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nextmario — pico black RC 02
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Published: 2007-02-11 05:58:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 15907; Favourites: 28; Downloads: 3387
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Description
! PLEASE DELETE ANY EXISTING VERSION BEFORE INSTALLING !Simple and ultra-clean black accented pico skin.
[had to recreate, original thread lost by DA, could not update]
ABOUT SCREEN
Top: black tx 50 sub, use-startpanel-size-vista-32px, use-scheme-min-square, use-taskbar-transparent, wall by nuance: [link] , snowE iconpackager
Bottom: white tx, use-taskbar-red-deep-gloss, use-taskbar-font-image-color-white
CUSTOMIZATION
Default is Segoe UI font. If you don't have it, run one of the batch files below.
Double click batch files in c:\Program Files\Stardock\Object Desktop\WindowBlinds\p-black-beta, then apply your theme. In some cases you may have to switch to another skin, run desired batch files and finally apply your theme.
CHANGE FONT
use-font-tahoma
use-font-verdana
use-font-segoeui
CHANGE SHELLSTYLE
use-shellstyle-right
use-shellstyle-left
CHANGE START PANEL
use-startpanel-size-32px
use-startpanel-size-48px
use-startpanel-size-full
use-startpanel-size-vista-32px
use-startpanel-size-vista-48px
CHANGE TASKBAR
1) Determine which taskbar you want. View taskbar-contact-sheet.jpg (i also put this in my scraps [link] )
2) Double click the corresponding use-taskbar-* batch file.
3) Change the font/images on taskbar by double clicking
use-taskbar-font-image-black
use-taskbar-font-image-white
GO BACK TO DEFAULT SETTINGS
use-scheme-default
[since BETA]
+ compact panels:
use-startpanel-size-32px
use-startpanel-size-48px
use-startpanel-size-full
+ black plain sub
+ pico cyan toolbars, with and without address (for those of us who use Alt+D and drag and drop paths from address bar)
* fixed 3 extra pixels showing on bottom of taskbar when quick launch toolbar shown
* bold active window title text for black clip
* workaround for people seeing reversed rounding on taskbars when used on left, top:
use-taskbar-default-flipped
[RC 01]
+ ability to change font
use-font-verdana
use-font-tahoma
use-font-segoeui
[RC 02]
+ added batch to hide startpanel icons similar to vista
use-startpanel-size-vista-32px
use-startpanel-size-vista-48px
+ added min-square scheme from pico gray: use-scheme-min-square
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Comments: 26
Also forgot to mention that the start button's image is not a set of boxes in perfect alignment like you show in the preview here, they are unaligned as if they are out to mimic the Windows logo...
Also note that the toolbar buttons you have in the preview, are not what is there... it has the default Windows ones...
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To be honest, I don't even know where to look to set it up to look like the top screen there...
Sure I can read what you said on how to do it, but it doesn't tell me where to find the files or where to put them... or anything. The older versions of this skin did, but I don't remember how that was, and I don't think it was windowblinds.
This is a gorgeous skin though. I'm trying to use it on Windows XP.
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first off... awesome skin. I'm having a problem with the top taskbar, though i noticed that you included a fix for this. Problem is, i don't see the use-taskbar-default-flipped batch file. Could you send this? Thanks
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Stellar skin. All of your works are so clean and organized. It gives windows a new feel.
Cheers
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how can i make it clear like glass just like in the screenshot above.. ?
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i'm not keen on the drop-shadows in WB5 (i hate how the resizable area extends out to the end of the shadows), is there a way to remove the drop shadows from your great skins?
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Great skin! My only criticism (and its a small one) is that buttons lack the polish of your previous pico releases - in this version they seem to look somewhat flat. Is it possible to interchange them with the buttons from say pico-gray, even if that means doing it manually myself? Other than that this theme is a joy to use. Keep up the good work
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You can easily do that.
1'st: Find the buttons names (i.e. leftbutton.tga) in skinstudio for this skin.
2'nd: Find the buttons names (i.e. leftbutton.tga) in skinstudio for the skin you like the buttons.
3'rd: Copy the buttons from the 2'nd set (the ones you like) and re-name them to the corresponding buttons of the 1'st set.
4'th: Paste those buttons/tga/png/etc. into the pico black RC 02 WB folder.
That's it, viola! Beef strokinoff ~_~
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This WB is excellent! Although, I think that a lot of people get discouraged because they don't understand how to change the taskbar. I'm not sure if this would work, but here's a suggestion. Put all the batch files INTO a folder and name it: __TaskbarCustomizer (or something). This way, it would appear as the 1'st folder when you open c:\Program Files\Stardock\Object Desktop\WindowBlinds\p-black-beta . Also, I would include w/in the folder the read me. I know it's stupid to have to tell people to double click on it then go back into WB and apply the skin. But, I'm sure that's why not a lot of people understand your skins.
Anyway, nice skin 
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but i guess i'll wait for the final version before i delete pico gray 
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It is wonderful skins!
Good job!
Thank you very much.
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hey there ... i absolutely love your skins ... however, there is no download link to this one ... is that by design?
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not sure what happened. fixed
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