Removing Glass effect and blur from taksbar?

[etern1ty]

Hi,

im currently running the clearscreen sharp theme by k-johnson and was wondering if i decided to make my own, is it possible to remove the white lines u see behind the taskbar and the blur aswell? ive used the utilities which removes blur from the whole theme such as behind the close buttons etc but its too difficult to read with more than one window open.

i plan on making the taskbar look sort of like a dock.. but id want to remove the background, the white lines and the blur so it doesnt look weird where the spaces between the start button and time etc are.

 

[dunfiddlin]

I don't think there's any way to clear blur on the taskbar alone, ie leaving other parts of the system unaffected. The 'white lines' can be removed though it's not a straightforward procedure and will require the use of Style Builder (sadly not free!)

 

[Product FRED]

You can either use this theme:

AeroPlain for Windows 7 by ~garbanzox on deviantART

or you can just use the attached application.

 

[Arc]

Here is the app by the child prodigy Kishan Bagaria (well known for the start button changer app). It Hides blur in one click, and gives it back in another click.

Windows 7 Aero Blur Tweaker : Hide/Show Aero Blur in Windows 7 | door2windows

 

[etern1ty]

hmm okay, thanks for the replies; ill try out those two programs =]

@dunfiddlin, is there a post that kinda walks you through using style builder to remove the white line things?

 

[Arc]

hmm okay, thanks for the replies; ill try out those two programs =]

@dunfiddlin, is there a post that kinda walks you through using style builder to remove the white line things?

You are welcome, pal Hope your mission will be successfully accomplished

And if you want some help ith style builder, there is a forum in style builders website, you may go there . In seven forums, still there is no such style builder help section

 

[etern1ty]

cheers for the fast reply, im on the vista style builders forum atm haha trying to browse to find out how to remove those white lines but not sure what theyre called >< once i figure out how to mod itll post a screenie of my final work haha =D

 

[Arc]

Hi etern1ty ! I hope you bought Style Builder (coz there is no free trial). You get registered with the forums and ask the experts there how to do it with that tool. Actually the app is a bit difficult to use, and if you dont have any idea how to operate it ( sorry I dont know about you, as you are new here. You may have ample experience with that tool) there is a fare chance that everything is messed up.

But if you want to remove only blur from aero theme, both the tools posted by Product Fred and me are are efficient enough (and easy enough, too) to do it.

 

[etern1ty]

hey arcs, thanks for the welcome

I did buy the style builder yes, haha im learning to use it, and i did just fix the issue with the white lines in the background, ill try those links posted above for the blur, though as it makes text hard to read, i might reconsider how id do my taskbar and make an appropriate image =]

 

[Arc]

So we are going ot have another theme maker among us

Not simply welcome, pal !! You are most welcome Eagerly waiting to see the themes by you

 

[etern1ty]

haha well, ill try my best at theme making.. i have some ideas but no way to really implement as my photoshop skills are below par =P and thanks for happy welcome

You know how to change the indicator images from the super bar, say when a program is open, and when it wants ur attention? ive got restorator i can use too considering im finding vsb hard to use.. its just a pain finding images with restorater haha

 

[Arc]

Easy, Shawn taught me it earlier. Suppose we are changing firefox icon (this)

First , browse to firefox link in start menu, right click on it, and click properties

Now , click on change icon in properties window.

Browse to the location of the icon with which you are changing the existing icon, and when browsing is done, click on ok

Now look at the properties window... icon is changed, click apply and then ok

And you got this


So nothing like restorator is needed at all. This program is needed to change system (windows ) icons. If you are eager to know it , you may cook below my sig

 

[etern1ty]

hey, thanks for the awesome guide, helped me change my icons. some are stubborn and just dont change, but ill try my luck with icon packager ;D.

u know in the first pic that you uploaded, the gradient white behind the firefox icon? how would u change that image using either restorator or vsb? the explorer image that lets you know the program is running? i would like to change the images aswell, the ones that let you know if a program wants your attention and so it flashes etc. you know which i mean?

 

[Arc]

Using iconpackager ???

Please http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/663-backup-complete-computer-create-image-backup.html at once before installing iconpackager. Otherwise you would be in trouble , pal !!

And the gradient indication and other things you wanted? Just apply this theme : Soft7 2.0 BETA 1 by *AP-GRAPHIK on deviantART .

 

[etern1ty]

haha dont worry, i know of the dangers with icon packager.. im using the latest build.. which actually is working fine with windows 7. i havent had any issues since its got support for it. but i always have a backup

and hmmm, well its a nice theme by ap-graphik but i wanna mod the one i have more for my tastes.. and learn how to do it so i can try make my own theme, i was just wondering if u knew how to change the actual graphics themselves, so that my taskbar is more unique to me.. like the icons that let u know when a program is active etc.

you know how to do that using wndows 7 style builder or restorator? =S

cheers =]

 

[Arc]

Among my friends, sergiogarcia9 and scoopeeedoo can make brilliant themes . Though there are others, too, like Mark, the Bull and Paulyog, but they are not as active as the first two nowadays . So I will suggest you to contact them . They, like all the other members of seven forums, are friendly and helpful. I hope they must guide you in using Style builder and Restorator .

I have tried the Style Builder thing once, but it needs too much concentration to manage all the parts properly So Stopped experimenting in that field .

 

[Bongo]

haha dont worry, i know of the dangers with icon packager.. im using the latest build.. which actually is working fine with windows 7. i havent had any issues since its got support for it. but i always have a backup

and hmmm, well its a nice theme by ap-graphik but i wanna mod the one i have more for my tastes.. and learn how to do it so i can try make my own theme, i was just wondering if u knew how to change the actual graphics themselves, so that my taskbar is more unique to me.. like the icons that let u know when a program is active etc.

you know how to do that using wndows 7 style builder or restorator? =S

cheers =]

With Windows Style Builder go to Taskbar & System Tray > TaskBand > Basic > TaskBand > TaskItemButton & edit the images(10) to your liking
Jerry

 

[etern1ty]

thanks for the reply mate, after looking through windows 7 style builder i didnt find the images u were referring to, although the rough images i need were in Windows 7> Taskbar & Tray Notifty> Basic> Taskbar> TaskItemButton etc

thanks =]

 

[Bongo]

thanks for the reply mate, after looking through windows 7 style builder i didnt find the images u were referring to, although the rough images i need were in Windows 7> Taskbar & Tray Notifty> Basic> Taskbar> TaskItemButton etc

thanks =]

Are you using 1.4 I have 1.5 you should update it

 

[etern1ty]

yeah, im using 1.4 ill update it this arvo and see how i go, thnx =] is it possible to disable the colour overlay that windows does when u select an icon? like when it flashes yellow, or select an icon itll go with the highest percentage of colour seen in the icon?