Is there any Discord server or Forum for SkinStudio/skinning help?

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After I found a suitable workaround for my Firefox issue I started using WindowBlinds full-time on my actual OS today with an very old Skin called Strata 40. This Skin was made with Windows Vista/7 in mind and as such some elements look a bit off in Windows 10. I tried to fix some things up myself with SkinStudio and had partial success but since skin-editing is quite complex I wondered if there's a Discord server or forum specifically for skinning help.

 

Thanks for any pointers in advance! :)

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Post a link here to the Skin in question .

and what changes you wish to make and

if there is a skinner here with an answer for you

you should get some help ....

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

We have a Discord for WinCustomize, but most of the skinners are on the forums so I would suggest posting your questions here.

 

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

Alright okay thanks for the heads-up! The Skin in question is here:

https://www.deviantart.com/s-u-p-r-e-m-e/art/Windows-Strata40-161136218

There are two .wba files in the archive, I used the one with the ° in its name as the other seems even more broken.

Specifically the "Regular Windows" substyle, one change I wish to make there is to add glass to the address-bar area. I managed to do so by cropping some glass-part of the top border and assigning it to the Top Glass Area in SkinStudio but it seems I still have to change something with the side-borders too as there's still a border spilling over as you can see here on the left side for example:

 

Furthermore when inactive the window-borders are misaligned and my added top glass-area also doesn't fade out like the rest of the frame does.

And then some applications like Logitech G Hub have a weird glass shadow at their right and bottom side, I wonder if that's fixable too.

 

Thanks for help in advance!

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

You will probably need to provide information on what version of Windows 10 you are using, and what version of Windowblinds first. The people could probably assist you more

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Ah sorry, I use Windowblinds 10.84 (I downgraded for Firefox compatibility) along with Windows 10 21H1 build 19043.928.