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Reply to Help with pattern in Start Menu in Skinning WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Mirsguy" reply="11" id="2039337"]https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=6427&libid=1 [/quote] Oh, the Dragon Style. I already have that one downloaded. I like how the pattern came out so clean and the animation, but i'm not a big fan of the Style itself. Maybe if the designer had changed the shape of the startpanel and taskbars, i'd like it more. But it kinda just seems like a basic Vista shaped panel (except for the animation, the pattern, the start butto

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Reply to Help with pattern in Start Menu in Skinning WinCustomize Forums

When I play around with the details such as margins etc. I'm guessing blindly (adjusting something, then applying it to see what it does over and over). So when something seems to work, and the entire (let say, Start Panel) fits together, as far as I can see, it'll work with thos configs. I actually appreciate it when someone informs me that something may not work with other sizes, resolutions, etc. But along with telling me it wont work, I'd need to be

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Reply to Help with pattern in Start Menu in Skinning WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="Mirsguy" reply="9" id="2037845"] I just really want to learn. If there was a skinstudio for dummies, i'd be the first one to buy one. Actually, I think I would have beaten 'ya to it! vStyler is right. It takes time and desire. His first took him 9 months. My first took me 7 months. My second one (the one in the screenshot) has taken 2 weeks so far, and I'm nowhere near done! Really, you just need to crack into Skin Studio and PLAY! Don'

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Reply to Start Menu Avatar in SkinStudio WinCustomize Forums

I wasn't sure but i tried going to Edit Start Menu, User Icon Background, and played with the margins but I couldn't get it to work. I also went to Edit start Menu, Top, Chose the Text tab, then played with the margins to try and move the placement of where the picture would appear. But I cant get it to work.

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Start Menu Avatar in SkinStudio WinCustomize Forums

I have been trying to figure this out on my own, but it looks like I'm gnna need some help. I've been trying to move (reposition the Start Menu avatar (the user Accounts Picture) from the left side, (like on xP) to the right side, (like in Vista). Can anyone help? I want to go From this: &nb

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Reply to Help with pattern in Start Menu in Skinning WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="vStyler" reply="5" id="2037551"] therwise, telling me 'it wont work', ISN'T going to be of any use to me. Sure it will .. or do you want to waste more time doing things that wont work? I'm trying to help you in the amount of time I can alott to doing it. As far as teach.. only so many hours in the day my friend and I spent 12-20 of those working. previous to that for year's I spent si

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Reply to Help with pattern in Start Menu in Skinning WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="vStyler" reply="3" id="2037215"]Your going to find with different start menu configs, those default state images on left will not line up. It can be done.. but its tricky and not something I'd advise for a new skinner. [/quote] Then tell me how they will. That's why I want to LEARN how each feature in SKS works so I can make a Visual Style that works. Ppl keep telling me to play with the options and thru trial and error, to basically figure it out on my own

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Reply to Inserting images in Forum Issues WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="DrJBHL" reply="2" id="2036964"]Copy the image's direct url into the top box in the insert image box....that should do it. Then clic the size box and alter the size of the imported image as desired. Works for me from photobucket. [/quote] ok, where do i get the direct url?

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Reply to SkinStudio 6 Tutorials in Skinning WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="jojo25" reply="3" id="2032361"]hey man if you need a little help....try picking apart skins that you like and designing on thier images you have to make sure you cut the pieces to the EXACT pixel...thats a problem i had for 3 years till recently and i spent more time on it...still trying to figure out the damn window frames now...good luck...if i can help with anything at all...PM me...or leave your messenger name on my site comments and ill get back with you asap.....i

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Inserting images in Forum Issues WinCustomize Forums

Ok, this may seem like a very stupid question, but how do you insert images in posts? I've uploaded pics to imageshack, copied the code for an image. Then on this site, i click the "insert/edit image" icon and a box appears asking for the image URL, etc. I pasted the code that I copied from imageshack and entered a description and dimensions, but I dont know what to enter in the Alignment setting, the border, vertical space, and horizontal space boxes. And when I click "Insert"

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Reply to Enjoy the Power of Layering in Skinning WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="2of3" reply="9" id="2036914"]That section cannot be transparent......only .bmp support [/quote] Ok, what do u mean by only .bmp support? Is there some way to use a .bmp image to allow for it to have transparent parts? Or do u mean that the Start Menu popup menu only supports .bmp images (which obviously dont have transparent parts)?

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Reply to Enjoy the Power of Layering in Skinning WinCustomize Forums

ok, I opened skinstudio, went to Start Menu Popup menu. I selected Background. I decided to use/enhance the image already being used for that menu. Then I went to Layers tab (as you've suggested), added a layer, went back to images Tab. There is now no image selected image scrolldown box. and Unlike your image there are not 4 but only TWO unchecked boxes undernieth (This image has transparent parts) & (This image has an Alpha Channel). So, I checked the two boxes as you've shown. I create

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Reply to Help with pattern in Start Menu in Skinning WinCustomize Forums

[quote who="theAVMAN" reply="19" id="2035543"]Brian this is going to be a cool blind man! I like it! Can you provide a start-to-finish tutorial (or atleast a few images) to show how to create a PATTERNED start panel and taskbars? Its kind of hard to follow some of the suggestions mentioned here. Also, I've tried using the Layers option but no matter which blending mode I chose, it doesn't seem to effect the image at all (there's no difference when I add a l

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Reply to Help with pattern in Start Menu in Skinning WinCustomize Forums

Can you provide a start-to-finish tutorial (or atleast a few images) to show how to create a PATTERNED start panel and taskbars? Its kind of hard to follow some of the suggestions mentioned here. Also, I've tried using the Layers option but no matter which blending mode I chose, it doesn't seem to effect the image at all (there's no difference when I add a layer or not). Can you also explain this feature? I'd really appreciate it.

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Reply to SkinStudio 6 issues in SkinStudio WinCustomize Forums

I also found this helpful thread in this forum which touches on my dilemma regarding patterns and not stretching: https://forums.wincustomize.com/336492/page/1/#2020745 Its kind of hard to follow it tho.

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Reply to SkinStudio 6 issues in SkinStudio WinCustomize Forums

Thanks all for your suggestions. And Thanks for the Margins overview. My thing is that I dont want my images stretched at all if possible since I want to have the freedom of creating images with patterns, textures, reflections, etc. and I dont want them distorted. It seems that stretching is ok (As in XP) if your images are solid, but like I said, I dont want to limit myself to solid images. The reason the Center option appeals to me is for that very reason. I want to create a start pane

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