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Fade to Black

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October 9, 2013 10:45:09 AM from WinCustomize ForumsWinCustomize Forums

Lame puns aside, I can't seem to make a "black" hued skin (Halloween) in WindowBlinds 8 using the Win8 skin from Stardock.  This was previously possible in Windows itself--but as has been noted here WindowBlinds completely over-rides the Windows color settings.

No matter what I do with Hue and Saturation, I end up with a color.  The best I can manage is the built-in grey.

What am I missing?

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Reply #1 October 9, 2013 9:09:23 PM
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I'm versions behind you on everything, but what I would have to do is darken it.  On WB7 it's a button on the colors tab, the button has a gradient triangle on it going from black to white.  See if you can find something like that, you're looking for a brightness setting.

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Reply #2 October 9, 2013 9:18:02 PM
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I may Be wrong here, however try this.  Download SkinStudio 8 and edit the skin in there.  Dont edit inside of WindowBlinds 8.

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Reply #3 October 9, 2013 9:41:30 PM
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Using the color shifts and brightness options in WBConfig doesn't actually edit/change the skin, they are just temporary adjustments.

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Reply #4 October 9, 2013 9:59:32 PM
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SovereignGFC-

Ah, here you go.  Island Dog was kind enough to make pictures.  It's the black/grey/white button towards the right underneath the "Colors" section, right under the "Color to Apply" slider:

https://www.wincustomize.com/article/445909/

 

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Reply #5 October 10, 2013 10:05:20 AM
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http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/7917/dn6a.png

Insert image isn't showing.  But when I use that slider DaveRI described, I get purple.  Yes, it looks that way after I apply, not just in the preview!

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Reply #6 October 10, 2013 10:20:33 AM
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Click on the grey color box in the top section, then use the brightness slider to darken it.  Try it with the "Use smart recoloring" option checked, and then again with it unchecked, may get a little different result.

The button to the right of the brightness button is color saturation, you can try moving that towards grey also.



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Reply #7 October 10, 2013 12:20:14 PM
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That's precisely what gives me purple (Gray base, minimum brightness, minimum saturation).  Turning of "Use Smart Recoloring" turns it grey instead of purple, but not black.

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Reply #8 October 10, 2013 12:39:28 PM
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Did you click on the brightness button and push the slider all the way to dark after you clicked on the grey and unchecked "Use Smart Recoloring"?  You're wanting to use the combination of all three options at the same time.

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Reply #9 October 10, 2013 12:47:55 PM
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If you are using them all at the same time - I'm still not sure - there is only so far you can push any particular skin.  You may just want to look for a black skin.

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Reply #10 October 10, 2013 1:15:03 PM
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One other thought-

Get it as black as you can with the combined 3 settings we've been talking about, then download and apply the black texture here on top of all that:

https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/windowblinds_textures/59/

That'll be as black as it will go without remaking the skin with SkinStudio and an image editor.

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Reply #11 October 13, 2013 9:30:00 PM
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DaveRI: That fixed it.  Odd that so much effort is required specifically for black but no other color.

Thanks!

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Reply #12 October 13, 2013 9:45:08 PM
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  Glad that did it for you.  Thanks for letting me know, I had been curious.

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