WindowBlinds Skin Documentation
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Skin Details
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      Skin Name: tactile v2.0

Component Skins: tactile v2.0
                 tactile v2.0 Plus
                 tactile v2.0 Simple
                 tactile v2.0 Custom
                 tactile v2.0 Custom Plus
                 tactile v2.0 Custom Simple
                 
  Creation Date: 26/01/02
  
         Author: grayhaze.com
         
    Description: An OS-style grey and blue skin with a slant, also including custom color versions.
                 Standard version includes extra titlebar controls for 'Always On Top', 'Roll-up'
                 and a customizable applications menu using 'WBWinMenu 2.1'. Plus version also includes
                 a WinAmp/CoolPlayer control bar with song title view using 'WBAmp', and a multi-format
                 clock using 'CClock'. All versions also include full Windows XP taskbar and Start menu
                 for those with Windows XP.

                 This skin was created for the 2002 GUI Olympics organised by Stardock, makers of
                 WindowBlinds. The author was representing Velocity Art (http://www.velocityart.com) in
                 the competition.
                 
        Updates: 20/02/02 - v1.5: Added support for vertical taskbar. Fixed all known bugs.
        
                 28/02/02 - v2.0: Added full custom color support for all sub-designs through the
                                  through the addition of three new sub-designs. Tweaked various parts
                                  of the design to make things a little smoother.
                                  
Installation Instructions
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(Assuming use of WindowBlinds 3.x on Windows XP)

1. Right-click on the desktop and select 'Properties' from the menu.
2. Navigate to the 'Appearance' tab on the dialog.
3. Click 'Add' to install a new WindowBlinds skin.
4. Navigate to the saved 'tactile_v2-0.wba' file on your hard disk and select to Open it.
5. Choose the 'tactile v2.0' skin from the drop-down list of skins.
6. Choose the version of the skin from the sub design drop-down list.
7. Click 'Apply' or 'OK'.
8. It is recommended that you now restart your machine. Otherwise, small visual anomalies may occur until you
   restart. 

Using Custom Colors
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1. Make sure you are using one of the 'Custom' sub designs.
2. If available, click the color tab next to the sub designs drop-down list and select your color.
   If this is unavailable, go into WindowBlinds options and find the custom color options under the skin
   selection section.
3. Click 'Apply' or 'OK'.

Using WinAmp/CoolPlayer Controls
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1. Make sure you are using the 'Plus' sub design.

(From the WBAmp documentation)

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//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Installing CoolPlayer
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

The installation of CoolAmp is easy. Select "Options" from the menu, enable the "Scroll Songtitle" option. You 
may also want to disable the "Show on taskbar" option.

Whenever CoolPlayer is started it will show up on the system tray. Most skins do not show CoolPlayer by 
default. Some have an option to show it, but you can also double click the CoolPlayer icon.

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Installing WBAmp
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

The installation of WBAmp is actually a matter of configuring WinAmp correctly. Use the following WinAmp 
setting: At the WinAmp menu select "Options". Then "Preferences". Click "Display" in the tree. In the "Show 
WinAmp in:" box select "System tray only". This will prevent WinAmp from showing its ugly skin... If you now 
minimize WinAmp then it ends up in the SystemTray and will not be seen on the TaskBar. To restore it just 
single click the WinAmp icon in the SystemTray. Right clicking the icon on the SystemTray will show the WinAmp 
menu.

"I did what you said, but now I don't see WinAmp anymore..."
Well, that is the idea. You should not see WinAmp, unless you want it to be shown. If you start WinAmp, you do 
not see it either. If you go and look for it, you will find it in the SystemTray.

"The title bar is too small for the song title. How can I make it scroll?"
This is just another WinAmp setting. Open the WinAmp menu. Select "Options". Then "Preferences". Click 
"Display" in the tree. Finally check "Scroll song title in the Windows task bar". That's it. The text will not 
only scroll in the task bar, it will also scroll in the title bar of the skin.

//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Starting the player
//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

You can either start the player as you used to or you can push any WBAmp button. It takes a while for it to 
start. During startup it cannot execute the action attached to the button. So the initial click just resulted 
in the player being started. This is not an error. You have to live with it OR add the player to your Startup 
menu. This causes the player to start whenever Windows starts.

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Using The Clock
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1. Make sure you are using the 'Plus' sub design.
2. To change the format of the clock, just click on the clock. The display will cycle through the following
   formats: 12 Hour Clock, Date, Day, 24 Hour Clock, Internet Time, Week Number.

Contact Details
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For more skins, check out http://grayhaze.com on the web.

Feel free to send any comments about this skin to mail@grayhaze.com.

Technical support is not available for this skin, but genuine bug reports are welcome at the address above.

grayhaze.com cannot be held responsible for any damage to your system as a result of using WindowBlinds.

This skin is Copyright 2002 grayhaze.com. No part of this work may be reproduced or redistributed without the 
written consent of the author.
