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Here's a silly question.....

August 4, 2011 5:06:52 PM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

How does one go about uploading textures to the Windowblinds textures gallery? Do you need Skin Studio?

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Reply #1 August 4, 2011 5:43:01 PM
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I think this link will help you.  https://forums.wincustomize.com/400032

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Reply #2 August 4, 2011 5:48:23 PM
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Creating Textures - with an image editor like Ps, etc. You don't need sks to create textures... you can even create online at Paint.net.

https://forums.wincustomize.com/367264

https://forums.wincustomize.com/364855

Should help, MG.

 

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Reply #3 August 4, 2011 6:49:51 PM
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No silly questions here!!!!

 

 

 

 

thats a downright untruth...

 

 

this one wasnt tho..

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Reply #4 August 4, 2011 8:11:57 PM
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I think it's a fine question and more textures are always welcome in the gallery.

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Reply #5 August 4, 2011 8:28:59 PM
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Yeah! Cut out the silly questions, WizStyler! 

MG - No such thing as a silly or stupid question. Never.

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Reply #6 August 5, 2011 4:43:30 AM
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Well, I sent in a texture but I'm not sure I did it right. I zipped the file itself and used a .jpg as the preview. I tried to install it on my system and it showed up and I can use it BUT it's a LOT paler than it was made to be. Any ideas on why that would happen?

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Reply #7 August 5, 2011 7:13:43 AM
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Possibilities? Submitting the wrong image. Nothing in the submission process should change the image file itself, MG. Haven't heard this one before. 

If you're interested in calibrating your monitor (something a web designer/digital artist should do, imo):

http://www.wikihow.com/Calibrate-Your-Monitor

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Reply #8 August 5, 2011 9:51:34 PM
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OK, so it got rejected (not surprised) because it wasn't a .wba file. But when you save in PSP there is no option for saving it in that format, so how do you make it a .wba? And the preview, that's supposed to be a screenshot?

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Reply #9 August 5, 2011 10:04:34 PM
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Just zip it and rename it with the .wba extension.

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Reply #10 August 5, 2011 10:08:54 PM
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https://forums.wincustomize.com/367264

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Reply #11 August 5, 2011 10:16:34 PM
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Quoting Wizard1956,
reply 9
Just zip it and rename it with the .wba extension.

And use a screen shot of the texture on a Windowblind for the preview?

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Reply #12 August 5, 2011 10:27:43 PM
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Make sure the texture is the correct file type before you zip it. Then do as Wiz said.

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Reply #13 August 5, 2011 10:30:19 PM
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Oops, I posted the same link as Doc...lol. 

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Reply #14 August 5, 2011 10:34:47 PM
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Quoting RedneckDude,
reply 12
Make sure the texture is the correct file type before you zip it. Then do as Wiz said.

I did it and when I checked it, it said there was no .usi file in it. Now what?

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Reply #15 August 5, 2011 11:08:34 PM
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There are no silly questions. Only silly people!

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Reply #16 August 5, 2011 11:08:40 PM
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I don't know anything about .uis files, but all the textures I see in the textures folder are .tga files.

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Reply #17 August 5, 2011 11:17:13 PM
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You haven't downloaded a texture skin renamed it to .zip extension and opened it.

In it you'd find a .texture file and a .tga.

There is no .uis file.

The .texture file is made through WB7 as described in the tutorial link I posted above:

[Frames.Texture]
Image=Textures\WHATEVER YOUR TEXTURE IS CALLED.TGA
Tile=1
Trans=1
PerPixel=1
AlignLayerMode=1
AlphaMode=120
[Taskbar.Texture]
Image=Textures\CLOTH_BLUE.TGA
Tile=1
Trans=1
PerPixel=1
AlignLayerMode=1
AlphaMode=120
[StartMenu.Texture]
Image=Textures\CLOTH_BLUE.TGA
Tile=1
Trans=1
PerPixel=1
AlignLayerMode=1
AlphaMode=120
 
 

 

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Reply #18 August 6, 2011 12:06:38 AM
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Quoting DrJBHL,
reply 17
You haven't downloaded a texture skin renamed it to .zip extension and opened it.

In it you'd find a .texture file and a .tga.

There is no .uis file.
 

OK, I see. No UIS.

I make it in PSP, add it to my WB7, then zip it along with a screenshot of the texture applied to a Blind, right?

Doc, I read that tut, really! I'm just dense tonight I guess!

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