impressed ;) 4 real.

Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top

@AVman WOW that is pretty impressive! Was that just messing around in SKS? Gosh I'm definitely going to have to get over my nerves and try my hand at this thing, but I can't even draw a bad stick figure.. so it might be a hot mess

Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting neone6, reply 9
Quoting Roloccolor, reply 8As far as i know you can set the startbutton to the center in windowblinds sadly it´s for uis2/1 skins -
Settings advanced settings : i want to force the startbutton to be position in the middle of all skins..Not vertical middle...look at the picture !
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mhh i had a look at the OP gif and im not seeing anything vertical there all i see is a horizontal taskbar with the startbutton placed in the middle thats why i mentioned the windowblinds setting.And if i understood that setting correct it should be also working for vertical placement since its forced to be in the center of the taskbar and not the screen.Anyway i was just trying to help cya

Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting neone6, reply 20
@ AVman: I´m Impressed 4 real.
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Thank you sir!!! :)

Quoting jayde_drag0n, reply 21
@AVman WOW that is pretty impressive! Was that just messing around in SKS? Gosh I'm definitely going to have to get over my nerves and try my hand at this thing, but I can't even draw a bad stick figure.. so it might be a hot mess
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Thank you as well :)

Got a few I deas however to do this it would require 1 theme built to go with the screen resolution it is running on!

Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top

photobucket fuk´t it up..  :(