Can WB do this?

June 1, 2003 5:41 AM from

I've noticed some Visual Styles have a 'slim places bar'. Can WB (maybe skinstudio more accurately) do this? Here's an example:

http://www.neowin.net/forum/uploads/post-7-1054426134.jpg

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Reply #1 June 1, 2003 5:50 AM from

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You need to have an account there to see that link.

I don't

Reply #2 June 1, 2003 6:01 AM from

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It can be done, just nobody has ever done one yet or on WC yet.

Thin styles are pretty neat.

Reply #3 June 1, 2003 6:53 AM from

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It can be done, just nobody has ever done one yet or on WC yet.

can it? i asked before about it and got the answer that it was not possible

Reply #4 June 1, 2003 7:22 AM from

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It's incredibly easy. Just make the visible part of the places pane thinner on the graphic and fill the rest with transparent pink. Then use content margins to shorten the text.

Reply #5 June 1, 2003 8:17 AM from

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Yeah. It's done basically the same way as its done with msstyles.

Reply #6 June 1, 2003 8:38 AM from

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Plus, if the skin doesn't have a thin taskbar, you can force it to in the WB configuration window. Go to User Overrides and select small taskbar size from the dropdown list

Reply #7 June 1, 2003 8:44 AM from

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I can't access the link

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Reply #8 June 1, 2003 8:51 AM from

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neither can I

Reply #9 June 1, 2003 9:30 AM from

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Ass far as I know, there is nothing that can be done with visual styles that cant be done with WB.
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Reply #10 June 2, 2003 4:18 AM from

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Sorry about the link. I didn't realize neowin restricted them like that. I think some of you think I am talking about the thin task bar. here is a cropped version of the image to show what I mean.

http://home.columbus.rr.com/momanddad/ss/slimplace.jpg

Reply #11 June 2, 2003 4:30 AM from

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Have seen that several times and I wonder myself...

Reply #12 June 3, 2003 6:22 AM from

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I've already explained up there how it's done.

Reply #13 June 3, 2003 6:28 AM from

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Hippy

Reply #14 June 3, 2003 6:31 AM from

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Ooops, sorry...

Reply #15 June 3, 2003 6:51 AM from

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Listen to Hippy! I've been experimenting, and it can be done.

Reply #16 June 3, 2003 7:58 AM from

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I guess it can be done, but skinstudio and I are not on speaking terms. The #%&@ just won't listen!

Reply #17 June 4, 2003 5:48 AM from

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http://koasati.net/images/wbcan.jpg

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Reply #18 June 4, 2003 5:52 AM from

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Well, there is at least one simple thing that as far as I know cant be done with windowblinds and thats change the start menu font.

Reply #19 June 4, 2003 9:27 AM from

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Looks good, Koasati. Care to post the skin so others can learn by example. OK, so I can learn by example.

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