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I've been racking my brain ( and my Device) trying to figure out how to keep the tab fonts displayed but to erase the tab outlines. I heard that this is possible. Problem is that I dont know how. Can you help?
Invisible Tabs
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Posted 27 April 2007 - 04:35 PM
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Posted 27 April 2007 - 05:43 PM
Unfortunately this is not yet possible with the current latest release. The people who make skins that LOOK like the tab lines are hidden, have just found ways to make the colors 'blend' with the background image (Today theme) so they're just creating an illusion. 
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Posted 27 April 2007 - 06:22 PM
QUOTE(spmwinkel @ Apr 27 2007, 05:43 PM) 
Unfortunately this is not yet possible with the current latest release. The people who make skins that LOOK like the tab lines are hidden, have just found ways to make the colors 'blend' with the background image (Today theme) so they're just creating an illusion.
One workaround I've found is to put iLauncher at almost the very top or bottom of the screen. Just close enough to the edge that my tab buttons are still pressable by a very precise stylus tap, but also still making the tab lines nearly invisible. Then I erase the tab name so that only the lines show (I use 0% opacity tabs) and I use Wisbar Advance Desktop and SKSchema.
I'll create a shortcut in WAD to a macro from SKSchema. The Macro is a simple screen tap to click on the very edge of the screen (where the iLauncher tab buttons are, although they're almost impossible to see at the edge of the scren, esp if melded in with my wallpaper)
This way I can make my own large buttons to press with a finger to switch iLauncher tabs. And if I make those buttons right beside iLauncher it looks like they're actual tab buttons.
Only drawback is the 1-second delay between hitting the button and the macro taking effect, but it works out for me. One second isn't too bad.
P.S. note that you could also use purely iLauncher and Mortscript/SKSchema -- just add a shortcut inside the tab leading to your macro.
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Posted 27 April 2007 - 06:38 PM
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Posted 28 April 2007 - 04:05 AM
QUOTE(spmwinkel @ Apr 27 2007, 07:12 PM)
Are you referring to the that has been in the ??
that has been in the ??I ph34r what you gents are talking about, but I can't wait!
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Posted 28 April 2007 - 04:56 AM
QUOTE(spmwinkel @ Apr 27 2007, 12:12 PM)
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that has been in the ??Yes, it's
that in about there will be a that let's you .
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Posted 28 April 2007 - 05:20 AM
QUOTE(JasonLP @ Apr 28 2007, 04:56 AM)
Yes, it's that in about there will be a that let's you .
that in about there will be a that let's you .Actually Jason, you didn't need to
the first part.I know that "Yes it's AWESOME that in about...."
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Posted 28 April 2007 - 05:25 AM
Oh, cool! I never thought that it's possible to have before is released. I hope other than , it will allow us to too!
And before you ask me what they are, I have NO idea too!
Perhaps it has something to do with my Blood Pressure?
before is released. I hope other than , it will allow us to too!And before you ask me what they are, I have NO idea too!
Perhaps it has something to do with my Blood Pressure?
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Posted 29 April 2007 - 10:13 AM
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Posted 30 April 2007 - 03:11 AM
Well, I don't use WAD and the macro thing you were discribing is beyond me. So I'll just have to use photoshop to create todayscreens that mask those annoying tab lines. Additionally, what the heck is up with the ninja emoticons( ?) Is there some big hush, hush app about to come out that you guys cant specifically mention? Cuz I'm lost.....
?) Is there some big hush, hush app about to come out that you guys cant specifically mention? Cuz I'm lost.....
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Posted 30 April 2007 - 03:19 AM
Oh, and correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems as tho the only things that can be reskinned in PB, PW and Ilauncher are the icons. Is that right? I mean, I can reskin WA2, rltoday and psshutxp to change the look of the app. But with PB, PW and Ilauncher, it seems as tho those apps only allow for custom icons since none of them actually have backgrounds. They're basically just icons, right?
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Posted 30 April 2007 - 04:57 AM
QUOTE(ortizlgndLEGENDARY @ Apr 29 2007, 08:11 PM)
Well, I don't use WAD and the macro thing you were discribing is beyond me. So I'll just have to use photoshop to create todayscreens that mask those annoying tab lines. Additionally, what the heck is up with the ninja emoticons( ?) Is there some big hush, hush app about to come out that you guys cant specifically mention? Cuz I'm lost.....
?) Is there some big hush, hush app about to come out that you guys cant specifically mention? Cuz I'm lost.....No, we're just being silly. It really means that the next version of iLauncher will have to ability to not draw the lines in between tabs. The beta testers know about this, but don't want to spill the beans, hence the
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Posted 30 April 2007 - 04:59 AM
QUOTE(ortizlgndLEGENDARY @ Apr 29 2007, 08:19 PM)
Oh, and correct me if I'm wrong, but it seems as tho the only things that can be reskinned in PB, PW and Ilauncher are the icons. Is that right? I mean, I can reskin WA2, rltoday and psshutxp to change the look of the app. But with PB, PW and Ilauncher, it seems as tho those apps only allow for custom icons since none of them actually have backgrounds. They're basically just icons, right?
In iLauncher, in addition to the icons themselves, you can skin the graphics for the common elements (such as scroll arrows, settings button, horizontal meter, etc.), plus you can set font styles and sizes for tabs and captions, plus color and alpha (transparency) for nearly everything. Check out the 'Colors' section of iLauncher options to get an idea of what kinds of things are possible.