XP Metro-Glass Win10 [7style] for CSM version 4.3.1
For Windows 8 & 10. Will not work at all on Windows 7 due to Metro assigned color text in the skin file.
100%/96dpi,125%/120dpi,150%/144dpi exact size required
I'm copying off Splitwirez, where he made an XP classic skin with glass color support:
http://www.classicshell.net/forum/viewt ... =17&t=4420These types of skins can never have all the color tints of the original XP Luna skin.
They can only have shades of one color.
I made it for Windows 10. It can be used on Windows 8 but does not look as good with default system settings.
Using this skin on Win 8 is actually quite disappointing.
Most of the time the menu in desktop mode (glass), is generally milky bright. The same goes for the default Win 8 taskbar color.
![Sad :(](./images/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif)
Not appealing to me anymore. Maybe I'm biased towards Win 10 more saturated Metro desktop color look?
One really has to work hard to get the menu and taskbar looking good on Win 8.
In the "Glass" skin setting, either use Win 8 system color adjustments
Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Personalization\Color and Appearance, color mixer sliders,
or use CSM override glass settings in the "Menu Look" tab & taskbar color settings in the "Taskbar" tab.
For more intense color, switch to Metro skin setting, and adjust the Win 8 "Background color" in Start screen mode.
For more info settings for Windows 8 & 10 see this link for the similar 7 style flat version of this skin at the last entry of this post:
http://www.classicshell.net/forum/viewt ... 132#p36340Note.
In most cases when using "Just shutdown icons with arrow" on Windows 8,
CSM setting "Menu color blending" should be at 0, or the tiny "Shutdown" text will be visible.
I thought about using the invisible font like in Vistalike skin, but that only makes the text invisible
and leaves the underline dash still visible. So forget that idea.
Edit: Now revision B version so 2nd column tint can be turned off,
to have just light grey 236/255 neutral look.
Ok Splitwirez, I will take you up on finishing your work on the classic 1/2 skin.
![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif)
OK, I finished the classic 1 & 2 skin.
Looking at the now archived Start9 site :
https://start9.menu/blogSplitwirez says he and others in the team have given up making the start9 menu project,
and he does not even use Windows anymore. It's a shame, but life is like that.
Our plans shift throughout life as the everchanging future effects our original plans.