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[quote who="k10w3" reply="7" id="2350431"] Whatever was in there before will leave code in the "Code Editor" section of Skin Studio. Before you import your graphics, go to the "Code Editor" section in Skin Studio 6 in the start menu section and delete everything that is in there; there will be a bunch of lines of text -- delete them out, and that will give you the fresh start that I believe you're looking for, and your graphics should import correctly.

I use the slice tool to map out the various sections of the Start Panel. Once the slices are positioned where I want them, how do I cut each section and save it as it's own image?

k10w3: Thanks for the info on how to clear the codes. I'll give it a try and post results. Thanks again.

Voidcore: I would prefer not to stretch the Statr Panel, as I would like to keep the original details intact. I tried setting the H x W for each part to the h x w of each corresponding image's h x w. But still no luck. I'll try your suggestion of setting the margins on placeslist to 40px (from bottom), setting more programs to truesize, and setting programs list to 10px (from bottom) .

vStyler: How do I delete all the code? Can I simply set each part to "No Image", then re-import each pieces' image? And I didnt overlap any margins. But for some reason, there seems to be a slight overlapping where the Programs list meets with the Places List (they dont blend smoothly lthe way they should. About slicing. I found that Photoshop CS2 does a crappy job with slicing. When sectioning off the various start panel parts (with snap-to guides set) and selecting them with the rectangular

This is a simpl

I actually found a way, Well, it's more of a Hack. For anyone who'd like to change the default font in xP, here's the reg fix: This describes how to restore the default to Tahoma font. But I used this to simply set the default to whatever font I choose (the font has to first already be installed in C: WINDOWS, Font folder). I set it to Zegoe (the Zune HD font) http://www.

I am trying to change the font of these two areas of my Start Menu to the Zune HD Font (aka: Zegoe). But no matter what I've tried, nothing works. I have successfully changed the More/All Programs the Font aswell as the Explorer Title bar and pop up menu fonts but thats all. PLEASE help! I'm willing to do anyting to change thses fonts. Additionally, is this something that Stardock will include in newer versions? Why they left the ability to customize these two areas (Programs and Places Lists

Close up to show the details. I created this carbon fiber detail from scratch. It's one of the available taskbars in a STyle I am creating for WB. Still a work in progress

Here's a Taskbar I made. If you want the .png, let me know where I can email it

[quote who="Mirsguy" reply="8" id="2165077"] And it does work. VStyler was suggesting that you actually edit the skin graphic. Trust me, it works quite well. [/quote] I wasn't saying that Vstyler's method doesn't work. I was saying that my suggestion about editing it in WB's clour section wouldnt work.

Go to Edit Start Menu and Taskbar, Select Horizontal Taskbar (Unless ofcourse you want to edit the vertical taskbar), Select Background under the Horizontal heading, under the Image Tab click Edit image and the image should automatically open in the default graphic that is set to open that particular file type (.jpg, .png, .tga, .bmp). In my case, they're all set to open in Photoshop CS2 -- (makes life easier). Then, once its opened in your graphic program, simply edit to whatever color you l

Nix that WB colour idea. It doesn't work[quote who="vStyler" reply="1" id="2118111"][URL=http://img410.imageshack.us/my.php?image=24828062.jpg][/URL] [/quote] That looks like an older version of Skinstudio. My menus dont look like the one u posted.

Couldn't he just adjust the color in WB's color section? That would change the color scheme of the entire style, however, but it would be the easiest way.

My method: Set the slices where I wanted for each part, rectangle tool (with slice guides on) for each part, crop, save as .... "wash, rinse, repeat" 4x more. lol! imported each into SKS and slight margin adjustments.... Done! You guys are the best!

SUCCESS!!!!!!! Thank you all for all of your help! Stardock Forums Rock!

I just dont want to be reliant on other ppl's work, as I would like to one day be a master at this stuff.

[quote who="messiah1" reply="1" id="2160299"] 1. Open each start menu piece in Photoshop. Do this by clicking the edit button for each piece in SKS. 2. Piece them all together on 1 document in PS That's precisely what I did with Diamond. What I did was open those images in PS and then basically filled the entire canvas with green. That gave me the precise size of that section. Then I dragged that into

[quote who="messiah1" reply="24" id="2160289"]Like I said...try what you see here and when you find something that works, stick to it. [/quote] I appreiate your suggestions, and I would like to use the suggestion which employs the slice tool. But I need more instruction on how to use it to save the individual slices including the "blank" areas aswell. Tho some have suggested using the slice tool to do so, they haven't provided all of the step on how to do so. That's why I a

jazzymjr: Once the slice guides are in place, how do I select each slice so that I can save each as its own .png image? Do I set the slice locations, use the rectangle tool to line up on the slice lines, then just crop, save as Userpane.png, then undo crop and keep doing that for each part? I'm hoping that somehow I could just make the slices and then select each slice and save it as it's own .png image. But I cant seem to figure out how to do so with the slice tool. I

Jazzymjr: "if you are still having trouble slicing your start panel, you can send it to me," I tried, but received the message that 'you have chosen not to receive emails'

[quote who="jazzymjr" reply="14" id="2160003"]Boy, what you all are doing sounds awfully complicated! What I do, is open my whole start panel in Photoshop. Select the slice tool. (Make sure the slice guides are visible.) Right click on the single slice that should encompass the whole start panel, select edit slice from the right click menu. For the user pane, make sure it is the entire width of your panel, then make the height whatever you want....I usually

[quote who="Mirsguy" reply="16" id="2160042"]If you are starting a new skin and have the default skin template in SKS, you could do this: 1. Open each start menu piece in Photoshop. Do this by clicking the edit button for each piece in SKS. 2. Piece them all together on 1 document in PS. Be sure to keep the original sizes. For instance, if the top is 32 px, the middle (including right side, left side and more programs area) is 350px, and the bottom is 50px, then your doc

Jazzymjr: "All Programs panel needs to be 30 pixels tall , and the bottom bar needs to be somewhere around at least 50 pixels tall ." Thanks for the info. I wasn't aware that these two sections had to have a set size. Maybe this is why I'm having problems.

I create a colored (green) section for the top margin, it fits in my slice lines. It sits at the very bottom of the layer sets and is never used until I'm ready to slice. I don't even turn it on. I just control select that layer so I get the outline, then copy that portion of my merged startpanel. Paste into a new document that is exactly that size because when you have something on the clipboard, a new document autosizes. Save it. Import it into SKS.