Ha haa, You lot are all so SkinStudio centric... !! But many thanks for your help. Looks like I'll have to fire up SKS and see if I can find what you've suggested. (Not easy for someone who never uses it! Tut tut.)
Is there a way to set the fonts in favorites and toolbar menus? I'm getting rather large fonts sometimes and I don't know where those fonts are set. (I'm a bit of a noob at this WindowBlinds malarky.)
Ah... This has been mentioned before! The Targa save/export plugin in Photoshop CS has changed! The solution is to copy the 'Targa.8BI' file from an older version of Photoshop (e.g. 6 or 7) into your new Photoshop CS 'file formats' folder (probably \Adobe\Photoshop CS\Plus-Ins\File Formats\). That should make things work as before. Annoying isn't it. I'm not sure now who posted this tip - but the thanks go to them, not me!<BR
One thing to consider is that if your PC is part of a domain it won't show a user icon anyway. My office PC doesn't show a Start Menu icon in any circumstances, whereas my home one does. Might that be it? (At least I think it's the domain thing - something to do with it being networked... Doh, Mr Helpful strikes again.)
Thank you Hippy, but I think the mistake was mine. I'm mature enough (i.e. old enough) to know to keep un-constructive comments to myself - and that's what they were really. Anyway. I'm all better now. See - look at me smiling:
Oh darn it. I posted a comment on Steve Grenier's Mac 'Tiger' skin saying it was boring. First, I apologise to Steve, who's obviously put tons of work into putting the skin (and indeed a whole desktop theme) together, and second, to anyone who is enjoying using the skin and now thinks I'm a total idiot. I've corrected the comment and slapped myself about the head. Why did I say it was boring in the first place? Well, it isn't Steve's
I love NextStart.
Gregory - sadly, it's doubtful. BUT... I still used NextStart all the time, but with my 'Progenitor' theme (because it's plain and unobtrusive).
That's about right Scarebear. If you have my packs already, then you won't be needing this one - but if you're new to my Premium skins, this pack is a great introduction. And my packs have each only sold less than 100, so I'm sure there are lots of people who might like a chance of picking up what the Stardock people consider a collection of their favorites. (And thank you to all those who have posted kind comments above...)</fon
I think you are probably right Meowy, and I am an evil pixie. I'm sorry - I should make the effor to add those images in, and I'll endevour to make future skins with them. ... ... maybe.
Yeah dude! Thank you Cordelia. You Rock as well.
You just need to drop me an email and I should be able to find your key again Gregory. (put the name of the pack in the subject line of your email)
Sorry Meowy. You are correct. But spin buttons are naughty and should be spanked until they fall off.
The wait is over! The first exciting thing is that Stardock is hosting a pack of my Premium skins for $9.95. If you have missed out on my earlier packs, then you can take the pick of the bunch in one go. Stardock Article Link Next we have my new pack - Vantage. The three skins are Coober (golden and sleek), Primer (deep blue with a splash of bright
Oh - looks like the list only mentions four of the five skins... I believe the other skin in the pack is 'Guardian'. (I want to know... is treetog's icon a photo of himself?)
I'd just like to say thank you to Brad for the suggestion, Kris for putting the pack together and also Angela for helping to organise things at Stardock, and to Larry, Mike, Treetog and all the other skinners and visitor to this site and my own who have posted their appreciation of my skins in the past.
Huge budgets aren't the answer. When I visit my local game shop, most of what I see is the same: "Group Warfare Tactical Thingy 3" and "Midnight Driving Round Cities 8". Originality is stifled because a) the big companies can see the profitability of a sequel, and their competitor want a piece so they do something almost identical (e.g. Metal Gear/Splinter Cell or, well, ALL the soccer games!) and b) if there is a possibility of a movie tie-in, they ca
Used to be one of my favorites too. Great comedian - and too young to have passed away.
Sorry for the delay. I'm actually waiting for something from Stardock before I release my skin pack. I want to maximise the publicity for both the Stardock thing and my own. It's getting me a little impatient too...
I feel your pain. Just read every sixth one and delete the rest. That's what I do.
joetheblow - Patience and all will be revealed. Soon hopefully.
Thanks Cerebro - but that's not quite what I mean. Hopefully this is a bit clearer: A company has their own WMP skin designed - "Coathangers Ltd" logos all over it, which is downloadable from their website. When a customer has the skin installed and visits the 'Coathangers' website and clicks on the promo video (showing wire being bent presumably), WMP loads and runs, and changes the WMP skin from whatever it was to the "Coathangers Ltd" skin
All done apart from a little testing. Should be ready for release next week!
Is it possible to have the skin of WMP change when a particular media clip (video) is downloaded? Anyone know?
Upcoming stuff: (Click on the thumbnail) This shot, slightly doctored to have the app windows active, shows the three skins in my forthcoming skin pack 'Vantage' - Coober (in gold, running on my text editor
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