Any administrator or moderator, Since this might be considered a family sight, you may want to remove the slang words in #12 & #13 in this post. https://www.wincustomize.com/Forums.aspx?ForumID=19&AID=60573#489135
hoonaberry, I have not tried it yet, but you might be able to open the PNG file of any icon (if that is the image file type you are using), and increase the canvas size (term for photoshop indicating the transparent area around the image of icon), not the image size. In theory, if you increase the size of the canvas by say 10 Pixels and then save file, you would get the space you are looking for - unless OD+ ignores this somehow.
My (2.5 Ghz P4 / 400 Mhz Bus) machine running XP Pro, SP2 and WBlinds 4.49 shows the following in task manager processes after a WindowBlind and WB Config is loaded: wbload.exe = memory usage: 1,644 KB wbconfig.exe = memory usage: 5,500 KB CPU usage = 2% with cursor stopped, 5% - 7% with cursor in motion. Also includes ObjectDock loaded with 2 tabbed docks, 1 normal dock, and 3 widgets loaded. No isssues wit
hoonaberry, Option #1 = increase icon size in the "appearance" section of the "Configure Dock" dialog. Option #2 = right-click on dock and select "Add>New Separator" (this will add a vertical line between the icon though). Option #3 = use the separators combined with the "Transparent" dock which can be found here Link I have found it
-OZZY-, After running the video to the end in Windows Media Player, make sure the "Now Playing List" is showing and highlight the title of video, go to "File>Save As" and select a spot to save. It should save as a .wmv file. Again, you must run video to end before doing this, otherwise the "Save As" option is not available. Hope this helps. </
Paul, Once again, you have done a marvelous job showing us how it is done. Please do take time for yourself. I may even be able to recreate these bad boys (within 6 months or so) and have a set of icons with a reasonable facsimile of each - and then create a complete set with my own design using my new found understanding of these great tools. Thanks, Teach. <img src="http://images.stardock.com/wc/smiles/Cool.gif" bo
Single, no kids. Trained in Aikido for 10 years and ran a children's Aikido program for 3 years, won a silver medal in Japan in 2000. Now starting to focus on other interests such as - regular excercise (weights, jogging, biking), reading books (lots of different subjects), starting to take up drawing, and find a new significant other (the last one decided to move away when she got sick of Seattle, or was it me?, never got a straight
This is a fantastic series, a must for any serious student of skinning and graphic art techniques. Way to go.
Paul, Thank you very much, I learned a lot and look forward to the rest. CorelDRAW is a definite "yes" for me.
CerebroJD said it all. Simply the coolest thing I have seen to date. Thanks for the lessons and the vids, they are indespensible.
Paul, I know that "keeping a beginner's mind" is difficult for many advanced people, but if you do, or if you can remember feeling a bit of awe and a sense of wonder at seeing the almost limitless possibilities while watching an advanced person creating high quality work in such an efficient manor - then you will understand how I feel after watching you create icons for the past 7 days. Thank you very much for your generosity, and I c
Sounds great, I was hoping we would be able to adjust the hue and saturation levels individually to get that color just right. Just awaiting the official release.
Thanks again, Paul.
Yes, you can. Here is a link to the background. Link
I have installed from both Stardock Central and from CD (after a clean install of XP). If you still find that some of the programs are running after uninstalling all components from "Control Panel>Add or Remove Programs" (including Object Desktop, Stardock Central, any OEM Theme Managers, CursorXP, ObjectDock, icon suites), I would check for the existence of a "Stardock" folder in the following directory (folder) - C:\Documents and
idsrocks, If you are using the free version, then the only easy way I know of is to place some "New Separators" in the dock to stretch it out. Of course this will leave you with some vertical lines in the dock. ObjectDock Plus allows you to have multiple docks on any edge, though you would still have the line where they contact.
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Thanks.
Paul, One other question would be, "Do you have some presets on the tools that you normally use - anti-aliasing, feathering, etc.?".
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Will do, Jafo. My plan is to perhaps use some of the pixel dimensions of skins that I know work well, and create my own images and artistic design using those dimensions to create my first skin (i.e., taskbar thickness, button sizes, start menu height and widths, etc.). I gather this is acceptable, please advise at your convenience. It will be a while before I complete a full WindowBlind Skin. <img src="http://images.stardock.com/wc/s
Day #5 and the fun just gets better and better. A question on layers - how many layers are involved in this icon, and which parts are on which layer? A request on video tutorials would be in Icon #1, steps #2 and #3. It would be great to get some in depth understanding of your technique using the mesh tools. I even went and got the free
Agreed, 100 percent. The technical stuff seems to be tackled with perseverance and care. What more could we ask of the crew? Great community, great site, great art - hope I can make some worthy contributions to this joint effort. Much appreciated to all who make this thing go.
NAV2003 for virus protection, NIS2003 for Security Wall, and NSystemWorks to clean up any invalid paths. Never had a problem since I installed them in March 2003, so "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" still holds true for me.
Can't wait for the next lesson, thank you again.
Day #3 and I have learned so much. Thanks, Teach.