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. Ill definitely at-least try em out though if-only to gather ideas for my own developments (which I should probably start working on, except I've been busy with school)

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.

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 accordingly. Evidently you feel that way, so...what the heck, I'll upload them right now

Awesome!
Thanks again, Splitwirez!

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& spaces here &), in second column, using edit feature,
it can make each column, same size.
Is that what you were looking for?
I don't know anything in skin that can do it.

I want pizza.

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 menus.

If glass, or fullglass is used on Win8, without 3rd party Aero glass,
there will be dark ugly pixelated top corners.
They can be cut out with image editor.

Other than a few dark spots here and there from the artist, it's ok.
Maybe you have different setup?



PS.
Took a while preparing pictures for you, and I got hungry.
Couldn't submit post without text. There you go.

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.

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.

you can always zip the files up, or attach to another post (im not sure about the attachment limit myself though)

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?

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 need to have it like this:

Main_opacity=glass
Main2_opacity=fullglass

or

Main_opacity=alpha
Main2_opacity=fullalpha

or
Main_opacity=alpha
Main2_opacity=alpha

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 the ones in the second column too.
Probably got artifacts when image was resized in image editor.

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.

This skin has the potential to be super.
I just made a color mask for my one at home.
Made the bottom power arrow with a little bit of red.

You are great Splitwirez.

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?

That XP in 7 Aero button is so nice. Can you make it for the larger 40 pixel taskbar?

I just made a color mask for my one at home.

Yes, about that. Um. 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 bit. Morphing into something else. Who knows what.
Still can't get a downloaded Beta 5112 to even install, so I have no idea of what everything on the menu looks like.
Only bad quality screen shots from tube, and search. Most have been modded already.
I'm interested to see what the menu scroll bar looks like, or just leave it as is, and let Win7/8 decide.



OK. Really big paragraph. Be prepared!:)


Now I'm stuck.
I can't figure the search box skinning instructions. I fudged the bitmap, to make it work.
Do you know everything about it? Not sure if it's the right way. I'm lost.
Note: These are unmodified example settings from Aero skin.

This is the very outside padding, but can still interact with internal box?
The 0% makes bottom position, stay same on high DPI?
Search_padding=6,16,10,6,100%,100%,0%,100%


This, if on 1, will show built in box, instead of "search background".
Search_frame=0


This is external made bitmap, with box, and possible outside area included.
Search_background=23


I have no idea what this is for, if inside box is white already?
Does Win 7 grey out search box, when it can't be accessed?
Search_background_mask=24


This is the really, really big puzzle. At first I thought the center group was the box padding, and the left and right groups,
for the bitmap area outside. But it didn't work. If I put some of box bitmap (none expanding area), on the left and right groups,
it's better. Still not perfect. Changing the ratios of this spillover, affects the "search padding". What gives?
I am missing the proper way to make it work, without the interaction.
Search_background_slices_X=3,2,3, 0,5,13, 0,1,3
Search_background_slices_Y=5,1,3, 0,4,0, 2,2,3


Sometimes does something. Most of time, no visible effect.
Is this to do with an internal white box, inside the search box?
Search_background_padding=1,-3,1,1

Any ideas?