Progressbar cursor

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Hey all, been using Bootskin for quite a while, only now getting around to researching my question:

On the regular Windows bootscreens the three-part progress cursor scrolls on and off the screen smoothly at each end of the progressbar.

Is there any way to recreate this with Bootskin applied boot screens? Currently the cursor appears intact at the beginning of the bar, scrolls to the end, then jumps back to the beginning.

(Looked around, didn't see anything addressing this question. If I missed it, my apologies!)

TIA

Trip Hazard
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Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
That :

[BootSkin]
Type= 0
Name = "BART "
Author = "bmw_chubb"
Description = "enjoy"
Screen= ASSS.bmp
ProgressBar= 8.bmp "modificate this"
ProgressBarX = 260 "modificate this"
ProgressBarY = 379 "modificate this" And, Imporatnt : after modifications, close BootSkin and restart
ProgressBarWidth = 122
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
I precise, close bootskin program, and re-open it, after you can try again your bootskin, sorry for the translate, i'm french !
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
No, it is not possible with Bootskin.
Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top
This is what i tried to do with one skin, and after it works propely !?!?
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hey Sluggyboot, you may misunderstand what is being asked, with bootskin the progress bar can't run as the XP bar does, the whole bar is visible at start and end and as in org. post it appears jumps back to start at end of run. In bootskins that have a defined border for the bar to run in, the bar border is on the screen image. When the bar runs the first color of the 16 color palette is left behind, which covers anything on the screen image it crosses over. This would include any bar border, so the whole 22x9 bar is always seen.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The lines you are showing to modify are for the image used, which won't change how it runs and for the x and y start position of where the bar will run, again will not change how it runs.
The only way I thought it may be done is to have bar start off image and run off the other side, this just causes boot not to run and a constant reboot cycle when try to start computer. Not sure if it is the negative ProgressBarX value or the ProgressBarWidth value greater than image size.
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Checking up on old post:

Suggestion, then, if it ever gets updated...use three copies of the chosen image? Put the first one, move it over and put another, move them both and put a third, move all three until first reaches right side, remove first, move two, remove second, move remaining, remove last, repeat.

Not very smooth, but neither is the default windows one.

As long as we chose smaller images, it should look pretty good?

Tanks!