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I.R. Brainiac
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Reply #26 February 19, 2007 6:21:51 AM
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Classic fonts on my own skin are working great...those toolbar buttons are all assigned fonts...not classic.

I was having the start menu mouseover issue before I ever changed classic fonts.I think its a .tga issue...they can be damn flaky on the start menu,show hidden icons arrow and toolbar buttons.They stop being truly translucent.I still dont understand why WB dosnt use .png...they work a lot better everywhere else.DX,OD,etc...  
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Reply #27 February 19, 2007 6:23:11 AM
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And are much smaller in file size...like half.  
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Reply #28 February 19, 2007 6:25:30 AM
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Everything in the start panel supports png.

those toolbar buttons are all assigned fonts



Some buttons do use hard coded text settings. The "Post reply" button below is one example. Text is hard coded as black but uses your font setting.

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Reply #29 February 19, 2007 6:27:55 AM
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I'll try a .png then...

my post reply text is grey  
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Reply #30 February 19, 2007 6:46:34 AM
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my post reply text is grey


Classic colors adjustment. Text normal..I think.
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Reply #31 February 19, 2007 3:56:26 PM
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classic button text color  
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Reply #32 February 19, 2007 6:41:57 PM
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Here is a brainteaser...grouped menu is using the favorites menu under the assigned menu image...as you mouse into it,it draws the edges properly???

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Reply #33 February 19, 2007 10:19:12 PM
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The reason I am picking this skin to pieces is I really want to make the best WB possible...its no longer good enough to get one pretty good,or looking good enough on my pc...they have to be as complete as possible...

I keep hoping someone from Stardock will take notice and address some of these issues with concrete info...if its impossible,tell us...if its fixable,fix it...if you never saw these probs...let us know.  
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Reply #34 February 19, 2007 10:59:28 PM
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After removing all attributes in the grouped menu section,it still looks exactly the same...just uses the wrong mouseover.  
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Reply #35 February 19, 2007 11:00:37 PM
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where are the master skinners when you need one?  
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Reply #36 February 20, 2007 2:05:30 AM
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I imported a .png for the start menu mouseover but SS converted it to .tga and its still not truly translucent.  
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Reply #37 February 20, 2007 10:39:38 PM
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1 down and ??? to go...I've lost track.  
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Reply #38 February 23, 2007 2:01:27 AM
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heeellllllllppp!  
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Reply #39 February 23, 2007 5:39:55 AM
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I.R. The evrsion of your skin I have doesn't have the images input yet.

Did you import a mouseover image for the grouped menu? There are 4 states for it and it should work fine.

Are you using the MENU BACKGROUND for the grouped menu background? The grouped menu doesn't support translucency. You have to make a different menu for that just like you did with the favorites menu.

I have not updated to 5.5 yet. Still running build 85 over here in case it matters.

I imported a .png for the start menu mouseover but SS converted it to .tga and its still not truly translucent.


Have you messed with the transparency levels in the image properties in SKS? The version Ihave, you have changed that from 255 to 163. That could be doing something.
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Reply #40 February 23, 2007 6:06:49 AM
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I.R. Here is a trick that might help you.

Take a fresh luna template and set all the classic colors to different colors. Red blue green, etc. Change the fonts to different fonts that you can easily notice with different colored shadows. Save the skin for the future. You can always load that to trace problem areas. I have found it to be the most useful tool.
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Reply #41 February 23, 2007 4:38:46 PM
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Are you using the MENU BACKGROUND for the grouped menu background? The grouped menu doesn't support translucency. You have to make a different menu for that just like you did with the favorites menu.


You got a slightly older version Craig...I used the MORE PROGRAMS menu for the GROUPED menu.....I'm seeing 2 menus...the favs around the edge 

 
The version Ihave, you have changed that from 255 to 163.


I switched it back and forth...sometimes it 'resets' a tga's translucency.(again,I HATE .tga's,twice the size of a .png and less reliable)

I see several places in Windowblinds where the dont work right(not just this skin,ALL skins on all my pc's)...they tend to lose part of their translucency.

seeya Craig  

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Reply #42 February 24, 2007 5:11:56 PM
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8 days now and only 1 issue 'solved'...(worked around)  
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Reply #43 February 28, 2007 1:46:17 PM
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Reply #45 March 12, 2007 12:34:31 AM
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bummer...almost a month later...Skin nearing completion...bugs still there...hate uploading a skin with known bugs.  Workarounds and compromises.    
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Reply #46 March 12, 2007 9:03:42 PM
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Reply #47 March 22, 2007 1:33:08 PM
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over a month now...not 1 Stardock employee...not 1 master skinner has attempted to help.  
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Reply #48 March 22, 2007 1:37:04 PM
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Crap...the threads in the wrong section...guess I'll start a new one.
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Reply #49 March 22, 2007 3:02:32 PM
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Crap...the threads in the wrong section...guess I'll start a new one.


  
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