Transparency in Windowblinds/SKS

How the f*k ?

Just saw THIS picture on the web... Is this part able to be skinned transparent ???  HOW ?? that is my question.

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Quoting Wizard1956, reply 1
Just a guess, but I'd say he used this.   http://vistastylebuilder.com/screenshots.html
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Can WE do that ?? :\

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Quoting neone6, reply 2

Quoting Wizard1956, reply 1Just a guess, but I'd say he used this.   http://vistastylebuilder.com/screenshots.html

Can WE do that ??
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Not with SKS and Windowblinds. :S

 

Also, VistaStyleBuilder is a really difficult application and you have to use a file hack on system files in order to apply the themes created with it (like the UXTHEME.DLL file hack that StyleXP required for Windows XP .msstyles back in the old days), you also need to know some programming language to use it last time I checked.

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Aaaahh... :|  -OK :sun:

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if SK could do this.....it would fucking ROCK ! Neil...can we have this please??

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I agree, it would also be nice to know what most of the UNdocumented settings were for in the first place.

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I believe I know how they did that, but there are major limitations.

Firstly they must have some other app running to set the explorer window to glass (or hacked some other dll perhaps?)

Then you will find noticable text rendering issues (look closely at the treeview text colour, the command bar text and the changing colour of the documents section text) and the issues will probably become more obvious on light wallpapers or with lighter themes.

Depending on exactly how they did it you may also find the open dialogs in other apps look a little funny too.

Of course thats not to say there isn't a way to achieve this without those limitations in the future...

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Neil Banfield

are you talking about the text right under Kitapliklar

how it shows the wallpaper color?  I get that to in WB when I use the WB's Explorer Background and some time with just a skin

 

and yes when it happens I can't use a light color WP  and some times have to move the Window to see the text ...

 

Quoting Neil, reply 8
Of course thats not to say there isn't a way to achieve this without those limitations in the future...
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could that be a hint your working or might going to be working on doing that ?

It would be so awesome if you are....

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Thank you Neil :sun: