Samurize tutorials

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OK...So seeing as LCDSmartie doesnt currently work on Vista x64, im looking at giving samurize another go...

Last time i done this it went **** up, im willing to give it ago but at the same time i dont want it to be shoddy....

I want it to look awsome on my desktop shown below.


desktop1.jpg


I want to be able to show all system stats, networking stats and UKTV listings.

Any got any tutorials for a noob??
 
I think the best way to start creating your own samurize configs is to take a look at what other people have done first so you can get a feel for it.
Samurize comes with a very easy to use configuration editor built in and by looking at other people's configs you can edit them to your own spec.
Take a look at the config called Glass on this page:
http://www.samurize.com/modules/mydownloads/singlefile.php?cid=18&lid=1926
and check out the screenshot.

This is how ive edited it for my own use:
samurizeno1.png


Sorry for the crapness of quality ;) , but it shows just what can be done.
 
Cool, downloaded it, looks good, thing is though if i look at the progress bars/meters in that config, it doesnt show where they come from?

if i wanted to customise the progress bars to become my own, how would i go about it?
 
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The actual graphics used within the glass config are png files. Technically you could create your own and use them or re-use the ones supplied. I guess the most difficult part of samurize is getting a look that 'works' for you. There really is no limit to what you can do.
 
SuperBeast said:
The actual graphics used within the glass config are png files. Technically you could create your own and use them or re-use the ones supplied. I guess the most difficult part of samurize is getting a look that 'works' for you. There really is no limit to what you can do.


I can understand creating the png files, but how to hell do you create the animation say for instance of a changing progress bar?
 
What kind of progress bar are you wanting? The only bars I use are to display the capacity of my hdd's. These are controlled by plugins that come with the program. Any other plugins not supplied can be got from the samurize website.
 
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