Backgrounds in MyFolders not showing up

Hi everyone - here's my story. I'm using WB 3.5, registered version on WinXP machine.

You know how in WinXP, there are certain special folders that windows more or less looks for:My Documents, My Music, My Pictures, etc. And there are special backgrounds for them - My Music has a music note, for example. I've noticed that the special background seems to have stopped being displayed.

Now I've looked at the WB skins I'm using (Essorent's Skink) and I see that he has custom graphics to match the Skink look. On his graphics, the music note is greenish, for example. The files are called "skink_sh_music.bmp", "skink_sh_movies.bmp" etc.

This is somehow related to the setting for "use WinXP style toolbars" in the WindowBlinds settings folder. If I check it shows the standerd XP blue bitmap. If I uncheck it, it shows nothing and doesn't seem to pick up the theme settings?

Any ideas?

Kylhwch
3,472 views 3 replies
Reply #1 Top
It's because you need WB 4 to skin the shellstyles stuff like you're talking about.

If I were you I would spend the $10 and upgrade...It Rocks!!!
Reply #2 Top
ooooohhhhh, I get it! thanks. Actually I was going to upgrade but decide to save my pennies and get Object Desktop instead. Now that I've started skinning things I want it all
Reply #3 Top
Kyhlwch, good idea, OD is well worth it............... I'm not positive on this, but if you shoot off an email to stardock support, you may be entitled to a discount moving up to OD from WindowBlinds.  I could be wrong, but you have nothing to lose, by checking. 



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