Skinning Vista Sidebar Background?

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Any tutorials on how to skin the sidebar background and how to install them?
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I don't know how, but i know a couple people that do.. One is Duke261... WWW Link drop him a message and I'm sure he could help you out. :)
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks for the link. :)
Start11 - Customize the Start Menu and Taskbar in Windows 10/11.
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Do you mean through Sidebar Styler or through WindowBlinds?
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Theres a Diamond Sidebar folder in the WB directory.. overwrite images, change the code to match.. done.
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Cool. Thank vStyler :)
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

Theres a Diamond Sidebar folder in the WB directory.. overwrite images, change the code to match.. done.
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'Twould be nice if it were that easy...Vista is a fickle birch... >:(

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
'Twould be nice if it were that easy
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Actually it's very easy. If you open WB config and chose sidebar you can create your own. I found a little trick in doing it.

I made one for Rapture and Sirus just to name a few

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Oh and I forgot the best one Aero Metal. I even did a mouse over for the word Gadget.



Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Actually it's very easy. If you open WB config and chose sidebar you can create your own. I found a little trick in doing it.
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Gives me nothing but problems that way. Most of the time, upon reapply, it doesn't apply the changes. I dl'd Sidebar Styler and have been having no problems creating/applying since. Be interested to know your trick if you're willing to share. PM me if you want.
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yea doesn't apply all the way for me either. I go in the system tray and shut the sidebar down and then restart it. What's nice about using WB is all you have to do is create a skin and then you can work on it from the folder it made in the WB folder.

The trick is, when I bring it into PSP I rezize the image. Normally it's 150x800. I make it large as the height of my screen which is 1200 and the width I make 160(because some gadgets are wider than others. As you can see in AeroMetal the clock is overlapping the edge(I fixed that).

The reason I do it that way so it looks like it's sitting on the desktop rather then going from the top of the screen to the bottom. No secret really.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Cool...I think I've got this figured out. Duke gave me some tips. Hope to have one up sometime soon for download. Thanks Monty.