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inSight a transparent theme for windows7

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This is a very transparent theme. I have tried to keep as much visable as I could but there are still a few texts that refuse to be changed and that makes it hard to alter everything that I would have liked. However, you are welcome to play with this theme however you wish and maybe you will find a way around the few remaining text colours. If so I would like to be informed. I will still keep working on this to improve it as much as possible but think it is time for others to see it and use it too.

Included in download are:
. Theme File
included are also files to change your start button, navigation buttons in explorer and the files needed to make the control panel headers transparent. See Themeresourcchanger for more info.
. Aura Program.
You can customise the transparency by using the program. This will enable Explorer to change colour with the Desktop wallpaper. After install go to Personalize and click on Window Color. Then adjust color intensity to you liking. Also click on Show color mixer and adjust saturation and brightness also to your likeness.Play with it
. BlackGlassEnhanser.
This program is necessery for Explorer to be transparent. You can also specify other programs to use transparency too. i.e. Notepad etc. If you wish to use a theme that is not transparent i.e. Windows main theme, then exit the program in the taskbar far right. note: I keep the program in the taskbar so that it is easy to re-enable when wanted.
. Themeresourcechanger.
Run this program once and then you will be able to change the start button Explorer Navigation buttons and other recources without changeing the original dll,s (Shell32,etc) This needs to be run to enable the control panel headers to be transparent without altering the original shell32.dll. If you use another disc for program files other than C; drive then make sure that you either put the program into the root C: drive or check the registry (see Reg Check read me ) to see if it is pionting to right drive.Read the readme note inside file.
. uxthemepatcher.
This included incase you have not previously patched your uxtheme file. This is so you are able to use 3rd party themes in windows. uxtheme keeps a backup of patched files and they can be restored.
. How to make reading pane transparent.
To have the reading pane in explorer transparent you need to change the shell32.dll file in Windows/System32. Take ownership of the file by using the program included, copy the file to a safe remembered file, then add the text as per enclosed picture to the shell32.dll file opened in restorator or similar program and restart. Always backup/set a restore point just incase when replacing system files.

I hope you enjoy this theme. It's quite nice being able to see the desktop through Explorer and the start menu, and have the colour change also. If there is any trouble I will try to help.I have tried to cover all bases but sure to have inadverently missed something.
Please keep in mind that there are some texts which do not at this time seem possible to change unless changing the Windows system files. I have tried to avoid this to keep the theme files within the theme itself. Therefore you can play around with it yourself using theme changing programs.


Recognition and thank you:
Aura: [link]
Themeresourcechanger: Bad Ass Apps
BlackGlassEnhanced: curiousmaniac.org
uxthemepatcher: unknown
Other: Ave Windows Style Builder [link]
Resorator [link]
Adobe Photoshop: www.adobe.com

Note: I have added a file to the download which shows how to make the reading pane in explorer transparent. Sorry I forgot to include it earlier.
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KmCrct's avatar
looks great , have u edited the dlls at all from the description their is no mention of dlls
I have explorer frames and other dlls in various colors and you should put them with your styles..... also while i'm here it would be great if you could eliminate the explorer control buttons so they are only visible on hover or click ....no one needs to see the x or line or square all the time so just make them blank unti hovered or clicked ....but i like it,,, might have to try it to see how you handled the menus.