There's a partial solution of the problem:

setting the ICONTITLEFONT to same value, the cut-off is gone..

but it sets the concerning fonts larger, too

What if you leave the fonts default and just change that value?

Oh. All that happens. Maybe adding it to the element it self will override the default?

psycoB can do it...

Care to explain what you're talking about? I haven't seen psycoB do it.

How can i change the position on the clock?  

I've tried doing so and I've yet to figure out how. That's why I didn't add clock glow to M7. I'll keep looking for it.

Topic says it all. I thought it wasn't possible but then I saw Idas' theme were he reversed the (OS X -style). How much control do we have over their positioning?

He used a program that (in theory) made it switch sides as if it were in a locale that uses right to left reading. I'm pretty sure the locations of those are hard coded within DWM. I've spent weeks trying to figure out how and no luck.

VSB gives you the option (under Documetation) to give the Theme a name. But at least for me this doesn't seem to work. All designs are listed as Windows-Aero or "-Basis" (not BasiC because my language is German, maybe this is the problem...).
Do I have to edit the .msstyles.mui file?

There is no .msstyles.mui files when you use VSB. It embeds it within the theme. Also if you change the Documentation it's likely to not show in the default Vista theme selector.

I'm not sure if this is related to VSB or if it's Aero itself that's doing this, but it seems that the color of two elements with the exacts same properties change if any portion of that element are completely transparent.

For example, I have the PROGLIST and PLACELIST in the start menu at the exact same color and opacity level. When I test there is no difference between the 2. If I make a portion of the PLACELIST completely transparent (ie. I make a rounded edge or make the size of the image smaller than the canvas) the opacity or color or tint of the object somehow changes and there is a visible difference in the colors of the 2 objects that were previously identical.

Could you provide a screenshot?

As some of you have probably seen my video from a while back showing the taskbar glow made with VSB (http://media.longhornfusion.net/GlowEffects.swf) I decided to release it due to high demand. It's pretty much just like Aero except with the Taskbar Glow, Composited Start Menu, and the full glow support on the start menu.

Previews:


http://media.longhornfusion.net/GlowEffects.swf

Thanks, Panda X. Your post helped me a lot. I'm still having a little bit of trouble, though.

For number one, how do you get rid of the rectangles in the task bar, so that there is only text like in the example in my first post?

For number two, could you provide some more details about what exactly I need to change?

I've never skinned anything before, so this is all new to me. I really do appreciate your help.

Thanks,
Joe

1.) Edit the image found at Taskbar & Tray Notify > Taskband > Basic > Toolbar > Button.

2.) The images are located at Explorer & Shell > Explorer > ListView > ListItem for Explorer, Start > StartMenu > Menus > Aero > PlaceList:ListView > ListItem for the Aero Start Menu, Start > StartMenu > Panels > Basic > MoreProgramsTab for the All Programs label, and Start > StartMenu > Menus > Basic > ListView > ListItem > SelectedNotFocus for the Basic Start Menu.

Thx, i found it, but the text cuts off there..

That's one thing I've yet to fix. I'll let you know if I find out how.

[Address Bar in Internet Explorer]

How can i change the font in the IE7 adress-bar?

In the searchfield (explorer & IE) the "search" or "google" text is cut-off at the bottom when using bigger font (and the glow cuts of), but not in the adressbar, how can i fix that?

btw, i found out, that you can add glowintensity additionally to textglowsize (0-1000). very helpful

Address Bar in Internet Explorer
Address Bar Active Text {Normal Window} [Aero] || Address, Breadcrumb & Search > Address > Edit > Aero > Normal > Active (FONT:FONT)
Address Bar Inactive Text {Normal Window} [Aero] || Address, Breadcrumb & Search > Address > Edit > Aero > Normal > InActive (FONT:FONT)
Address Bar Active Text {Maxed Window} [Aero] || Address, Breadcrumb & Search > Address > Edit > Aero > Max > Active (FONT:FONT)
Address Bar Inactive Text {Maxed Window} [Aero] || Address, Breadcrumb & Search > Address > Edit > Aero > Max > InActive (FONT:FONT)
Address Bar Active Text {Normal Window} [Basic] || Address, Breadcrumb & Search > Address > Edit > Basic > Normal > Active (FONT:FONT)
Address Bar Inactive Text {Normal Window} [Basic] || Address, Breadcrumb & Search > Address > Edit > Basic > Normal > InActive (FONT:FONT)
Address Bar Active Text {Maxed Window} [Basic] || Address, Breadcrumb & Search > Address > Edit > Basic > Max > Active (FONT:FONT)
Address Bar Inactive Text {Maxed Window} [Basic] || Address, Breadcrumb & Search > Address > Edit > Basic > Max > InActive (FONT:FONT)

You have to add the property.

[Taskbar]

I am attempting to modify Vista's default visual style. I can't figure out how to do a couple things. Maybe someone more talented than me can help me out. Here are the things I would like to accomplish:

1. Make the task bar look like this: http://http://media.longhornfusion.net/GlowEffects.swf

2. Change Vista's light blue highlighting (such as in the start menu, explorer, menus) to different, more viewable color

Thank-you,
Joe

1.)
Taskbar
Taskbar Normal || Taskbar & Tray Notify > Taskband > Aero > Toolbar > <default> *
Taskbar Hover || Taskbar & Tray Notify > Taskband > Aero > Toolbar > <default> > Hot *
Taskbar Pressed || Taskbar & Tray Notify > Taskband > Aero > Toolbar > <default> > Pressed *
Taskbar Selected || Taskbar & Tray Notify > Taskband > Aero > Toolbar > <default> > NearHot *

* Add Property Color Textcolor. You can also add Int TextGlowSize and Color GlowColor.

2.) Search for ListView. You'll see the images you are looking for.

I haven't got a chance to try it, but is it possible to replace a resource with an image that is larger than default? Will Vista accept this?

Say for example I wanted to use a larger image for my Aero window frames or for scrollbars, would that be possible?

I'm not sure about window frames in terms of width and scrollbars can be adjusted by the width in the SysMetrics.

+ VSB re-numbers all image numbers for efficenty, so they will have been changed after you save once, how to deal with that?

Possibly?