Is it possible to change the color of this shadow (white instead of black) ? ( playing with the "shadowintensity" property maybe) ?
I've already managed to get a green shadow a long time ago, don't know how I did (probably a bug lol)...

Thx  for the trick !

And you can directly modify the intensity of the shadow in your shellstyle file (not need to add the "glowintensity" property in win7 style builder, if this doesn't work)

Just add :

fontstyle="shadow"
shadowintensity="50" (for example or more)

for the shadow's color, I don't know if it's possible ...

Welcome here dA's friend,

It's "normal" (all users experience this little problem)

Indeed, I see there are the first 4 files in the UIFILE folder that may interest me
I also tried to inspire me from the shellstyle.dll file of Longhorn
 

thank you for reassuring me
I tried this kind of change in the shellstyle (for musiclayoutstyle for example) but it doesn't work

<TemplateBackground background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)" />

<if id="atom(ReadingPane)">
<TemplateBackground background="themeable(Gradient(gtc(ReadingPane, 1, 0, 3810), gtc(ReadingPane, 1, 0, 3811), gtc(ReadingPane, 1, 0, 3812), 4), window)" font="gtf(TextStyle, 4, 0)" /></if>

<if id="atom(LibrayPane)">
<TemplateBackground background="dtb(CommandModule, 12, 0)"/></if>

<if id="atom(RPaneCoverSheet_NoSel)">
<Element foreground="themeable(gtc(ReadingPane, 2, 0, 3803), windowtext)" background="ARGB(0, 0, 0, 0)" /> </if>

<if id="atom(PreviewShineLayer)">
<TemplateBackground background="themeable(dtb(PreviewPane, 1, 1), window)" /> </if>

<if Vertical="true" id="atom(PreviewShineLayer)">
<TemplateBackground background="themeable(dtb(PreviewPane, 1, 2), window)" /></if>

Hi,

I explain my problem:

by default the image for the background of the different libraries (generic, document, image, video etc) is always the same, localized in CommandModule 10,1 something like that

But here is the effect i want to create. Like these screenshots show it, I would like to put an different image for each library: an image for the document library, another for the image library...  in order to get this result (a different icon to symbolize the library you're visiting):





and




Is it possible ? How to do ?
I tried to edit some files from shell32.dll and some places in my shellstyle.dll but without success...

I know it's technically possible for the detail pane, but for library pane ?

Excellent for the minimalist themes
Another kind of compact menu i did long ago, it lets display only the icons (my favorite) 

For the basic mode, I think there is a stylehack for this, installed by default (Mac OS X TitleBar Effect)

To do it manually, go to : Windows and Caption Buttons > Basic > Caption and add (click on "Add property")
- TEXTSHADOWOFFSET:POSITION (0,1 for example)
- TEXTSHADOWCOLOR:COLOR (white)
- TEXTSHADOWTYPE:ENUM (single)

[<if id="atom(ActionButtonIcon)]

Indeed, I hadn't noticed it 
This is : http://www.mediafire.com/?r0y913yehdfedc3





I changed the padding of "<if id="atom(ActionButtonIcon)" for "<style resid="TaskButtonStyle">" and "<style resid="CPLTaskButtonStyle">"

I don't know if it's what you want exactly, but i succeeded to delete the icon (on the left) of this button by changing the "padding property" for "actionbuttonicon" in the shellstyle

try this shellstyle: http://www.mediafire.com/?64x6c4dfvji4rss

Probably an image between the header and favorites links ?
something like that
Explorer & Shell > Explorer > PreviewPane > <3> (sorry i don't use vista any more)

To my knowledge, it's impossible 
"fontstyle=shadow" is the only property, for shadow, accepted by the shellstyle
you can not change either the color or the position, or the value of the shadow

I guess it might be the same thing as for vista, so you must probably add some property like "fontstyle=shadow" in your shellstyle file
Bellow (not sure):
<style resid="SplitButtonStyle">
<style resid="TaskButtonStyle">

1) can you upload your theme, so we can test it directly ?
2 ) about the bug in the toolbar, try to resize the window manually, sometime it works

no problem

I see you've solved the problem preventing the transfer of files larger than 15 Mo

If you followed all these steps, i don't understand why it doesn't work:

1) Right-click and choose " Export all the properties ... <default>





2) "Export all marked properties to a Stylehack file"





3) Finally give a name and a description, choose an image, for your stylehack file:






Your will find your stylehack file into your appData folder:
C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\VistaStyleBuilder\StyleHacks

  Sorry, never edited

1) Explorer & Shell > Explorer > Places Bar (and Button)

The left pane for some "Save Dialog window", like when you save a file, or in Photoshop

example

No limit for the size (i think)
Can u share your theme to see directly the problem ?
maybe you indicated an incorrect tree/arborescence in your theme ?

Taskbar & System Tray > System Tray > Basic > Clock

By default: Explorer & Shell > Explorer > CommandModule > <3> > <1>

You must edit your shellstyle file to edit the small text. Search:

<if class="location_includes">

http://www.askvg.com/how-to-change-animated-avi-background-color-in-windows-vista-progress-dialog-box/

1) Open your shell32.dll/UIFILE/42.txt file
2) search this line (by default): background="Gradient(argb(255, 9, 74, 116), argb(255, 32, 121, 140), argb (255, 5, 111, 90), 3),
3) change the colors

I'm interested too
I personally tried a dozen different configurations between shellstyle and the .msstyles file but I have not succeeded 

The properties and changes that I extrapolated from the explorerFrame.dll don't seem to work.
Hope Panda X, SunBeam or Idas, who are accustomed to this kind of thing, will succeed  8)

Fonts, Colors & System Metrics > Colors (Globals) > EDGEHIGHLIGHTCOLOR
                                                                                  > EDGESHADOWCOLOR

There are 2 differents  TaskItemButton
Panda X means this one: Taskbar & System Tray > TaskBand > Basic > TaskBand (SmallIcons) > TaskItemButton

Excellent Giannis!

Maybe can you also create a clear/light version of this theme, like in this screenshot :
http://GoodSlayer.deviantart.com/art/Zunestyled-Desk-XP-160358906 

Supposing that you have really searched at first by yourself:

1) For the Header:
Toolbars, Headers and Rebar > Toolbars & Headers > Items View Header
and
Toolbars, Headers and Rebar > Toolbars & Headers > Header
(Toolbars, Headers and Rebar > Toolbars & Headers > Header : for all states, normal, hover, pressed detc)


2) For the buttons of Folderband:
Explorer & Shell > Explorer > CommandModule > <3>
Explorer & Shell > Explorer > CommandModule > <4>
Explorer & Shell > Explorer > CommandModule > <5>


3) For the "Uninstall or change program" background:
Explorer & Shell > Explorer > Control Panel > ControlPanel > ContentPane > FILLCOLOR:COLOR

Try "Segoe Semi-Bold"

For "Save as" windows, i know:

 
white background : Buttons, Boxes & Controls > Boxes > ComboBox > Border
text color: Explorer & Shell > Explorer > PlacesBar
background color: Explorer & Shell > Explorer > PlacesBar > <default>  /  Explorer & Shell > Explorer > PlacesBar > <Button>
white line: Buttons, Boxes & Controls > Buttons > Button > GroupBox

First screenshot from my next visual style (no name): still beta
And first attempt in minimalistic style:  8)

Merci , à tout hasard tu es sur x64 ou x86 ?

x86

Ca promet: si t'a besoin de bêta-testeur, tu sais que je suis là 8)

You must edit your "timedate.cpl" file to change this image (in your system32 folder)

for the moment the way to change this font hasn't been found

(TEXTCOLOR:COLOR)
Address, Breadcrumb & Search > Breadcrumb > Aero > Normal > Active Crumbs
Address, Breadcrumb & Search > Breadcrumb > Aero > Normal > Inactive Crumbs

Excellent, thx



I preferred to remove it

Hi,

Another separator line which drives me crazy : where can i find it ?

2)  Explorer & Shell > Explorer >  Control Panel > Command Module > Unknown > Unknown ( the first unknown of 3) is the textcolor of Uninstall, Repair, Change etc in the Programs and Features screen.

Excellent !

In your shellstyle.dll file mate,
search this box text:

<if id="atom(LibraryIdentifier)">

to change its size and its police, add these properties (example):

fontface="Arial"
fontsize="10pt"

<if id="atom(LibraryIdentifier)">

<Element
padding="rect(4rp, 16rp, 0rp, 0rp)"
fontface="Arial"
fontsize="10pt"
fontstyle="shadow"
fontweight="bold"
fontquality="cleartype"
contentalign="endellipsis"
foreground="gtc(TextStyle, 9, 2, 3803)"
/>
</if>

gtc(TextStyle, 9, 2, 3803) determines the color for this text you can find here: Styles > TextStyle > ControlLabel > Disabled

or just replace this text:
foreground="gtc(TextStyle, 9, 2, 3803)"
by
foreground= "argb(255, x, x, x)"