How change 7 Background color in sks ?

And searchbar background in startmenu

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How do I change 7 Background color in sks ?

And searchbar/field-background in startmenu....

Pretty much it #:(

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

As far as the search field in the start menu, in SKS click on Theme part details, then Address field, it is the Search field background in the Glassy Areas, and the defualt is 4, not 5 as listed.  Not sure about the others.

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thankz... By the way, did you create "Diamond" B/W theme ?

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

No, neone6. Atardock Design did Diamond.

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Atardock Design did Diamond.
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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

So can anyone help me whith the main issue ?X(

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Going by your screenshot, the "how to" is listed below. If it's the search background described in your post, what Lightstar said is correct... <_<

left side - Edit Vista / 7 Explorer Parts> Folders Bar> Extra Settings> Background Colour

right side - Explorer Backgrounds> Active/Inactive Window> careful though....whatever images you use will be tiled  >_>

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Seen your stuff navigatsio...I´m honoured to be tutored by you !!  Thanks a Billion ! 5* :thumbsup:

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting neone6, reply 2
Thankz... By the way, did you create "Diamond" B/W theme ?
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Yes, I did, but it was a .msstyles theme, not released in WB format (yet).  :)

 

PS.. The Stardock Diamond theme is not B/W Doc.  :P

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting LightStar, reply 8



Quoting neone6,
reply 2
Thankz... By the way, did you create "Diamond" B/W theme ?


Yes, I did, but it was a .msstyles theme, not released in WB format (yet). 

 

PS.. The Stardock Diamond theme is not B/W Doc. 
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I new it ! I liked it alot ! How do you produce skins whithout sks ?? 

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Tom's old school and back in the day...when you walked five miles to school...in the snow...both ways, Litestep, Aston and VS skinners used notepad and a good hex editor to do what SKS does today. Still today, when I make the occasional Aston theme, notepad++ is what I use for creating the entire theme (no "skinning" program available from them yet) so some of you pups really got it made and don't know it.... <_<

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I new it ! I liked it alot ! How do you produce skins whithout sks ??
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 There used to be a company also that made an application similar to SkinStudio for designing skins in .msstyles format, but they have since gone out of business.  SkinStudiio is the only fairly easy application around now that I know of for designing skins.

Tom's old school and back in the day...when you walked five miles to school...in the snow...both ways
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Hey, how did you know I walked five miles, (actually it was 6 though)? :P

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Tom's old school and back in the day...when you walked five miles to school...in the snow...both ways
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dang, forgot the uphill both ways part too.... :|

There used to be a company also that made an application similar to SkinStudio for designing skins in .msstyles format
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I know it was made by tgtsoft but not sure about the program name. Stylebuilder...maybe??? It's been awhile since I dabbled in VS. Wonder if they're patching Windows 7??? <_<

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yes "stylebuilder" I checked... seems to be a good old thing. :D

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting navigatsio, reply 12

Tom's old school and back in the day...when you walked five miles to school...in the snow...both ways
dang, forgot the uphill both ways part too....


There used to be a company also that made an application similar to SkinStudio for designing skins in .msstyles format
I know it was made by tgtsoft but not sure about the program name. Stylebuilder...maybe??? It's been awhile since I dabbled in VS. Wonder if they're patching Windows 7???
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Yes, there is a UXTheme.dll patch out for Windows 7, and there is an application to design Windows 7 .msstyles out there somewhere, but for the life of me I cannot rememeber its name.  I tried it once, but if you're not a programmer it is really tough to figure out.  I'll stick with SKS and WB myself. :)

Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting neone6, reply 13
Yes "stylebuilder" I checked... seems to be a good old thing.
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It was in its day, but no longer.  You cannot even get a serial number to unlock it any more unless you do it illegally.  Its WB like counterpart called StyleXP only worked on Windows XP SP2 and below also, and you cannot get a serial number for it any more either.

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Ahaa...But I opened your B/W Diamond in "Tuneup utillities" with no fuzz @ all.......I really like that skin. A perfect B/W-Tech combo ! 5*

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Oh yeah, I forgot about TuneUp Utilities, yes it will apply .msstyles themes with no problems. I think it only works in XP though, not really sure.  Think I'll check that out soon.