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Here should be hear, oh well, what can I say. Maybe I was wrong about the eyesight.

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Got your email and replied - had a dream last night about the Winamp thing. Went in this morning and reworked the uis. Everything is where I want it, exept the buttons seem to overlap, so I will re-work the buttons and then send you the skin. While I was in there tried to specifically program in where the menu items are, but that didn't work. Anyway, when you get the skin it will be the picture worth a thousand words. (Of course, when you take a look at the uis you may go ugh, what have I g

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Too many specs for me - right now I'm satisfied with the one I'm wearing. No smartbars? Now you tell me! Anyway, seriously, this one does include the smartbar - honestly. Even includes the url bit and the menu. It's just that only two of the five work for me. Tried the msimn.exe bit and it works fine. - and - Re the menu, yes I have inserted other controls and they work fine. On Winamp, yes to trying to get the popout window extension. Unfortunately, when I push the butt

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Don't take this too hard! It has to get better (I keep telling myself.) Had to write all your questions down (couldn't see them from here). Don't know how to interact inbetween like you do. Well here goes: (a) Yes, it is a new WB3 feature. (b) It is going into the latest Skin Studio. (c) I am inserting the Quick Launch Menu that is supplied with WB3. The Quick Launch Menu is in the WindowBlinds configuration under SmartButton (right click on the Windowblind icon

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Well, good news and bad news. The good news is after looking at Blue Toast, I got Winamp to work great. The bad news, I think I have the links wrong. When I press the button the Tray and the controls come up, but the controls are not on the tray. Oh well, making progress anyway. May as well ignore the info on Winamp. Needlesstosay, it has now changed.

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No to buttons launching a specific program (did that in my last two skins - no problem there.) Decided this may be more specific so I have included what I have in my uis file for the smartBar (which of course is now called Smartbutton in the Windowblinds configuration - not to add to confusion, of course): The Launch Menu is what I can't seem to get configured: SmartBar0] Name=SmartBar Zone 1 NAME0=Quick Launch Menu DLL0=quickl.wbp WIDTH0=24 Enabled=1 A

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You covered so much, I think I may be wandering in la la land somewhere between here and first base. At any rate, trying to piece things together (guess I'm not too good in detailing), (1) on the menu bit it has to do with the menu programed in for the smart button (used to be called the smart bar, but noted they changed it to smart button). No to right clicking and bringing up properties. Had already tried that bit. And, when I go into configure in Windowblinds configuration it says the plu

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You sure lost me on the dual taskbar. Don't think it is something I would want to try. I have enough problems just trying to get things to work. For someone who has so much knowledge, maybe you should give skinning a try. Bet you would come up with something really great. I'm not much on technical stuff. I just put it in and hope it works. If not, have to keep playing with it until it gets figured out. Still trying to iron out the menu thing and have incorporated Winamp into the

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I'm so excited. Just got around to downloading the updates for Skin Studio, Object Bar & Windowblinds. Pulled up my skin in Skin Studio and lo and behold if it didn't bring up the taskbar too! I love it. Think it will make life a lot easier. Haven't really got around to see what's new in Object Bar itself, but I love the update in Skin Studio. Noticed they added the Koala player skinning too. Don't have it, but may download it just so I can try to skin it. It's got to be a lot easier tha

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Thanks, Yes followed it all. I kinda figured he might be Stardock related. Yes, I am specifiying areas of the smartbar to go into the skin. As far as the url, it does show up and that part works fine. You are doing great and don't seem to need any help. (Caused me to laugh - enjoyed the comments.) Now with that past us, do I need to leave his name in my skin since obviously if he is Stardock related I don't need to get permission. It would be one less analyze message anyway? Howe

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Thanks for your reply. Guess I need to clarify a bit. There isn't a problem with the author bit of the blind itself. Just after I incorporated the smart bar info, I went into the WindowBlinds configuration under Smart Buttons, selected two areas (the menu and the url - which I guess was authored by Neil Banfield). Neil Banfield shows up in Skin Studio as being the author of the menu and the url. Is Banfield part of Stardock and if so do I leave his name in my skin for recognition of this pa

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Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. I guess there's no harm in trying. Just found out from Journeyman that I won't be able to use the XP part in my windowblinds since I can't test it out (as you know I don't have XP). He said ME doesn't skin all the parts that XP includes so I can't see the results with ME. I included what I used for the Object Bar and was wondering why I had extra pieces. Well, that was why. I incorporated the Smart Bars into the blind. When I bring it up in Skin Stu

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Thanks. After I do the icons, I might muster up the courage to upload it (but don't think I'll name it as an XP just in case - might get laughed out of the community.) Sure scary when you do something new. Had my eyes closed and fingers crossed when I uploaded my first bar.

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Thanks for your reply. Finally got things together and the graphics re-worked. Turned out better than I expected but, after finishing it, the bar doesn't look much like an XP (or what I have seen of the XP's). Oh well, at least you can't say it's cloned and it is a functioning bar. Besides, how do you do an XP without it looking like all other XP's? Have to ponder that one.

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Read your one of those days threads. Sounds tough. At least there is always light at the end of the tunnel, especially when you have others helping you. You have been really great taking the time to help. I really do appreciate it. I know what you mean about the machine being taxed. Before they perfected WB3, a lot of my programs kept zinking out. Since the latest download of WB3, everthing seems to be working fine. I can now load all my grapic pieces and work from there. Before

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Went back and looked at my coding and had one of the bars wrong. Duh! It works except for one flaw. Everything is in the proper place except for the right panel which appears above the top panel and not in its proper place. (Ever have one of those weeks?). Now have to figure out why. Got to thinking about the 5 bars you mentioned and the light finally went off. Thanks a heap!

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Thanks, you have been very helpful. I believe the problem is that I haven't been able to get Object Bar to load them correctly (I'm sure it is my error and not Object Bar). I am in the process of renaming the graphics files with mine (tedious). I was hoping that I could find out what I needed to tell Object Bar to get them to load correctly. Looks a little strange with an XP bar and a windows menu. Thought about settling, but my drive of not succeeding and finding out why keeps me going. G

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I am trying to create the XP menu look. I have the full desktop version. I want to create my own menu, but can't seem to get the top, right, left and bottom of it to come up. Just the old windows menu look. Don't want to replicate someone else's work. I have the graphics done and everything in place. Don't know what I need to tell Object Bar to get it to come up. By the way, thanks for replying.

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I don't have WinXP, but I seem to be able to create the XP Bar, however I am having a problem with the Menu. I get the bottom, right, left and top okay, but the menu comes up as the windows menu and can't seem to get the WinXP bottom, right, left and top menu to come up instead. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for your help.