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Skinning Vista Sidebar Background?

August 17, 2008 7:44:49 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums
Any tutorials on how to skin the sidebar background and how to install them?
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Reply #1 August 17, 2008 8:03:16 PM
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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.
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Reply #2 August 17, 2008 8:35:54 PM
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Thanks for the link.
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Reply #3 August 17, 2008 8:47:26 PM
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Do you mean through Sidebar Styler or through WindowBlinds?
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Reply #4 August 17, 2008 8:56:40 PM
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Theres a Diamond Sidebar folder in the WB directory.. overwrite images, change the code to match.. done.
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Reply #5 August 17, 2008 10:48:50 PM
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Cool. Thank vStyler
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Reply #6 August 24, 2008 5:42:59 PM
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Theres a Diamond Sidebar folder in the WB directory.. overwrite images, change the code to match.. done.

 

'Twould be nice if it were that easy...Vista is a fickle birch...

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Reply #7 August 24, 2008 6:22:02 PM
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'Twould be nice if it were that easy


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

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Reply #8 August 24, 2008 6:31:30 PM
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Oh and I forgot the best one Aero Metal. I even did a mouse over for the word Gadget.



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Reply #9 August 25, 2008 10:50:45 AM
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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.


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.
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Reply #10 August 25, 2008 5:29:36 PM
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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.
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Reply #11 August 25, 2008 5:59:01 PM
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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.
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