alphabyte

alphabyte

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[quote]There is no good reason to start an XP skin in SKS6.I know its work but try STARTING the skin in SKS5.(either from scratch or from another skin that already works right)[/quote] [B]IR:[/B] Thank you for your suggestion. As you can see from the screenshot below, it worked! :) I guess Skin Studio 5 is the better way to go when starting a WB. Thank you again for all your help and for taking time out for a newbie like me. :) Your assistance was very appreciated! :) [img

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[quote]alphabyte,I had an issue with one of my skins being seen as a UIS1 skin by SKS5. Here's what I did to correct it (not sure if it will fix your issue but it may be worth a try)In SKS6,clean the skin (Tools/Clean Skin), then make a WBA package (File/Make WBA Package), switch to a different skin in WBconfig, then delete your problem skin in WBconfig, then find the WBA package that was created earlier and doubleclick it.This will put your skin back into WBconfig; change to that skin and then

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[quote]just replying so I can keep track of the solution for later use[/quote] [B]2of3:[/B] Will post a solution here, if I can ever find one. Thanks! :) [quote]alphabyte,I had an issue with one of my skins being seen as a UIS1 skin by SKS5. Here's what I did to correct it (not sure if it will fix your issue but it may be worth a try)In SKS6,clean the skin (Tools/Clean Skin), then make a WBA package (File/Make WBA Package), switch to a different skin in WBconfig, then delete your

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Reply to Help... Start Menu Problem Skin Studio 6 in Skinning WinCustomize Forums

[quote]I posted this in the SkinStudio 6 Beta Feedback thread since I saw that one first.Go to your skin folder and open up XPStuff.xp with notepad. Look for the following section and make sure it says "=1" after HideShadows. [StartPanel]HideShadows=1If its not there just add it.(I tried to change the setting it in SS6 and it did not work for me. )I hope that helps.[/quote] [B]canmandeco:[/B] Thanks for your suggestion. I tried this and it did not work. I posted this problem in the S

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[quote]when you do reach a solution for this........dont forget to come back and tell us.....im very curious now for the solution......its become a very odd problem!!![/quote] [B]jekyll:[/B] If I ever find a solution, I will certainly post it back here. I wouldn't want anyone to be frustrated regarding this problem. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to figure it out. Also, Cavan looked at my WB and for some reason, SKS6 is recognizing my WB as being a UIS1 type of skin and not a UI

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[quote]Go to your skin folder and open up XPStuff.xp with notepad. Look for the following section and make sure it says "=1" after HideShadows. [StartPanel]HideShadows=1If its not there just add it.(I tried to change the setting it in SS6 and it did not work for me. )I hope that helps.[/quote] [B]canmandeco:[/B] Thanks for the tips and suggestions. I tried editing the XPStuff.xp with Notepad and making sure that the HideShadows=1 was there. Unfortunately this did not work for me. Th

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[quote]I'm just guessing but I've seen that from enabling shadows on WindowFX. If there is any transparent part along the edges of windows and you have shadows enabled in WindowFX it will do exactly what your picture shows. Lots of splash screens for games exhibit this behavior, like Age of Conan.[/quote] [B]Fortunato:[/B] Thanks for the suggestion. However, I do not have WindowFX installed, so that cannot be the source of my problem. Thank you again for your input. :)

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[quote]How do I send you an attachment through the Wincustomize email system?Seems you can,t.sjmcavan at hotmail.comOf course at=@ and no spaces[/quote] Thanks. I will be sending it in a few minutes. You can ignore my PM. I was just asking the same question. :) WB Sent...

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Reply to Help... Start Menu Problem Skin Studio 6 in Skinning WinCustomize Forums

[quote]Strange...I cant get them TO show...not at all.Only difference is,I never once opened my skin with SKS6. Little experiment...open your skin with SKS5,save it as some other name(like you were going to make a new skin off of it),and apply that one and see if they are gone. [/quote] [B]IR:[/B] Thanks for the suggestion. I tried it (loaded my broken WB into SKS5, checked to make sure HideShadows=1, and saved it as another file name), but unfortunately, the def

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[quote]alphabyte; go to my site WWW Link, click email and send me the skin and I will see if I can get it working. Can't promise to get to it tonight but tomorrow I work only half a day.[/quote] [B]Cavan1:[/B] Thank you for your generous offer. How do I send you an attachment through the Wincustomize email system? Thanks again! :)

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[quote]First open in SKS5 and check that hide is still enabled, apply another skin then go back to yours, or reapply your skin two or three times, this is one of those settings that does not always change after just one apply. Not sure why just always seems to need a kick in the butt to take.[/quote] [B]Cavan1:[/B] I checked to make sure that HideShadows=1 in SKS5. I applied some other skins (Luster, RogueProtonG, Leo, etc...) and then applied my skin with the black border several tim

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Reply to Help... Start Menu Problem Skin Studio 6 in Skinning WinCustomize Forums

Hi everyone, Let me first thank everyone who has stopped by to help me and give me suggestions. I appreciate each and every one of your tips, ideas and bits of information. I have tried opening my skin in SKS5, hiding the shadows there, and then re-opening it in SKS6. Unfortunately, this did not work for me. I made the appropriate change in SKS5 (I set HideShadows=1), saved and applied the WB. Much to my agony, the black border still persists. I have checked the pi

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[quote]I haven't verified this but Cavan told me that setting in SKS6 did nothing ... yet.Still just eye candy. alphabyte; complete your skin in SKS6, once done and happy then open in SKS5, from tree menu select Start Panel, then set Hide shadow to enabled and save.[/quote] [B]Cavan1:[/B] Thank you for the info. I really appreciate all the tips and suggestions. Very much appreciated!

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[quote]I had the same problem in SKS6. I had to enable it in SKS6, then open it in SKS5, and disable it there. It will stay put then, even after you reopen it in SKS6.[/quote] [B]Xiandi:[/B] Thank you for sharing your experience with this. I am glad to know that I am not the only one experiencing this. I will try your suggestion and see it it works. Thanks again!

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[quote]jazzymjr: Thank you for your suggestions. Unfortunately, I went into the "Top Part," then to "Extra Settings," and then "Hide shadow on startmenu" and set that checkbox to enabled. Even with this enabled, I am still seeing this ugly unwanted border.I am running XP and started this skin using the latest version of Skin Studio 6.The only other thing I can think of is to open the skin in SKS 5, and disable the shadow from there. Make sure you save the change before you open the blind again i

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[quote]I haven't verified this but Cavan told me that setting in SKS6 did nothing ... yet.Try setting it in SKS5 ... I know that works; it's how I've done it.[/quote] [B]pictoratus:[/B] Thanks for the info and for the suggestions. I will try them out as well. Much appreciated.

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[quote]perhaps then.....check your image..maybe there is some lines you have not rubbed out on yr png and they are showing? .....(Just a long shot i know)Check yr margins too just in case......... I really cant think of anything else......[/quote] [B]jekylll:[/B] Yeah, I thought about that as well. I will go back and check my pngs to make sure there are not "stray" pixels that are creating that shadow. Thanks again for your tips.

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