[Help] How to change some parts of the taskbar?

Hi everyone,

I am currently using the Tiger IV visual style by Dobee (really great VS), and having it modded a little using Resedit. What I have changed is the apple logo of the start button and the color of the taskbar, but I have one problem, I got rid of the "search button" (or whatever it is called) on the far right of the taskbar (the one near the clock), but still the clock isn't docked to the right border of my screen. It's just like if I have delete this button and there is just an empty space but the clock isn't filling in it.

So I was wonderin' which file do I have to edit with Resedit to make the clock took its original place, meaning on the far right of the taskbar.

Don't know if this is clear enough for you guys lol but anyhow thanks a lot for your help!

edit: oops sorry I thought I was posting in the VS Sub-forum, so can a moderator move this thread for me.

#354405

I think you can in Stardocks SkinStudio, I am not too sure the one you have to have the free one or the pro one, I have the pro one but I never use it, so someone else will probably tell you what you need that is smarter than me

#354418

THe images you'll have to edit are called TASKBARBACKGROUND.BMP and TASKBARBACKGROUNDTOP.BMP. However, I think that then you'll have to edit the margins to reflect this change and I have NO idea how to do this in ResEdit (TEXTFILE maybe??) An easier solution would probably be to find a Panther theme and use it.

#355589

^ Thanks aquaman99 for your answer, but i already edited these two files so like you said, what's missing is how to change the margins and that I don't know where to change this setting. I have looked in TEXTFILE but I can't seem to find anything about this.

And the reason I want to keep this VS is because it's really great with the shellstyles and all...

So does anyone else might help me?

Anyway thanks for your answer man!

#355707

Open the .msstyle file in ResEdit

Browse to 'textfile' folder in the treeview

Choose any of the listed files

Look for:

[TrayNotifyHoriz::TrayNotify.Background]

BgType = ImageFile

SizingType = Tile

SizingMargins = 0, 0, 0, 0

ContentMargins = 0, [B][SIZE="4"]45[/SIZE][/B], 0, 0

ImageFile = tigerTaskbarTray.bmp

ImageCount = 1

Transparent = True

FillColorHint = 227 227 227

TRANSPARENTCOLOR = 255 0 0

The number in bold is the one to change.

You have to repeat this in all of the files in the 'textfile' folder, or only in the one which refers to the variation you're using.

Hope this helps.

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