[request] Alternate Start Buttons

hi all,

i've seen variations of the apple start button in black and similar colours. i'd appreciate it very much if someone can direct me to a d/l link.

thanx.

#50316

you're most likely looking at visual styles. if you get that particular visual style, you'll have that same start button.

OR you could copy those images over from one visual style to another.

#50318

yes i did. but unfortunately, they were mac themes, and i don't know how to extract from them.

#50321

just pick up a copy of resource hacker, and you can save the bitmaps, then replace the bitmaps in the other theme with the ones you extracted.

edit: here ya go

#50325

correct me if i'm wrong, but can reshacker extract .sit extensions? i use reshacker pretty regularly.

thanx for your help, in any regards.

#50328

ohhhhh, sorry, my bad! i thought you were looking at some xp visual styles (msstyles files) with some appealing start buttons that you wanted to implement. my mistake. :shy:

.sit is a mac format, isn't it? you'll need something like stuffit expander to open.

could you post an image of what you're looking for? maybe it's possible (and easier) to just create the bitmaps yourself.

sorry i can't help more.

#50331

no problem dreamz. i appreciate your efforts, regardless.

i've seen them before, but most recently in three drives plastic pro thread in the completed themes forum. there's a link there to funmac forum, and kevin had a picture up of a black apple variant.

sorry, i don't know how to post links.

anyways, not really that important. just a little bored with the traditional aqua apple, and was looking to spice it up a little.

thanx again.

#50337

to post links, you can just copy the link and paste it into the message typing area, and it'll automatically become a link, or you can click on the ";http://" button above the typing area, and put it in there, name it, and enter it.

well, now i'm interested. i've love to see it if you have the links. i'll take a look around that thread. :lol:

#50338

cool! doesn't seem too hard at all. you can just recolor the bitmap. this can be done easily, even in ms paint.

#50415