NovaDelta
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Post by NovaDelta on Oct 13, 2018 17:48:01 GMT -8
OK, so this may sound REALLY stupid because it probably is.
Does classic theme use .msstyle files? Can these be modified or are they completely locked down?
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Post by powerplayer on Oct 13, 2018 18:28:02 GMT -8
It does the startisback taskbar theme on this forum is called classic3.msstyles i never got classic theme to grouped windows with 7 taskbar tweak but it should be supported cause the other included themed themes they dress it up somehow which is my only complaint of this fine theme . www.winclassic.net/thread/280/classic-taskbar-superbar-startisback thats how close you gonna get letme know if you successfully can add dressed up grouped items like dressing up the list of grouped open folders  |
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NovaDelta
Sophomore Member
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OS: Windows 10 22H2
Theme: Unfortunately, 10 theme
CPU: i7-6700HQ
RAM: 16GB of sticks of RAM
GPU: Nvidia Quadro M1000M
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Post by NovaDelta on Oct 13, 2018 19:30:52 GMT -8
It does the startisback taskbar theme on this forum is called classic3.msstyles i never got classic theme to grouped windows with 7 taskbar tweak but it should be supported cause the other included themed themes they dress it up somehow which is my only complaint of this fine theme . www.winclassic.net/thread/280/classic-taskbar-superbar-startisback thats how close you gonna get letme know if you successfully can add dressed up grouped items like dressing up the list of grouped open folders  No I mean like the buttons on explorer scrollbars, title bar images, etc. Not just the taskbar. |
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bront
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Post by bront on Oct 13, 2018 22:28:29 GMT -8
It does the startisback taskbar theme on this forum is called classic3.msstyles i never got classic theme to grouped windows with 7 taskbar tweak but it should be supported cause the other included themed themes they dress it up somehow which is my only complaint of this fine theme . www.winclassic.net/thread/280/classic-taskbar-superbar-startisback thats how close you gonna get letme know if you successfully can add dressed up grouped items like dressing up the list of grouped open folders Stop misleading people, he asked about the classic theme itself using msstyles. As of the OP's question, no it doesn't afaik. The symbols that the classic theme uses (close, maximize, minimize) is from the Marlett font. |
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Post by powerplayer on Oct 14, 2018 9:44:02 GMT -8
actually the guy who created startisback started out with win7 explorer for win8 and moved on to startisback he said himself that startisback msstyle files are compatible with the win7s msstyles .
What i know about classic theming is deskn.cpl its all in registry and made long before mssstyles even existed technically when we run classictheme we run nt4 ui on nt10 , nt4 never used msstyles it stores its settings in registry.
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bront
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Post by bront on Oct 14, 2018 9:50:45 GMT -8
actually the guy who created startisback started out with win7 explorer for win8 and moved on to startisback he said himself that startisback msstyle files are compatible with the win7s msstyles . What i know about classic theming is deskn.cpl its all in registry and made long before mssstyles even existed technically when we run classictheme we run nt4 ui on nt10 , nt4 never used msstyles it stores its settings in registry. what does startisback and it's dev (tihiy) have to do with the topic? StartIsBack is third-party software. OP asked if the classic theme resources are in an msstyle. |
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Post by R.O.B. on Oct 14, 2018 14:11:04 GMT -8
No, the classic theme does not use msstyles at all. The StartIsBack implementation is completely unrelated to the actual classic theme, and is merely an imitation of it. If you want to know how the classic theme works, I would suggest looking into the GDI and USER (not to be confused with user accounts) components of Microsoft Windows. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics_Device_Interfaceen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_USERTo briefly summarize to the best of my knowledge, GDI is responsible for things like drawing lines/curves, font rendering, and handling color palettes. USER is what actually creates UI elements, such as windows and controls. Basically, USER takes lines, colors, and fonts rendered by GDI and puts them together into windows and controls used by the classic theme. As for the files that perform these tasks, on Windows NT-based systems, gdi32.dll is responsible for GDI functions, while user32.dll is responsible for USER functions. Also, as previously mentioned, glyphs seen on caption buttons, scrollbars, etc. are found in the Marlett font (which is rendered by GDI, of course). It should also be noted that things like colors, fonts, and window metrics that are used by both GDI and USER are defined in the registry, as powerplayer pointed out. All of these components are what make up the classic theme we all know and love. |
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Post by powerplayer on Oct 15, 2018 2:00:22 GMT -8
here is a reg of how it looks like too here are all schemes for classicwin have been like that since win 1.0 and os2 works on any windows u throw it at www.winclassic.net/attachment/download/251 run this reg and see all themes appear in deskn.cpl ..... Your welcome. this reg comes with all schemes even xp |
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NovaDelta
Sophomore Member
i am me
Posts: 174
OS: Windows 10 22H2
Theme: Unfortunately, 10 theme
CPU: i7-6700HQ
RAM: 16GB of sticks of RAM
GPU: Nvidia Quadro M1000M
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Post by NovaDelta on Oct 15, 2018 10:30:59 GMT -8
here is a reg of how it looks like too here are all schemes for classicwin have been like that since win 1.0 and os2 works on any windows u throw it at www.winclassic.net/attachment/download/251 run this reg and see all themes appear in deskn.cpl ..... Your welcome. this reg comes with all schemes even xp Mate I mean Luna. Actual Luna Not Classic Luna |
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Post by powerplayer on Oct 15, 2018 15:59:01 GMT -8
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