No idea where the text or searchbox  are  located,...never realy skinned  wmploc fully  but I'll have a look around.

The play favorites white area is-
wmploc.dll > folder257 > BASKET_BG_BOTTOM.PNG  (Increase the image height, go large )

Edit:don't think this gets the area at the top between the left and right arrows.

 

I had the same problem with  rgb 128,128,128 , had to redo an entire theme,you're  right ,darker or lighter window color is the only option I found .

I am using WSB 1.4 is that the most up to date version? John

No 

Thanks so much Panda/Ave ,something new to explore   

Just patch the files to enable custom themes,there are tools/guides all over  the net.I use Universal Theme Patcher but there are other  methods,choose the one that is best for you

I had to re patch  themeui.dll....

 

Definitely a joint effort on this one,slowly but surely, thanks mate   

Thanks for  sharing it  nut   

http://vistastylebuilder.com/forum/index.php?topic=1179.0      Number 4.
You just have to try things out, trial and error, its the only way to learn.Make the  images different colors (red, blue,green,orange, etc..)  when you are testing,this way you'll know which one is mouse over ,pressed etc...then try the  images you want to change  with transparency.

You found it not me ,
       if you hadn't changed it in your shell I would have been none the wiser,thanks again.
  You've  now  made a 1000 posts as well, thats alot of work,well done.  

Everything just gets more and more complicated

You just made it a little easier,   thanks   

Thanks very much for this

Help -the popup window when you press the help button in command module for instance (back ground- top and bottom -not the middle ,searchbox etc can be found here)
Explorer & Shell > Explorer > Header > Back ground-  for the top and bottom of the window
Explorer & Shell > Explorer > Searchbox > <1>  for the search box
Alt tab- is when you press alt and  tab on your keyboard and the window pops up

not too sure about the others

Cool, I only just noticed this
  Thanks alot

I think  in earlier versions of (V)sb  you didn,t need to open the tree up for the option to appear,I could be wrong there though

"An exclusion of technical fact, not a lie" rofl

Blinding, pure philosophy of words , I,m impressed Mr X

I don,t understand,
  http://vistastylebuilder.com/forum/index.php?topic=288.0

 but after a quick google search I,ve found that some are 64-32bit and some aren,t
  http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/818990-windows-7-visual-styles/

  some body must know why this happens.  I downloaded a 64 -32 bit compatible theme ran it on difference tool with yours and nothing looked any different.Sorry I can,t help

Sorry no joy so far, I,ve tried different task bar, original taskbar buttons and system tray overlay and it stopped the same.Hope you get it sorted as Ilike the style

Smooth , I like  it  .

........Also...is there any way to add blur to Programs List, Open Box etc.
        Finally, why is my Search Box black?

Panda,  if you know how to sort this out it would be a great help, you said earlier that you,d found the blur on the left.How do you mend it?
I,d given up on transparency when I got windows 7 a couple of weeks ago but it would be cool if you can sort the start menu out as I quite like it.And the black box has bugged me since Vista, any idea,s on that one?

Thanks, thats  easier. I wouldn,t have thought of that either

I had the trackbar,  i,m just going through a difference list with a theme that has that area blacked.The image is from the volume in system tray,different sound card to you maybe.
  Thanks any way,

Can any body tell me how to fill the white area shown;
  cheers.
 
 Edit :
      Styles > Button Style > GroupBox > BorderColorHint:Color (3AM,s easy way)
  or
       Buttons, Boxes &Controls- Buttons-Button-Groupbox and add this property
       -Color:bordercolor hint  and whatever color you are after.
I don,t know where else this will effect but I know I wouldn,t have figured it out, I,d better go thank some body.
 Praise the difference tool(Top of a huge list as well,my lucky day)

Tension breaker-Transparency rules -lets get rid of every thing,  lol

The text in pink, I Think

Thats what i was trying to say. Its different in vista as well ,even though it retains the blur it seems to have a white  sheen to it

Thank,s alot friend ,
  I just mean,t strange as in  not a glassy effect but 7 is like that on the left  side.Another option for all programs though.
  p.s  All you guy,s keep up the great work  I,ve learn,t so much off ALL of you!
   Thank,s

Works fine for me as well,still strange transparency but left side of menu on 7 is any way.
This is better in Vista but still a little strange

 Another 7 start menu+just added a pic of an  old Vista menu(2)

This worked for me in Vista (not quite right though).Same thing in 7 tested on my theme

Start menu- menu-aero--hovertreeview and deselect compositedopaque:bool
Start menu- menu-aero--Keyboard:treeview and deselect compositedopaque:bool
You might have to change explorer and shell-explorer-propertree--2 fillcolor to a dark background color
(make sure no composited bool entries are checked either)
Edit
Just tried this on the dark agility theme (first two changes and it worked)

Can  any body help me with these please  -  Paint.net color palette
 1-Change color of this text
 2-Locate this separator(Mine turned into a white solid line some where along the way)
  Thanks

 Edit-found them, Fonts and System Metrics
1-Btntext:color
2-Btnshadow:color(top of separator)
  Btnhighlight:color(bottom of separator)
I,d spent a few hours looking for an image for that one ,lol

I,m glad I searched this, been trying to sort it for ages,
 Thanks  to all concerned
     

hi

 did you ever resolve the transparency bug in the taskbar when importing a vista style,
i,m having the same problem(fine around start button and system tray blurred in the middle)
any help much appreciated
  thanks in advance

edit just found i had to add images to
Task bar system tray/Taskband/Taskband(small icons)/Background bottom

  sorry people  head ache gone lol

is their anyway u can change the taskbar text color for hot and pressed ? or can u only use the same text colors on it?
and is there any poisibility to add like a blue glow in a hot text?


Did you mean here,
  Taskbar and tray notify-Taskband-Aero-Toolbar-Default

Well, posting how you did it would help others instead of leaving your post hanging like that.


Sorry ,
  I,m new to this and thought I was the only one who didn,t know.
 In vsb when you want to save some thing (eg start-start button bottom),
1-  right click that item ,in the menu select  export all properties in the state
(option 3)
2-right click again, export all properties  to a style hack option  should,ve
appeared ,click it  and it should add the style to the stylehacks window.

 The actual stylehack file can be found in  appdata/roaming/Vista Style Builder

  If this is wrong can someone let me know so I can remove these
  instructions.

Hi,

   can anybody tell me how to write and save a Stylehack.

    thanks in advance.

  edit
   Figured it out,