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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Additional desktop toolbars |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2016 5:08 am
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Windows 10 Technical Preview (9841 - 9879) Menu Style |
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 12:22 pm
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| Apologies for the double-post, but seeing as that Star8 can resize the Start Screen to be more like a menu, couldn't CSM do the same here, and then just put it in a box on the right column? |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Request: Nintendo themed skins |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 12:20 pm
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Replies: 22
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juniper7 wrote: I'll put an option for user custom image, to swap out to a different space image.
Doesn't Classic Shell already have an option for that? .-. |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Windows 7 XP Luna skin |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2016 12:14 pm
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Replies: 3
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Wrong subforum. The correct one is literally right above this one in the index.
But if you really can't find it, here's a link: viewforum.php?f=17 |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Show your desktop and Classic Shell Start Menu |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 8:10 pm
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Replies: 137
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I accidentally 9841'd my 9600  |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Windows 10 Technical Preview (9841 - 9879) Menu Style |
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Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2016 9:57 am
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Replies: 28
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I can't stop thinking about this menu
help |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Show your desktop and Classic Shell Start Menu |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Sat Nov 05, 2016 8:44 pm
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Replies: 137
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Murkle_The_Master wrote: How did you get transparent title bars? I like what you have going there!
http://glass8.eu/ |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Why Microsoft is waging war on Classic Shell? |
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Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2016 8:50 am
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Replies: 27
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| Classic Shell: Not needed because you have a classic start menu already. I use the Windows 7 style, plus Classic Shell's skinning flexibility is unmatched. No native Visual Style or WindowBlinds theme can beat it, and neither can other Menu Replacements, AFAIK (Except ViStart, but ViStart is terrib... |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Why Microsoft is waging war on Classic Shell? |
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 2:36 pm
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Replies: 27
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| and all of that stuff has versions that run on windows 8 ;) even in 10 years.. even if the new versions of that software doesn't, the old ones still will. Yes, I know. But what happens when my current computer dies and I can't get the old versions? also of that list you mentioned.. I doubt any of t... |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Why Microsoft is waging war on Classic Shell? |
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 2:18 pm
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| That is a point. But the only thing you have to really worry about dropped support for is web browsers. Like, who cares if you can't get the newest version of Office or something? The older version works just fine. I don't use many programs that are the absolute newest version. Someone just needs t... |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Why Microsoft is waging war on Classic Shell? |
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 11:08 am
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Replies: 27
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| there is no date the OS will simply refuse to boot... so you could use 8.1 indefinitely :P. You would just need to torrent a copy of the latest service-pack if you needed to reinstall, once microsoft stops sharing the files :P I never said anything about timebombs. But software developers will only... |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Why Microsoft is waging war on Classic Shell? |
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Posted: Tue Nov 01, 2016 9:45 am
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| Well in any case, I haven't used Windows update since before Windows 10 first came out and I will likely never do so again, so perhaps it'd be better to wait until either ReactOS is viable or Windows 8.1 isn't, whichever comes first. Idk...but I never want to have to live with Windows 10, that's for... |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Why Microsoft is waging war on Classic Shell? |
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 12:49 pm
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Replies: 27
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| If Extended Support is for businesses only, then why did all the consumers wait until April 8th, 2014 before they started crying and making R.I.P. Windows XP videos? |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Why Microsoft is waging war on Classic Shell? |
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 10:27 am
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Replies: 27
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| reactOS (atleast as of 6 months ago) was so damn unstable, that I would rather stick with XP :P It is kinda unstable. That having been said, I'd still take it over 10. but maybe by the time windows 8.1 looses software support in 2-3 years... who knows :P >implying 2023 is 2-3 years away u w0t m8 Wh... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Suggestion: WMP Shell |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 7:48 am
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Replies: 3
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Idk if this is any use, but you can get the WMP11 Toolbar in WMP12:
Here's how. |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Why Microsoft is waging war on Classic Shell? |
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Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2016 7:46 am
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Replies: 27
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I know what I plan to do: Stick to Windows 8.1 for as long as possible. Then, once that stops being feasible...
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: 3-D look when using custom taskbar color |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 2:17 pm
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Replies: 7
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| It never worked for me, so was about to make a post saying he can't do that with basic themes. But I decided to try it myself again. It does work with Windows Basic and third party themes--but not with Windows Classic for some reason. Why not? Because the Classic Shell Taskbar skinning functionalit... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Change icons on shutdown button |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 4:38 pm
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| I can agree with that much - I've recently started on a new icon set for one of my Visual Styles, so it'd be a nice touch to be able to change these icons. |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Why Microsoft is waging war on Classic Shell? |
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 9:24 am
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| Ouch. Yeah, Windows 10 likes uninstalling programs that are "out of date" or "security risks." AKA programs MS doesn't like. That's another reason not to have Windows 10. I hope Microsoft stops going down this route. No idea what I'll do once support for Windows 7 ends. I'd say ... |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Forum cleanup and new moderators? |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 5:39 pm
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Replies: 19
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Jcee wrote: if it doesn't contain pornography.. or directly threaten another human, its permitted...
Wait, why is non-pornographic shock material permitted? .-.
(Apologies for butting in btw) |
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Forum: Start Buttons Topic: Windows XP Beta Flag Animation Start Button |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 1:50 pm
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Replies: 13
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Weboh wrote: Niiiice! How hard would it be to attach the rest of the Luna start button to it?
It'd be kind of a pain. Not hard though, just tedious |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: ANYONE ELSE HERE WISH THIS WAS REAL? |
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Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2016 10:24 am
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Replies: 4
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| You can kind of get that effect (customizable, flashy if you want, animations) with WindowFX but we can't talk about that here because it's made by the company that makes Classic Shells competitor, Start8/10. So shhh! It's a secret to everybody! 8-) Wait...you can get those exact animations with Wi... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Windows 10 Technical Preview (9841 - 9879) Menu Style |
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 7:09 pm
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Replies: 28
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| your right.. if your goal is to 'perfectly' match a specific menu for whatever reason...your not going to see it without a specific style. It is, and I have no idea why .-. The issue here is.. If IVO were to choose any windows 10 style to match.. it would probably be the most popular one.. (which I... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Windows 10 Technical Preview (9841 - 9879) Menu Style |
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 4:10 pm
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Replies: 28
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| Yes adding complex features would be harder to incorporate than to fork into their own 'style' but because of customizability it would be better. and in the long run (with more features added) it would take longer. Alright, so there's that. look at new features since the 4.0 series.. most of them a... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Windows 10 Technical Preview (9841 - 9879) Menu Style |
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 8:39 am
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Replies: 28
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| adding features allow you to further customize a menu to your needs. Well yeah, but that could get really hard to pull off...right? Not to mention that you kinda lose the core of the menu style... adding a new style (aside from being considerable work) locks you down with a specific feature-set and... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Windows 10 Technical Preview (9841 - 9879) Menu Style |
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Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2016 4:47 am
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Replies: 28
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| the user picture can have a link to any app correct? you can place the user picture anywhere, or any size you want correct? so you could make the user picture 1 pixel, and the picture frame to look like a shutdown button.. with a link to the shutdown dialog... n the classic/2 column style recent it... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Windows 10 Technical Preview (9841 - 9879) Menu Style |
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 5:53 pm
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Replies: 28
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| I was talking about tiles in general. D: Yes there is more to that specific menu, but having tiles is the primary obstacle in obtaining any windows 8-10 style... Fair enough ._. Aside from tiles, and the location of the power button, what else is there that classic shell can't already do? Having th... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Windows 10 Technical Preview (9841 - 9879) Menu Style |
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 4:43 pm
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Replies: 28
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Uh
question
are we still talking about a menu style in the form of the menu in Windows Technical Preview builds 9841 - 9879, or are we now just talking about tiles in general...? 'cause for me, it's more than just the tiles that make the menu... .-. |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: What's happening to Win 10 start menu? |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 3:52 pm
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Replies: 5
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| ...are you sure that isn't just a bug? |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Windows 10 Technical Preview (9841 - 9879) Menu Style |
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 12:14 pm
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Replies: 28
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| If your list-style menu spans multiple columns, you can use Ctrl+left and Ctrl+right arrows keys to move to the same row on the next column. Also, the list-style menu supports keyboard accelerators so you can select an item by pressing its beginning letter. You can also use Home/End. ...am I missin... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Windows 10 Technical Preview (9841 - 9879) Menu Style |
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 8:26 am
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Replies: 28
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| It can't be a 3rd-party recreation of the features - the apps provide their live data in a way that only Windows understands, and Windows must in turn send that information to the live tile. I suspect the data will be extremely hard to get, if at all possible. Tbh I'd assumed you'd probably just om... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Windows 10 Technical Preview (9841 - 9879) Menu Style |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 7:24 am
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Replies: 28
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| Figured this was the one u meant :P and yea quite a few users have requested it. IVO's official response is that there is no API to work with live tiles. IE if he were to do it, the tiles wouldn't be animated, and it would still be ALOT of work, to enable features like drag/drop. I know there's no ... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Text Shadows |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 7:19 am
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Replies: 7
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| Yea.. but aero glass 8.1 isn't free... and hooks quite deep into your system... Aeroglass 8.1 is available for free, you just have to pay to remove the watermark and once-or-twice-daily upgrade nags. Really not that big of a deal, especially if you just do what I did: http://i.imgur.com/VAu8lJP.png... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Windows 10 Technical Preview (9841 - 9879) Menu Style |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 4:16 am
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Replies: 28
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bump
...or am I the only one who wants this? .-. |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Text Shadows |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2016 4:15 am
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Replies: 7
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| Looks like about 40% of windows machines are on windows 8+, and about 50% on 7, with 10% everything else :P so 7 still has 10 beat by a significant margin.. but that is still ALOT of users who would benefit from such a feature... True, but as stated above, the right conditions can restore text glow... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Text Shadows |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2016 6:46 pm
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| I remembered that shortly after the post, but my request is still valid for 8-10 :P even if it's not a particularly easy one to fulfill. I believe the need is greater than ever (with so many people on windows 8+) When I first posted this request; windows 8 was new and didn't have the same # of inst... |
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Request: Sonic skin |
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2016 6:45 pm
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Replies: 15
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Jcee wrote: Those were remnants from when I was testing the minimum/maximum widths of the start menu to make sure the pattern repeated properly 
Oh
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Forum: Start Menu Skins Topic: Request: Sonic skin |
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2016 5:44 pm
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Replies: 15
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Jcee wrote: RRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Jcee wrote: DDDDD
Did you have a stroke while typing that stuff or something? |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: ANYONE ELSE HERE WISH THIS WAS REAL? |
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2016 10:14 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 16644
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Text Shadows |
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Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2016 6:24 am
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| Text glow exists. You can just make the glow colour black. Only problem is, you need a 3rd-party Visual Style (and possibly Aeroglass 8.1+, idk) for it to work on Windows 8 and newer ._. |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: Windows 10 Technical Preview (9841 - 9879) Menu Style |
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Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 11:50 am
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Replies: 28
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Numerous users wrote:
Please? :3 |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Show your desktop and Classic Shell Start Menu |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 6:48 am
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Replies: 137
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Fweeeeee :V |
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Forum: Taskbar Skins Topic: New taskbar options |
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Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2016 4:31 am
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Replies: 105
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| I know this is probably reviving an older thread, but does anybody here know how to get rid of that annoying overlay that blocks and conflicts with some taskbars? http://i.imgur.com/AnobTvE.png On Windows 7 and 8.1, you'll need a custom Visual Style On Windows 10, you'll need StartIsBack++ and a cu... |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Lol what |
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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 4:02 am
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| That is hilarious.. it should (and used to) reduce size of the whole buttons (and taskbar with it) not just the icons. Lets hope they fix it. (though knowing micro-soft they would probably 'fix' it by removing the option Actually they did fix it for once. Properly. Plus this bug only lasted for abo... |
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Forum: Chitchat Topic: Lol what |
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Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2016 7:47 am
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So I was messing with Windows 10 Technical Preview build 9841 in a VM
And then this:
Guess I just thought someone here might find this funny ._. |
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Forum: Classic Start Menu Topic: How to get default Windows 10 Start Menu back? |
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Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2016 5:06 pm
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Replies: 5
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Marquizel wrote: I had this same question and eventually figured it out.
Just go to the Controls tab -> left click -> Windows Start Menu
That ignores whatever you have selected for the Classic Shell mods
Might want to do the same for "Windows key" |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: A True Classic Explorer, Images, Menu Bar |
| Splitwirez |
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Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2016 1:30 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 100055
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| It's XP. That's the whole point - TrueTransparency and BorderSkin provide the glass borders, while Styler provides the explorer interface, and together they have you fooled :lol: Oh. That's pretty cool. I found a video on youtube where someone installed styler toolbar on windows 7. Maybe it could w... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: A True Classic Explorer, Images, Menu Bar |
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2016 8:10 pm
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| Ok, thanks for letting me know. It's too bad that it doesn't work on any OS other than windows xp. :s The screenshot I found looks like vista though? Or it could of been a visual theme plus the toolbar on windows xp that made it look that way. It's XP. That's the whole point - TrueTransparency and ... |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: A True Classic Explorer, Images, Menu Bar |
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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2016 11:40 am
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Replies: 28
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Styler Toolbar adds a highly customizeable toolbar which can be skinned for different appearances and layouts. It can replace the main XP toolbars' functionality in a much more elegant-looking manner.
So basically it's exactly what this thread is asking for, but for Windows XP only ._. |
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Forum: Feature Requests Topic: A True Classic Explorer, Images, Menu Bar |
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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2016 7:35 pm
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Replies: 28
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I feel the need to mention Styler Toolbar...
...again... |
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