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One Piece At A Time: Windowblind Tutorial Part V

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One Piece At A Time: Windowblind Tutorial Part V

Putting It Together : Taskbars

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This thread will be dealing with the vertical and horizontal taskbar and all of it's components. I've had to do several redesigns to make the texture work and to accommodate the buttons. As far as the taskbars and buttons go, this should be the last (fingers crossed) redesign.

If you're looking for Part I, II, III, IV you can find them here:

One Piece At A Time : Windowblind Tutorial Part I

Design : Start Menu and Taskbar

 

One Piece At A Time : Windowblind Tutorial Part II

Design: Title Bars & Window Frames


One Piece At A Time : Windowblind Tutorial Part II

Design: Edit Controls


One Piece At A Time : Windowblind Tutorial Part IV

 Putting It Together : Start Menu


 

PLEASE :

  • I am open to suggestions but may not use any of them. Please, don't be offended if I don't use yours.
  • Keep the image posting to the skin(s)
  • If you want to make a skin to go with this, PM me for the files. My PSD's tend to be a mess, but I save everything and will be happy to     share. I am uploading the actual files to the Graphics Gallery here on Wincustomize.
  • We'll be skinning for Windows7, maybe Vista. If someone wants to do XP, PM me and I will get you what you need.
  • Any files you request will come as I complete them. I won't be jumping ahead. Please be patient.
  • ;)

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The PSD files for the  previous threads are in the Graphics Gallery.

Roan WB Title Bars and Window Frames  

  Roan WB Taskbar Buttons

ROAN WB Start Panel UPDATED

ROAN WB Start Panel Search Mode 

Roan Updated Taskbar and Buttons II


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Reply #51 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Has a sort of Old World feel to it. This ones gonna be a classic.

Reply #52 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanks Xiandi.

The wallpaper is shadows from the past by c31marius and can be found right here on WC.

It was unintentional that I had it up when I did the SS, but it does go rather nicely. ;)

 

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Reply #53 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting PoSmedley, reply 47
that about completes the taskbar section

Spoke too soon. Forgot the Pop-Ups for this area.

I'll skin them today and post.

(This is really fortunate because I don't know where to start or go next.  ;P  )

Reply #54 from WinCustomize Forums Top

adjust your painting margins for your quick launch, i suggest pushing the top and bottom painting margins up to at least 10 or 12...

that little arrow that appeared is a windows arrow, you cant skin it, or get rid of it if you use quicklaunch. its part of quick launch i guess.

sorry i havent been able to keep up with you... (its hard to keep up with you, plus im working on a new wb)

looking very professional so far. i love the graphics. they are well done.

Reply #55 from WinCustomize Forums Top

[quote who="Vampothika" reply="54" id="3140042"]This is really fortunate because I don't know where to start or go next. )[/

go to hell... start wherever you want next. ^_^

Reply #56 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Vampothika, reply 55
go to hell... start wherever you want next.
:w00t:

Reply #57 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Vampothika, reply 54
adjust your painting margins for your quick launch, i suggest pushing the top and bottom painting margins up to at least 10 or 12...

that little arrow that appeared is a windows arrow, you cant skin it, or get rid of it if you use quicklaunch. its part of quick launch i guess.

I'll try adjusting it. I didn't know about the arrow, so I may have to make a different button.

Quoting Vampothika, reply 54
sorry i havent been able to keep up with you... (its hard to keep up with you, plus im working on a new wb)

Don't give it a second thought. I'll take what I can get from you guys. ;)

Reply #58 from WinCustomize Forums Top

:borg:

Reply #59 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I enjoyed re reading these threads today and still hold onto hope that Noah will pick up work on this skin again. Especially seeing as I haven't been inspired to skin much recently it would be a way for me to skin something without actually doing it!

Reply #60 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I hope so too.

Reply #61 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting 2of3, reply 59
Especially seeing as I haven't been inspired to skin much recently

Hopefully the inspiration will come back soon. It appears most of the Masters have been on vacation for quite awhile now. The only real active one is Tom (lightstar). He has checked my last couple of WB's and found very little but the little he has found has helped me to improve further.   

Need more of you Maters back as you were and still are the inspiration for me and others.

Reply #62 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting DaveBax, reply 61
It appears most of the Masters have been on vacation for quite awhile now. The only real active one is Tom (lightstar).

 

Dave, I haven't actually retired, yet... *_*

 

Been fairly active as well...  ;)

Reply #63 from WinCustomize Forums Top

If I know you, I'm sure you meant WB Masters.  X|

Reply #64 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting RedneckDude, reply 63

If I know you, I'm sure you meant WB Masters. 

Yes Jim I totally meant Windowblinds. 

You are and have been always very active. Now get working on that WB.

Reply #65 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I'm around. I have been overly preoccupied with the same old 'stuff'' and trying to keep it together. As part of my 'pain management' they started me in with a head shrinker. I can't, for the life of me, imagine why. He has also been prodding me to get back into some things that I enjoy to help with some of the stress, etc., etc. Apparently, I am at a point where I am going to have to accept that I will only ever get a limited amount of relief, even with my implant, and must figure out how to accept and live with this. blah blah yadda yadda...

I'm always around though. Watching, reading, downloading, lurking. I'm on FB, too. My email is available. Some of you even have my phone #. I suck at getting the ball rolling, if you get my drift.

Thanks for posting Andy and the rest of you. I appreciate it greatly. :)

Reply #66 from WinCustomize Forums Top

o/t

Reply #67 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Ditto