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Show off your Impulse skin!

Take that, green!

from WinCustomize Forums

Yes....that's right. Who thought it would be sooo easy to skin.

It's as simple as replacing the images in Program Files/Stardock/Impulse/Skins/Images* (3 folders) and editing font colors in the skin.xml. So easy even *I* could do it! :LOL:

TIP: When Impulse updates, it WILL overwrite all the original images that you changed. Take a tip from Snowy and rename all your modified images (I just added [s] to the end to know they're mine) and then update the changed image names in the skin.xml and save a copy somewhere, so when Impulse updates, all you need to do is replace the skin.xml. I just tested it and worked great. (Impulse updated and it was green again, gah!)

So let's see your skinned Impulse. ;)

Mine (just some basic recoloring and changed the back.jpg):

It's so purdy....
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Reply #76 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Wow!Just when you think you've seen it all...you guys come up with something new...and having a blast at it. :LOL:  :HOT: 
Reply #77 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Wow!Just when you think you've seen it all...you guys come up with something new...and having a blast at it.
/me fears what you might do.
Galactic Civilizations III
Reply #78 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Zubaz,Ill probably break something. :LOL: I dont have impulse,but WB config looks like fair game...buhwhahahhahhaha. :LOL: 
Reply #79 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I am giving a try at Impulse.. and OH MY this might just be my FIRST attempt at Skinning..o.O........o.O hehe :D


Thanks all for showing off the works and tips :D

Anne
Reply #81 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Bump.

Nothing new?
Reply #83 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Maybe it has something to do with the total amount of people using Impulse and amoung those how many who are interested in changing how Impulse looks. Just a thought.  ;) 
Reply #84 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yep ;)

WIP V2, almost done. Just a couple of tweaks left.

Reply #86 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Very cool!
Reply #88 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Trippy!
Reply #89 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Just because you can ;)  made to go with my blind
Reply #90 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Very serene, Noiram! I guess I should have a go at it too.  :D 
Reply #92 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Nice work everyone but beyond my skills...for now. Oh well,back to the cornfield. ;p 
Reply #93 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Nice work everyone but beyond my skills...for now. Oh well,back to the cornfield.  

It shouldn't be, all you need to do is replace the back.jpg, and recoloring the current images is about as easy as it gets (ctrl + u in Photoshop).
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Reply #94 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Thanks for the encouragement,I'll give it a go ,can't learn if I don't try. :) 
Reply #95 from WinCustomize Forums Top

here's mine. i'm digging vlad's newest walls. i'd change the green text in the control panel header if i knew where that setting is :)

Reply #96 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Pas, it's in the skin.xml in the main Skin folder. Should be in the contentheader area stuff, just look for the font color="blahblah" I can't remember the exact number to replace.
Reply #97 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Has anyone checked to see if any of the other new releases can be skinned the same way?
Reply #98 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Has anyone checked to see if any of the other new releases can be skinned the same way?

Yep, I've just been replacing the skin.xml file with my own (with edited image names like I mentioned in the original post).
Reply #99 from WinCustomize Forums Top
thanks, bebi. i've changed things a bit. that green surely didn't match the res tof my blue and black rendition. the hues of blue instead of the green look much better.
Reply #100 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I had to give it a try....Organic Impulse.