Help, Windows Font and background

For several days, I have been trying to customize the look of my Windows Desktop. I have browsed several websites to find out how to go about this process. Bear in mind I am not 100% complete, but this is what I have so far:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/Marth013/BLARGH.jpg

Now, what is bugging me is the fact that I cannot seem to get the words under my icons to be like the ones in all the pictures. Such as in this one:

http://screenshots.haque.net/screenshots/v...nshot-16062.jpg

The words under the icons appear to have a black background to them, which somewhat annoys me as I am trying to capture a Macintosh's feel as best as I can.

Thank you for any help

#258536

If you want to get the same fonts for your desktop shortcuts (and what not), use application called Avedesk http://www.aqua-soft.org/board/showthread.php?t=23384

#258541

Bah, I dont know how to get the application to work. What should I do first to get the fonts to be the same as in that person's picture?

#258546

Well, once you have made a shortcut using Avedesk (you can read through the thread in my first response on how to do it) and then play with that shorcut's properties (right-click -> properties), choose the tab called Labels.. There's an opiton to set your font to have shadows, and this is what does the effect you want There's plenty of info about Avedesk on this forum, just search

#258551

What's weird about your SS is that usually XP comes by default with white text and a black shadow under its icons. You have white text and a black background... looks a lot like older versions of Windows...

Anyway how I'd fix it is get Microangelo and then run On Display, check drop shadow under Desktop tab and change the font and font size under Font tab. I'm sure there's a way to do it without this program but I don't know how :slant:

#258554

First, make sure you enable cleartype and configure it, that can be done here.

http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ClearType/tuner/1.htm

For Avedesk, shortcuts on your desktop are made through "Pidishortcut"

Just install Avedesk 1.2, open the program, right click the system tray icon, click "Desklets Control Panel" and click "desklets--->Add---"Pidishortcut" and configure it.

For Objectbar themes, check out CRNI's website here:

http://free-st.htnet.hr/crni/Index.html

If you need anymore help, you can contact me on MSN: Ayrapetov1@msn.com or AIM: flnowdead.

Hope that helps

#258555

One question: How did you transform your windows desktop to make it look like a Mac, like with the mac functions within the taskbar? (http://screenshots.haque.net/screenshots/v...nshot-16062.jpg) I've been looking on how to do this, but I couldnt find anything on this. I will appreciate any help given. Thanks.

#258575

One question: How did you transform your windows desktop to make it look like a Mac, like with the mac functions within the taskbar? (http://screenshots.haque.net/screenshots/v...nshot-16062.jpg) I've been looking on how to do this, but I couldnt find anything on this. I will appreciate any help given. Thanks.

Just get an object bar, and use CRNI's website (user above you posted it) to customize it. Try searching google for it. I dont have teh link on me , also, the link you posted as an example for the taskbar was not my desktop. My actual desktop was the first link.

Also Vague, I have a problem. Whenever I go to the link you gave me to turn on my ClearType settings, it says, " Please turn on ClearType before using ClearType settings. The ClearType tuning pages can only be used with Windows XP." I am using Windows XP, and I also tried going doing the alternate method given, but I unfortunately do not see an "Appearance and Theme" option in the control panel. I think its because I set it like this:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v145/Marth013/random.jpg

Any ideas on how I could get ClearType tuning on?

#258585

It's in Display properties... you can access it by right-clicking the desktop and go to Properties

Under Appearance tab click Effects...

Select ClearType from drop-down menu.

#258587

Thanks everybody! I got it by Microangelo, I still need help on a few more things, so I will check back here

#258590

Sorry, Does anyone know where to get a Yz Toolbar? and some skins for it?

Another question: Anyone know how to get the Mac to have a sound when you close/open windows? How would I go about enabling those tunes? I am using a Panther SKin.

#258727

romanmuffin, as I said before, contact me on AIM or MSN to get a sloy of answers.

Anyway, make sure you aren't using firefox with that cleartype site, because you need activeX to be turned on.

Once checking "turn cleartype on" on that page, cleartype will be turned on.

And for Y'z Toolbar, you can get it here:

EDIT: sorry, I took out the link because, i dont think I'm supposed to post links to Y'z dock....sorry..on with the rest of my post:

BUT!

There are better ones out there , since Y'z dock development has been stopped. Check out RK dock, (My personal favorite) Moby Dock, Aqua dock, ObjectDock (I think the most popular, but it's payware)

for skins, check out wincustomize.com, deviantart.com, and try to check out WindowBlinds, it's like...a program that can get your computer a lot more customized than Visual Styles can....

Here are some good sites though...

http://kei-f.homeip.net/AquaKidsStudio/htm...isualstyles.htm Aqua Kids studio

http://free-st.htnet.hr/crni/Index.html CRNI

http://free-st.htnet.hr/crni/Index.html s p i r a l...goddamn Hills is talented.

http://stylesuites.com/index.php?action=news&catid=1 StyleSuites...a lot of links and downloads.. great site

http://www.osx-e.com/ Like above, but...well check it out.

Enjoy.

#258730