New theme needs answers

winstep · **Joined:** Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:30 pm **Posts:** 11936

burtporter111 wrote:

Ahh! Maybe, if I add a transparent spacer at the bottom of the tabs. Can I do that with the mini-tab icons though? Don't the bitmaps have to be square? I'll give it a try...

So, did it work? I think the transparent spacer might do the trick. Loved that wooden theme, by the way, and my apologies for the late reply, Burt!

If you want, send the theme over to the Winstep support address and I'll see what I can do/learn what's needed from playing with it.

Scarebear · **Posted:** Thu Feb 21, 2008 8:21 pm

winstep wrote:

That theme is looking great, Jason! Highly original!

Thanks. It's not a style I've tried before. I'm liking it

winstep wrote:

Don't forget you can specify individual images for all the four possible dock orientations (top, bottom, left and right).

D'oh! I was constantly editing the left dock and previewing the top dock. No wonder I wasn't seeing a change

winstep wrote:

Sure. In the Shelf Advanced Skinning dialog, play with the offsets in the Active and Inactive Tab Label sections.

I've found that if the text is set to left or right then the horizontal offset works. I've got the text set to center but it's slightly to the right. I need to force it to sit slightly to the left which would be the center. Hard to explain. Like needing a negative value I guess. As far as I know the tab image is centered (doesn't have an empty space to the left of the PNG file).

winstep · **Joined:** Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:30 pm **Posts:** 11936

IIRC, when the text is centered, the horizontal offset - if not zero - specifies the center point of the text within the tab bitmap.

Scarebear · **Posted:** Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:51 am

Just to prove that when I get a chance I do add to this theme. I've done most of the modules now. I want to create new weather icons for this theme to match the weather module. This will take longer. [edit] Can you create your own weather icons?

I just have the NextStart menu to complete and then I'm finished.

The Wanda module has a customised Wanda animation that is very simple, but fits the theme's style better than the default animation. It also floats under the overlay which I've not used before.

Scarebear · **Posted:** Sat Mar 22, 2008 9:28 am

I have another question. Can the seperator in the NextStart menu be a different height to the main menu items? I'd like to make the seperators really thin to save on some screen real estate.

winstep · **Joined:** Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:30 pm **Posts:** 11936

Hey Jason! Theme is looking better every time!

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Can you create your own weather icons?

Hmm, you can, but there are a lot of them and they are not automatically imported with the theme. The user would have to manually replace the default weather icons.

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Can the seperator in the NextStart menu be a different height to the main menu items?

Nope, sorry. :cry:

Scarebear · **Posted:** Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:35 pm

winstep wrote:

Hey Jason! Theme is looking better every time!

Thanks. I believe I've completed it now. I just need to run it past the kind people who have so far agreed to let me release this (it's based on their icons).

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Hmm, you can, but there are a lot of them and they are not automatically imported with the theme. The user would have to manually replace the default weather icons.

Fair enough

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Can the seperator in the NextStart menu be a different height to the main menu items?

Nope, sorry. :cry:

Damn!

It was worth a try.

Scarebear · **Posted:** Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:42 am

Completed theme now available at http://www.webwicked.com.au/gui-97.html and http://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx? ... 46&libid=7

Now for another new theme

winstep · **Joined:** Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:30 pm **Posts:** 11936

Well done, Jason!

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