One Piece At A Time: Windowblind Tutorial Part V

Putting It Together : Taskbars

Published on March 5, 2012 By PoSmedley In WindowBlinds Tutorials

This thread will be dealing with the vertical and horizontal taskbar and all of it's components. I've had to do several redesigns to make the texture work and to accommodate the buttons. As far as the taskbars and buttons go, this should be the last (fingers crossed) redesign.

If you're looking for Part I, II, III, IV you can find them here:

One Piece At A Time : Windowblind Tutorial Part I

Design : Start Menu and Taskbar

One Piece At A Time : Windowblind Tutorial Part II

Design: Title Bars & Window Frames

One Piece At A Time : Windowblind Tutorial Part II

Design: Edit Controls

One Piece At A Time : Windowblind Tutorial Part IV

Putting It Together : Start Menu

PLEASE :

I am open to suggestions but may not use any of them. Please, don't be offended if I don't use yours.

Keep the image posting to the skin(s)

If you want to make a skin to go with this, PM me for the files. My PSD's tend to be a mess, but I save everything and will be happy to share. I am uploading the actual files to the Graphics Gallery here on Wincustomize.

We'll be skinning for Windows7, maybe Vista. If someone wants to do XP, PM me and I will get you what you need.

Any files you request will come as I complete them. I won't be jumping ahead. Please be patient.

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The PSD files for the previous threads are in the Graphics Gallery.

Roan WB Title Bars and Window Frames

Roan WB Taskbar Buttons

ROAN WB Start Panel UPDATED

ROAN WB Start Panel Search Mode

Roan Updated Taskbar and Buttons II

Comments (Page 4)

PoSmedley

on Apr 25, 2012

Still on the Vertical Taskbar window, I believe we have just one item left to apply and that is the Expander. We will not be able to import (or cheat...I'm sure someone has accused my method's for #42 and #43 cheats..lol) anything from the Horizontal Taskbar section.

Select Expander and on the Image Tab using the arrow button next to the Edit button, import Roan-TB-Rebar-VR.png.

Use the following settings:

Image Tab:

Painting Tab:

Save Skin

PoSmedley

on Apr 25, 2012

So, on my end for the moment, that about completes the taskbar section. I'm gonna wait at least a day to see what the experts have to say, incase we need to go back to anything (like the Quicklaunch Buttons).

In the meantime, I will start putting together the download file for the Frames and get ready to begin the next thread this week.

ZubaZ

on Apr 25, 2012

Like my mother used to always tell me, "YOU GO GIRL!"

[e digicons]:'([/e]

PoSmedley

on Apr 25, 2012

Here are a couple of actual screenshots (modified so I didn't have to do 4 screenshots) of what the taskbar sections look like so far.

Xiandi

on Apr 26, 2012

Nice job Noah! That wall compliments the skin nicely too!

Uvah

on Apr 26, 2012

Has a sort of Old World feel to it. This ones gonna be a classic.

PoSmedley

on Apr 26, 2012

Thanks Xiandi.

The wallpaper is shadows from the past by c31marius and can be found right here on WC.

It was unintentional that I had it up when I did the SS, but it does go rather nicely.

PoSmedley

on Apr 26, 2012

PoSmedley

reply 47

that about completes the taskbar section

Spoke too soon. Forgot the Pop-Ups for this area.

I'll skin them today and post.

(This is really fortunate because I don't know where to start or go next. )

Vampothika

on Apr 27, 2012

adjust your painting margins for your quick launch, i suggest pushing the top and bottom painting margins up to at least 10 or 12...

that little arrow that appeared is a windows arrow, you cant skin it, or get rid of it if you use quicklaunch. its part of quick launch i guess.

sorry i havent been able to keep up with you... (its hard to keep up with you, plus im working on a new wb)

looking very professional so far. i love the graphics. they are well done.

Vampothika

on Apr 27, 2012

[quote who="Vampothika" reply="54" id="3140042"]This is really fortunate because I don't know where to start or go next. )[/

go to hell... start wherever you want next.

ZubaZ

on Apr 27, 2012

Vampothika

reply 55

go to hell... start wherever you want next.

PoSmedley

on Apr 27, 2012

Vampothika

reply 54

adjust your painting margins for your quick launch, i suggest pushing the top and bottom painting margins up to at least 10 or 12...

that little arrow that appeared is a windows arrow, you cant skin it, or get rid of it if you use quicklaunch. its part of quick launch i guess.

I'll try adjusting it. I didn't know about the arrow, so I may have to make a different button.

Vampothika

reply 54

sorry i havent been able to keep up with you... (its hard to keep up with you, plus im working on a new wb)

Don't give it a second thought. I'll take what I can get from you guys.

2of3

on Sep 01, 2013

2of3

on Sep 01, 2013

I enjoyed re reading these threads today and still hold onto hope that Noah will pick up work on this skin again. Especially seeing as I haven't been inspired to skin much recently it would be a way for me to skin something without actually doing it!

willistuder

on Sep 01, 2013

I hope so too.

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