Custom Start Menu Button Collection

[Arc]

Like birds ? Have two birds in hand
Songbird and Twitter

Cool Twitter birds Arc, Love them

Thanks, Bro !

 

[tbone1321]

I posted this before but here is a collection of multiple start orbs some by me most not.

 

[Arc]

Micky and Donald

 

[N A Malik]

Ghost Deployment with custome Image

Hi,

I changd the user profile to default (manually) and did some Favorites links to IE.
When i was satisfied with the customization i created Ghost image. Successfully created image and when deployed i recived a message regarding NTFS volume and wehn the image is deployed , client start up and OS initilization appears .... then system run SCAN DISK showing message that "C" drive needs to be checked. After that OS installed successfully and customizations were also OK.
Any idea how to avoide the scan disk issue ?

 

[Arc]

Does it appear every time you start up, or once afterr restoring the ghost image ?

 

[tbone1321]

Can someone make this into a start orb?

 

[Arc]

Here you go , tbone pal

 

[tbone1321]

Thanks Arc

 

[Arc]

Thanks Arc

You ae welcome, pal !

 

[N A Malik]

No, Only once when the computer boots first time.
Any idea ?

 

[Arc]

As we dont restore images frequently, so after that restoration nne chkdisk run is not too problematic
BTW, if you are not satisfied with ghost image, you may try this : http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/663-backup-complete-computer-create-image-backup.html

 

[Somn]

Greetings. Could someone make a Start Orb from the 'Show Desktop' button (with transitions), just flipped horizontally (not replicated from a screenshot, not hand-drawn).
The end idea is to make the right and left ends of the taskbar look like a mirror image of each other, like this (photoshopped): http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/9969/sdso.png
If it also were to take as little taskbar space as the real SD button, that'd be just perfect.

 

[Arc]

Greetings. Could someone make a Start Orb from the 'Show Desktop' button (with transitions), just flipped horizontally (not replicated from a screenshot, not hand-drawn).
The end idea is to make the right and left ends of the taskbar look like a mirror image of each other, like this (photoshopped): http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/9969/sdso.png
If it also were to take as little taskbar space as the real SD button, that'd be just perfect.

I tried one for you, pal ! Please make me know whether is is the thing you wanted, or I am to make some more adjustments there .
Regards
Archie .

 

[Somn]

I tried one for you, pal ! Please make me know whether is is the thing you wanted, or I am to make some more adjustments there .
Regards
Archie .

Right now, "Areo peek" looks like this (mouse cursor is not over it): http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/3500/ap01.png
What I'd like is the mirror twin of how SD button looks and behaves - with transparency/gloss/smooth gradients no matter which background is currently on the desktop. That's why I'd mentioned making the "start orb/button" from the SD button, if it is at all possible.
Also, I don't know if it's possible to eliminate the gap that remains between the button and the programs' icon next to it, so that may be another obstacle.

If what I'd like is impossible, then, perhaps, there is a way to make the regular start orb more transparent and less of a sore spot?
In Window Color I use "Leaf" color with the minimum color intensity and transparency turned on, if that matters.

 

[Arc]

It is really very difficult. Coz actually there are three different images and three different layers. At a certain time you are to merge them down ... and the actual transparency will be lost ... and gloss count will be increased

 

[WindowsStar]

It is really very difficult. Coz actually there are three different images and three different layers. At a certain time you are to merge them down ... and the actual transparency will be lost ... and gloss count will be increased

I love the idea...but I am at a loss as to how you could do this easily. Hummm.

 

[PooMan UK]

The closest I could get was like this ... (ignore my dark theme)

 

[Arc]

I love the idea...but I am at a loss as to how you could do this easily. Hummm.

I must agree that the idea is unique If it is possible to make it exactly like the aero peek button

The closest I could get was like this ... (ignore my dark theme)

Hi Nick! it looks far better but is it possible to make is so transparent that the theme color will determine the button color ? I am failing to do that If you can ....

 

[Somn]

The closest I could get was like this ... (ignore my dark theme)

Still no go : http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/821/leaf5.png
I'm beginning to realise that it's probably impossible to do, since it looks like the SD button is actually a part of the theme-affected GUI, while the start orb is an image...

 

[gladson1976]

Can you try these two. I'm not on my 7 system now.



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