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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Vista Beta (Win7 style) & Blue Max (Classic, Win7 style) |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 6:48 pm
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| Looking on internet, looks like Splitwirez is into themeing. Can ask him for more info. Yeah...um, understatement of the year :lol: (Hint: If it can be skinned, I've probably atleast tried to skin it) And yes, I'd be happy to provide..."info" :mrgreen: EDIT: IF that weren't true, I'd have... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: New skins not being recognized |
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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 5:08 am
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| OK, attach a few of them here and I can try them. I tried on three different browsers and cannot get the files to upload, collectively in a zip file or individually, some sort of error is preventing their uploading. Take my word for it Ivo, they work beautifully in some fifty or so other applicatio... |
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Forum: Start Buttons Topic: How to set Start Menu Buttons |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 1:08 pm
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| Apologies for the dumb question. I did find the start menu icons that are posted but once I download them, they are all stacked vertically in the picture, how do I set it up so I can use them in Windows 10? Thanks They're supposed to be stacked like that, otherwise you'd only see one third of the b... |
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Forum: Start Buttons Topic: ._. Start Buttons [TAKING REQUESTS] |
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Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2015 7:43 pm
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| http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/f4c1/v688r6cvzu03ur8zg.jpg?size_id=1 http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/8f60/bt5nempi95a5vi7zg.jpg?size_id=2 http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/37ca/rq9q8n1b06lcoz0zg.jpg?size_id=2 http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/0043/hbana508ni785qmzg.jpg?size_id=2 http://www.mediafir... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Can't Locate "Claude Glass Skin" |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2015 6:09 pm
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juniper7 wrote: Splitwirez wrote:
I completely forgot this even existed...
Me too.  Button bitmap would have to be copied to a location on your computer, to retain the alpha layer RGBA. Saving it, just turns it into 24 bit RGB, in Win8.1
*staring blankly at Windows 7 Virtual Machine*
Right....um...
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Can't Locate "Claude Glass Skin" |
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2015 3:23 pm
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| Hi Splitwirez. Here is a matching split button, if you want to use. Main_split_selection=??? Main_split_selection_slices_X=4,63,4,0,16,4 Main_split_selection_slices_Y=4,20,4 Main2_split_selection=??? Main2_split_selection_slices_X=4,63,4,0,16,4 Main2_split_selection_slices_Y=4,20,4 Submenu_split_se... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Vista Beta (Win7 style) & Blue Max (Classic, Win7 style) |
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2015 10:03 am
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| Hello GauravK. I deleted all the beta files some days ago. I believe the green arrow was original, or with minor tweak. Credit Splitwirez, for coming up with the shutdown icon idea. Yes, using a different shutdown image in button, or icon has good possibilities. Check out Metro mockup. :) Actually,... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Vista Beta (Win7 style) & Blue Max (Classic, Win7 style) |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Wed Jul 15, 2015 2:34 am
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| Oh my... ...I can't wait to try this when I get home :mrgreen: Also, those Visual Styles you mentioned will still work without the other files, they just...won't quite be able to deliver the full experience. But they will still give you the desired taskbar look. Also, I think I have the perfect butt... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 3:51 am
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juniper7 wrote: Hello Splitwirez.
Is it ok, for me to release my version of the Longhorn/Vista 5112.
The one with the three coats of painted color?
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: An couple of ideas/requests |
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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 4:35 pm
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| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJ8ilQbc6EU That's the "Windows 8.2" Concept I'd like to see made into a menu style. Also, it'd be nice if there was support for transition animations, such as fading in, or sliding in from an offscreen location. One other thing I'd like to see is an option... |
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Forum: Start Buttons Topic: Windows 8 logo for Classic button |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 11:43 am
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Replies: 4
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Interesting, I might do something with those at some point.
Also, there's a button for editing your existing posts, so I suspect the board owners would probably appreciate if you could use that, rather than double triple-posting. |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2015 4:33 am
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| The newly-conceptualized Windows 8 RC skin is out! (Skin7 version coming soon) |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Crystal Haze (Classic style) |
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2015 7:21 pm
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Replies: 15
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| I liked this skin so much, I made a button to go with it. I'm going to do a little bit of a Visual Style, too. Nothing too big, just a few Hazy alterations to Win7's regular Aero VS :3 |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Thu Jun 18, 2015 5:46 am
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| Gosh. Now a second page. Hi Splitwirez. #@$%^UNIPER here. The information you gave, about VMware player helped a lot. Thank you. Works fine. I can see it all now. Odd, the power button is just a thin line. I'm sure I'm going to make a better one than that, maybe with two lines. :) Well, I'm going t... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2015 3:44 am
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| I figured that would light the fuse to head exploding. tl;dr. That's fine. I think, I wanted to just get the frustration out of my head. Whoa, too much time downloading already. Mega downloaded two times to 99%, then auto deleted due to encrytion error. Downloaded WinWorld smaller one. Says missing... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Tue Jun 16, 2015 3:12 pm
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| I just made a color mask for my one at home. Yes, about that. Um. :lol: The euphoria from one beer after a week of nothing, wore off. The glass color isn't that great after all. I would call it solid paint feature. If I ever finish skin, I'll upload. I'm still modifying that and other stuff, bit by... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 8:42 am
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| That XP in 7 Aero button is so nice. Can you make it for the larger 40 pixel taskbar? Sure, will do. Did I actually explain where that skin and button came from? ...for anyone who reads this and doesn't know, it's the result of attempting to run Windows XP's explorer.exe under Windows 7. However, i... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 7:59 am
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And the Diamond Start Button is up!  |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Tue Jun 09, 2015 3:12 am
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GauravK wrote: I haven't tried all of the skins but do the screenshots need to be updated as you are finishing new skins or are they already up-to-date? 
Um...a few of them are slightly outdated. I'll try to fix that as soon as possible. Mind you, all of the v1 skins are represented, but not the v2 ones :U |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2015 9:05 am
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And the XPin7 skin is up too!
I had this one finished a while ago, but it seems I forgot to upload it >.< |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 2:56 pm
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| Alright, the Whistler Hidden skin is up! |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 2:20 pm
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| Copy a pixel or two from area close by (with Adobe), and paste or brush the center area to blend it in. I exaggerated the bitmap picture. The pixels will stretch them horizontally. Most people won't even notice it. My eyes suck, sometimes I see things though. :shock: This skin has the potential to ... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 11:17 am
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| The Diamond one is the most beautiful one of them all. Followed by Plex glass, and Slate. Diamond is at 97 % great.:) To bring it to 99% : Adjust Main_padding=10,69,7,4 This puts the search box lower. Clone out the two shadows on the white portion of main_bitmap=1, or take it further, and clone out... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 8:51 am
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| Looks like you got the same problem that I got on another Win7 style skin. Bug, or was never designed to have left column, as fullalpha/fullglass. That text will be transparent to what ever is behind menu. Can happen on the search menu as well. In this case, a white background, shows through. Would... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Fri Jun 05, 2015 2:55 am
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| I see the build 5112 is looking good. You must have found a secret way, of having the Shut Down icon on the right. Gather it's a big transparent button with the icon, replacing the arrow? :D Yeah, it certaintly isn't a perfect replica, but hey, nothing is perfect. The laws of physics prohibit it. E... |
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Forum: Start Buttons Topic: Vista Style Button |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2015 7:59 am
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| Go to the "Start Menu Style" tab, click on "Advanced button options...", then look for "Button size". Change the number beside it to something other than 0, and click "OK". I suggest starting with 50 or 100, and changing the number a little bit repeatedly, unt... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2015 3:32 pm
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Replies: 64
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| Geez, I completely forgot to upload and post the screeny. I had it ready last friday, but I forgot to post it here. Sorry about that |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 4:58 am
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Replies: 64
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Miraculously, my VM still lets me use it! I can finish this
I'll try to have the Diamond Start Menu ready soon! |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Wed May 20, 2015 5:10 am
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Replies: 64
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Okay everyone, I have some bad news. My Windows 7 VM needs to be activated in 3 days, and the product key I was given is for the wrong version D:
Hopefully I'll be able to find another way to finish this skinpack... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Sat May 16, 2015 6:11 am
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Jcee wrote: you can always zip the files up, or attach to another post (im not sure about the attachment limit myself though)
Okay then, once all the skins and buttons are done, I'll compress and attach them. |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Sat May 16, 2015 3:32 am
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| Hi Splitwirez. Longhorn plexy glass V2 much better.:) Ah! Neat idea. The start button is a shrinky of its former self. Would be good to have alternate download from Classic Shell as well, to cut all the advertising garbage. Er...isn't there a limit of 3 attachments? Otherwise I'd absolutely use the... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Fri May 15, 2015 9:06 am
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| Okay everyone, I'm about 12 hours late, but Plex Glass v2 and all the buttons are up!! Check the OP for links |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Thu May 14, 2015 5:06 am
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| Sorry for the long wait everyone, I'm hoping to get the Start Buttons and Plex Glass v2 out by the end of tomorrow! |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 3:51 am
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| Oh Splitwirez, I think I know what you are talking about, with a dark line on edge. I do see it on the submenu only. Change "Submenu_opacity=solid" to "Submenu_opacity=region" Solid makes auto border. Bye. :) Hmm...I think we're talking about 2 separate problems, the borders I w... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Mon May 04, 2015 3:42 am
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| Hi Splitwirez. I don't know about the edges. Tried alpha, fullalpha, the outside glass part looks ok on Win8. Tried on Win7, still ok. Alpha makes the smoothest transition, but there will be an odd looking shadow at bottom right corner, if shadow enabled. Just make that corner square like most menu... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Sun May 03, 2015 5:51 pm
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| I want pizza. :lol: That makes a lot more sense. The accompanying text in the quote would have me at a complete loss of understanding, but the :lol: indicates some form of humor, which makes...slightly more sense. Also, changing the Main_opacity to alpha results in hideous black edges, due to the b... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Sun May 03, 2015 6:36 am
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| Also, does anyone here know of a way to make the columns of a skin7 sized more like a regular skin relative to each other? Hi Splitwirez. I just looked around Win7 style CSM settings. There is a "Programs pane width setting" If I change from 40 to 31, and add spaces, after a name,( Name&a... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 7:05 am
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Okay everyone, downloads are up for the finished skins!
(Please check back for more updates, I added another skin to the to-do list)
EDIT: Woops, seems I screwed up a few of the links. Regardless, it's fixed now |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Windows Longhorn "Plex" Start Menu and Start button |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 6:57 am
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NoahNicholsFourm wrote: Where's the Plex theme for Windows 8.1 download link?
Just above the screenshot, it's the bit of blue text that says "V2 is up". |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 3:07 am
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| Where are the download links for the ones your finished with? None yet, I wasn't going to post any links until they were all finished (because that way the excitement wouldn't be spread thin), however I suppose that if anyone would prefer them to be released individually, than I shall release accor... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 1:15 pm
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| Where are the download links for the ones your finished with? None yet, I wasn't going to post any links until they were all finished (because that way the excitement wouldn't be spread thin), however I suppose that if anyone would prefer them to be released individually, than I shall release accor... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2015 3:49 am
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| Hi Splitwirez. If anything, the last one is the one that appeals to me, as I'm somewhat biased to anything blue. And it doesn't have the original dirty top bar. Looks clean and fresh.:) Just need to push the padding a bit on the left and right edges. One word: :3 Also...push the padding? Could you ... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 2:08 pm
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| I've seen it, Personally i'm all about function and don't care if something looks exactly like it did on a different OS. But i know quite a few people who post on the forums do strive for 'exactly how it looked in X' to the extent of custom themes and such, who will likely love some of your skins. ... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 6:33 am
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| Er...has anyone actually seen this? Please let me know what you think, it doesn't have to be constructive, even just a simple "Looks good" or something, I just want to know if people are actually noticing this. I'm not begging for approval, so even if all you have to say is negative stuff,... |
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Forum: Start Buttons Topic: Glass Flag Start Button |
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Posted: Tue Apr 28, 2015 5:11 am
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| Beautiful! Love the glossy transparent look, very elegant. I'd say setting the size in the 44-48 range is best, but still looks great a couple notches smaller or larger. I'm looking forward to the matching skin. :D I'm glad you like it :3 You can find skinpack progress in the Thread titled "[S... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: [SKINPACK]Start Menu History, my greatest endeavor yet!!! |
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Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2015 11:52 am
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| Okay, I'm just announcing a Skinpack I've begun to develop, intending to port every known variant of the Start Menu to Classic Shell, bar the ones that are already available. Here, have some progress screenies: http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/635d/gc3lce1diw48w3zzg.jpg?size_id=5 http://www.mediafir... |
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Forum: Start Buttons Topic: Microsoft logo square Start Button White/Glow/Colored state |
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Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 3:11 am
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Forum: Start Buttons Topic: Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) Logo |
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 5:31 pm
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HawkofRock wrote: Thanks so much
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Forum: Start Buttons Topic: Counter Logic Gaming (CLG) Logo |
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 4:51 pm
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| Done. Let me know how it looks |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Experiment Plex Replay7 (Windows 7 style) |
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:57 am
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| Just wondering, why did you spend so much time repairing screenshots for this? Seems like ripping the visual style resources from within a Virtual Machine would be faster and easier...that's what I did for my skin... |
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