Themme Mannager Guide Versioon 3.0 Theme Manager 3.0                                                                                                                               1 End User License Agreement (EULA) Important: Read this before using your copy of Stardock Corporation's Theme Manager. End User License Agreement This user license agreement (the AGREEMENT) is an agreement between you (individual or single entity) and Stardock Corporation for the Theme Manager program (the SOFTWARE) that is accompanying this AGREEMENT. The SOFTWARE is the property of Stardock Corporation and is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties. The SOFTWARE is not sold, it is licensed. LICENSED VERSION The LICENSED VERSION means a Registered Version (using your personal serial/registration number) or an original fully working version of the SOFTWARE. If you accept the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT, you have certain rights and obligations as follow: YOU MAY: 1. 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No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from Stardock Corporation. All rights reserved. Theme Manager 3.0                                                                                                                               3 1. Welcome to Theme Manager Theme Manager allows you to change the various graphics elements, sounds, gadgets and more, by working with other installed Stardock software. It also manages built-in Windows features, such as: cursors, screen savers, and wallpaper. Theme Manager simplifies changing all of these elements by doing it in one place, as opposed to running each individual application or Windows menu. Theme Manager not only allows you to apply existing themes from MyColors, and WinCustomize.com, but it also allows you to create your own Suites (themes). These suites can be constructed from existing elements in Theme Manager, in addition to the thousands available on WinCustomize.com. Plus, if you only want say, a new set of cursors installed, Theme Manager allows you to select just that. You can pick and choose just the elements you want applied to your desktop. Features of Theme Manager You can change of the following elements of your desktop, by having quick access to all of these Stardock programs (if installed): BootSkin Pro (Vista), CursorFX, DeskScapes, DesktopX, IconPackager, LogonStudio Vista, ObjectDock, SoundPackager, and WindowBlinds. In additional, you can also manage Windows cursors, screen savers, and wallpapers. • Wallpapers. • Logon Screens (LogonStudio Vista • Visual Styles (WindowBlinds). format). • Animated Wallpaper (Deskscapes format). • Boot Screens (BootSkin Vista format). • MP3 Players (Windows Media Player, Cool • Icons (IconPackager themes). Player). • Widgets (DesktopX Widgets). • Sounds (SoundPackager format) . • Screen Savers (Windows format). • Mouse cursors (both Windows and CursorFX). • Launchers (ObjectDock, WorkShelf). • ...and more. Theme Manager 3.0                                                                                                                               4 System Requirements • Windows XP (32-bit), Windows Vista (32-bit) or Windows Server 2003. • 200 MB free drive space. • 256 MB RAM. • Internet Connection to download, install and activate. Upgrading from Previous Versions Impulse will handle the upgrade from previous versions of Theme Manager. Updates Check Impulse for updates to Theme Manager and other installed Stardock software. Additional Themes Check WinCustomize.com for thousands of free graphic and sound elements for use with Theme Manager and the associated applications. Location of Themes Themes you create are stored (by default) on your computer with a ".suite" (without quotes) file extension in the folder: Windows Vista: C;\Users\Public\Documents\Stardock\ThemeManager Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Stardock\ThemeManager Support Please contact Stardock Support at: http://www.stardock.com/support. On that web page you will find helpful FAQs and other troubleshooting information. If you are unable to resolve your issue, please use the “Contact Support link” to email Support. When emailing, please include as much information about your computer (i.e. version of Windows, type of computer, version of Theme Manager (on About tab), etc.). This information will allow support to diagnose your issue much quicker and allow for a faster response. Theme Manager 3.0                                                                                                                               5 Resources For additional information on Theme Manager, please refer to these articles on WinCustomize: "A call to the ScreenShooters!" by Zubaz, (November 29, 2009). http://forums.wincustomize.com/331457 "Theme Manager 3 Walkthrough" by Island Dog, (January 20, 2009). http://www.wincustomize.com/articles.aspx?aid=337081 Also, www.WinCustomize.com is a great resource for not only getting a lot of great skins, themes, suites, icons, gadgets, etc., but also provides articles, forums, gallery, store and more. This is a great site run by Stardock to bring together the best in skinning (graphics) for Windows. The site is free to use. You can upload a suite file (http://www.wincustomize.com/upload2.aspx?libid=22) you created to share on WinCustomize. This may include original material you actually created, or elements (content) from WinCustomize. It is common courtesy to add a thanks to the authors of the content you used in your Suite Information Comments. Direct link to WinCustomize message Forums: http://forums.wincustomize.com. Documentation The version of this manual is 1.0 (2-6-09) and is based on Theme Manager (version 3.09). This manual was written and is maintained by Jim Kennedy (TheProf). Please email comments or corrections regarding this documentation to: [email protected]. Theme Manager 3.0                                                                                                                               6 Theme Manager Table of Contents Cover Page 1 End User License Agreement (EULA) 2 1. Welcome to Theme Manager 4 Features of Theme Manager 4 System Requirements 5 Upgrading from Previous Versions 5 Updates 5 Additional Themes 5 Location of Themes 5 Support 5 Resources 6 Documentation 6 Table of Contents 7 2. Introduction 9 Getting Started 9 Menu Bar 10 Element Quick Reference 11 My Desktop 12 Settings 13 About 13 Help 14 Closing Theme Manager 14 3. Themes: MyColors & Suites 15 MyColors Tab 15 Sidebar Menu 16 Preview Pane 17 Available Themes 18 Theme Options 18 Theme Options Quick Reference 19 Featured Theme 20 Alternate Grid View 21 Suites Tab 21 4. Applications: Overview 22 Preview Pane 23 Available Themes 23 Alternate Grid View 24 Settings Icon 24 Wallpaper Settings 24 Screen Saver Settings 26 Theme Options 26 Theme Options Quick Reference 27 Filter by Category 28 Substyles 28 (Continued on next page...) Theme Manager 3.0                                                                                                                               7 5. Applications: Sounds & DeskScapes 29 Sounds Tab 29 DeskScapes Tab 29 6. My Desktop: My Current Desktop 30 7. My Desktop: Create New Theme 32 New Theme 32 Suite Information 32 Suite Preview 34 Included Elements 34 Clearing Information 36 View Themes Folder 36 DesktopX Gadgets 37 Sounds 38 Wallpaper 39 Save Theme 40 Open Existing Theme 40 8. Settings: General Settings 41 9. Settings: Advanced Settings 43 Themes Folder 43 Language 44 Internet Settings 44 Interface Color 44 10. About 45 Theme Manager 3.0                                                                                                                               8 2. Introoduction Theme Maanager is an aapplication thhat works withh other Stardoock Object Deesktop produccts, that are installed oon your compputer as well aas Windows ggraphic elemeents (i.e. wallppaper, cursorss, screen saveers, media plaayer). You do not need to oown all of thee Stardock applications, hoowever it will oonly work witth those insttalled. The folllowing Stardoock products are supportedd through Theme Manager: BootSkin Pro, CursorFX, DeskScapes,, DesktopX, IcconPackager, LogonStudioo Vista, MyCollors, ObjectDoock, SoundPacckager, and WWindowBlinds. Also, additioonal graphic eelements can de downloadeed from Wincustommize.com wheere thousandss are free, thoough Master Skins have a small fee. The purpoose of Themee Manager is tto make it eassier to quicklyy access the ddifferent Starddock programms & other Winndows graphicc elements in one place. Thhis allows youu to change the icons for instance, withhout having to run IconPackkager. You coould change thhe wallpaper,, skin, cursorss, sounds andd more all thoough Theme Maanager! Howeever, if you wwant to run onne of these appplications, Thheme Manageer gives you qquick access to most of themm by simply cllicking the icon on the respective Thheme Manageer tab. Plus, yyou can still chhange the Dreeam (animateed wallpaper)) for instance,, through DreeamScape direectly as opposed to runningg Theme Mannager. Then wwhen you run Theme Manaager, it will reeflect the channges you madde in DreamScaape or visa veersa. Gettingg Started To run Thheme Manageer, from the Start Menu, cliick on All Proggrams, then tthe Stardock ffolder, Objectt Desktop, aand finally Thheme Manageer. When youu first start Thheme Manageer, you may see the flashligght icon as it searches for themes. This is normal. Theme Manager 3.0                                                                                                                               9 The Theme Manager window consists of: a menu along the top (beginning with Themes), a sub-menu underneath with the MyColors & Suites sub-tabs, a sidebar menu down the left side, a preview area to the right of that and a selection of themes along the bottom. The preview area displays what theme your desktop has applied (installed), currently it is set to Windows Vista Aero on Windows Vista). Initially, Theme Manager only has the Windows default theme listed, which comes with Windows. However, if you have MyColors installed with one or more themes, they will be displayed along the bottom as thumbnails. Each one representing a different MyColors theme. The MyColors program is free to download from Stardock, but most themes have a fee. The rest of this manual will explain in detail what everything does on each tab, but for this introduction you will be given an overview of Theme Manager. Menu Bar The menu bar along the top of the Theme Manager window acts as a way to navigate between the different areas you can customize. The top row categorizes each area (i.e. Themes, Applications, My Desktop, Settings, About) with related sub-tabs under each. 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