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Sand And Sky - beta testers needed

April 22, 2009 5:50:42 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

I need some people to test this WB out for me that I've been creating.  I finished up on the shell animations today, and I think this is almost ready.  AVMAN was going to help me fix some things on it, but he's having trouble getting it to open in Skin Studio with the correct images, so I'd like some others to test this for me, and critique it.  Please post screenshots of any bugs you find.  Thanks in advance.

 

 

File can be downloaded here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?lgmvymimorh

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Reply #1 April 22, 2009 6:42:11 PM
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Hey Karen, for the XP version, special panel, the text is not showing on the bars. I believe this is due to the tga image you are using, this image, 99% sure, must be a bmp.

 

Opening in SKS 6, seems to be the correct images for me.

 

Start menu needs adjusting

 

 

You will need to adjust content margins for places side or redo image with the raised panel covering most of the image.

 

 

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Reply #2 April 22, 2009 6:47:22 PM
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In the vista style there is an error with the more programs arrow:

Tomorrow i'll check better the skin...anyway it's a very nice work!

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Reply #3 April 22, 2009 8:50:21 PM
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Quoting Cavan1,
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Hey Karen, for the XP version, special panel, the text is not showing on the bars. I believe this is due to the tga image you are using, this image, 99% sure, must be a bmp.


I used Stardock's Diamond as a template, and all of the Diamond images are .tga.  What is the "special panel" -- SKS6 doesn't use this term (remember, I'm still quite the newbie skinner, so I'm still learning the vocabulary).

You will need to adjust content margins for places side or redo image with the raised panel covering most of the image. 


O.K., I'll work on that.  Thanks for your input.

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Reply #4 April 22, 2009 8:51:37 PM
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Quoting Sc4rfy,
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In the vista style there is an error with the more programs arrow:
Tomorrow i'll check better the skin...anyway it's a very nice work!


Thanks Sc4rfy.  I appreciate it.

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Reply #5 April 22, 2009 9:26:36 PM
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What is the "special panel"

 

In SKS 6, XP specific sections, shell style bars and arrows.

 

I used Stardock's Diamond as a template, and all of the Diamond images are .tga

 

Not all are, I just checked Diamond, the shell style bars and arrows are bitmaps in the skin.

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Reply #6 April 22, 2009 11:32:04 PM
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Quoting Cavan1,
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I used Stardock's Diamond as a template, and all of the Diamond images are .tga
 

Not all are, I just checked Diamond, the shell style bars and arrows are bitmaps in the skin.


Ohhhh...the shell bars...I thought you were still taking about the start menu! 

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Reply #7 April 23, 2009 2:37:28 AM
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In the vista style there is an error with the more programs arrow:

 

That is a common problem, Sc4fry due to your Itallian OS

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Reply #8 April 23, 2009 6:30:02 AM
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Quoting 2of3,
reply 7

In the vista style there is an error with the more programs arrow:


 

That is a common problem, Sc4fry due to your Itallian OS

Ok

@k10w3

In the max caption adjust the position of the text and the borders of the tabs in ie are wrong

Keep up good work!

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Reply #9 April 23, 2009 7:50:45 AM
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Quoting 2of3,
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In the vista style there is an error with the more programs arrow:
 

That is a common problem, Sc4fry due to your Itallian OS

Should be avoidable by adjusting margins smartly though? If it can't be done without ruining centering of items in english, perhaps it's good to add an "international" variation, where things are fitted appropriately. (As a service for those of us who run non-english).

 

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Reply #10 April 23, 2009 8:29:28 AM
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I have been trying to help but everytime I open in SKS6 I see this

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Reply #11 April 23, 2009 9:12:30 AM
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Strange thing...in my sks it's all ok when i open the skin

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Reply #12 April 23, 2009 11:39:44 AM
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Quoting 2of3,
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In the vista style there is an error with the more programs arrow:

 

That is a common problem, Sc4fry due to your Itallian OS


After Sc4rfy posted this, I looked at it, and SKS6 said in order for it to look correct in Vista, I needed 6 arrow images, and I only had 3; since I don't have Vista, I have no idea whether this will fix the problem the skin has on Sc4rfy's machine or whether it will mess up on everybody elses.  DANG...I need a sugar daddy to buy me a new computer with Vista on it!

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Reply #13 April 23, 2009 11:54:32 AM
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I have been trying to help but everytime I open in SKS6 I see this Reduced 75%Original 799 x 500


Obviously I don't have a clue why that could be happening, Harley.  The download I posted in this thread has all the Diamond parts removed.  Does SKS6 have a cache that can be cleaned out or something?

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Reply #14 April 23, 2009 11:58:20 AM
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After Sc4rfy posted this, I looked at it, and SKS6 said in order for it to look correct in Vista, I needed 6 arrow images, and I only had 3; since I don't have Vista

You don't need 6 images, but you can have it in Vista if you want the arrow to turn around when you click on "back" i.e like the tray expander arrow on the taskbar.

That won't effect the positioning of the text because the spacing is the same....you have just added more states to the button.

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Reply #15 April 23, 2009 12:14:39 PM
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Thanks for setting me straight, 2of3.

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Reply #16 April 23, 2009 12:29:37 PM
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Thanks for setting me straight, 2of3.

Darn.. I liked you a bit bent...

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Reply #17 April 23, 2009 2:09:47 PM
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Quoting mickeko,
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Quoting k10w3, reply 15Thanks for setting me straight, 2of3.

Darn.. I liked you a bit bent...
  Not to worry, Mickeko....I'll always be a little bit bent. That's just my nature.

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Reply #18 April 24, 2009 12:52:18 PM
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I've made a few adjustments/corrections, and re-uploaded the file

http://www.mediafire.com/?02jyt4zy04n

I would appreciate it if you could tell me if the problems are corrected now.  Thanks in advance. 

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Reply #19 April 25, 2009 3:01:53 PM
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Reply #20 April 25, 2009 3:15:03 PM
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Sorry, I don't have Vista. So I can't test. Hope someone does it for you.

Nice looking skin.

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Reply #21 April 25, 2009 3:43:35 PM
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Sorry, I don't have Vista. So I can't test. Hope someone does it for you.

Nice looking skin.


It's for XP, too.  Please download it, take a look at it and tell me if you see any bugs.

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Reply #22 April 26, 2009 7:09:59 AM
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Great I downloaded it.  I will use it for few days then tell you.

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Reply #23 April 26, 2009 12:16:21 PM
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Great I downloaded it.  I will use it for few days then tell you.


Thank you.  I appreciate your help.

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Reply #24 April 26, 2009 12:56:16 PM
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This is nice.

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Reply #25 April 26, 2009 1:13:10 PM
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This is nice.


Thank you.  I have a CursorFX and Rainlender skin that matches it, that I will release when all the bugs are out of the skin.

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