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Zoomba
Jul 30, 2008 12:59

Firefox 3.0 goes final and is scheduled for release on Tuesday, June 17th.

There are currently known incompatibilities between Firefox 3 and many of our sites and forums. For the most part, the sites function properly, but have formatting issues. A specific example are the login & password fields to log into these forums. In Firefox 3, instead of both being on the same line, they are stacked vertically.

We will be addressing these visual issues in time. Please do NOT post threads on the forums pointing out Firefox 3 site issues. They will be deleted. We are aware of the problems and will work as quickly as we can to resolve them.

Until posted otherwise, the only version of Firefox our sites support at the moment is Firefox 2.

Wincustomize Upload Guide: Contents and Extensions

By Quentin94 Posted January 8, 2008 17:40:43

Well we have already seen how to download and upload in Island Dog Articles:
Wincustomize Download Guide
Wincustomize Upload Guide

But i wanted to show the files/previews to upload for each galleries on Wincustomize.


Previews:

For all skins' galleries, they have to be in .Jpg and to be a full size screenshot.
For Dream you have the option to have a motion preview in .swf (flash)
Make sure that your preview image is an actual representation of what the submission looks like.
Preview images should be at a minimum 1024x768, but higher previews are recommended.
Files:
Do not upload .rar files if you need to archive your submission you must use .zip

    • Avatar =.zip .jpg 50px and .png 50px
    • beatnik =.zip .bnSkin
    • Bootskin =.zip .bootskin
    • CursorXP/FX =.zip .curxptheme
    • DesktopX Objects =.zip .dxpack
    • DesktopX Themes =.zip .dxtheme .desktop
    • DesktopX Widgets =.zip .exe
    • Dream =.zip .dream
    • Emoticons =.zip
    • FireFox =.zip .jar
    • Google Gadgets =.zip .gg
    • Graphics =.zip .psd .png ... pictures files
    • IconPackager =.zip .ip
    • IM Goodies =.zip
    • LiteStep =.zip .lsz
    • Logons =.zip .logonxp
    • LogonStudio Vista =.zip .logonvista
    • Maxthon =.zip .m2s
    • Misc. Icons =.zip .ico
    • ObjectBar2 =.zip obpack
    • ObjectDock =.zip .dockzip
    • Progress Anims =.zip .wba
    • Rainlendar =.zip
    • RightClick =.zip
    • Screen Savers =.zip .scr .exe
    • ScreenShots =.zip .jpg
    • Sidebar Gadgets =.zip .gadget
    • Sidebar Styler =.zip .wsstyles
    • Sound Schemes =.zip .soundpack
    • Suites =.zip .suite
    • SysMetrix =.zip .smx
    • Toolbar Icons =.zip .wba
    • WallPapers =.zip .jpg
    • Widgets for SkinStudio =.zip .guiwidget
    • WinAmp =.zip .wal .wsz
    • WindowBlinds =.zip .wba
    • WindowFX =.zip
    • WinMedia =.zip .wmz
    • Winstep =.zip
    • Xion =.zip .xsf
You can notice that for each galleries Zip are allowed.
Why?
To include a permission text/email; or if you have severals skins to upload (when you have the same skins but in differents colors or sizes it's better to upload them together than separetly); for skins without original extensions like rainlendar or rightclick, or a read-me file.
Notes also that files like icons, executables, pictures it's better to zip them even if it's only one.
For Avatars, your avatar on Wincustomize must be in 50 pixels per 50 pixels and in Jpg but you can also add a .png version of it.

Misc. Icons have to be .Ico files (no .png , png icons must go under ObjectDock gallery) designed to work under XP or/and Vista so need to contains the common icons sizes for those OS


Permissions:
When you use someone else graphics/codes or whatever you must get a permission from the original author. When you have it you must include it in your upload. So you will need to use .zip.
Descriptions:
Your description should give the best informations about your submission and Credit authors if needed.
Your description shouldn't contains any advertisements or whatever not allowed in this site.


More informations in Wincustomize Guidelines or for Dream additional Guidelines here.
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Reply #1
elvee
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January 8, 2008 18:22:10

Good article Quentin  

Glad that you included the explanation for Misc Icons and and Object Dock .Pngs   

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Hankers
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January 8, 2008 18:58:05
Good info Quentin, thanks 
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HG_Eliminator
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January 8, 2008 18:59:17
Cool...handy to have
 
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Bebi Bulma
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January 8, 2008 20:14:16
Great stuff! Hope to see this on the wiki.
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pictoratus
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January 8, 2008 22:08:00
Hey Quentin ... your 'Wincustomize Guidelines' link gives a '404'  



Nice tutorial, though
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Bebi Bulma
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January 8, 2008 22:10:05
Wincustomize Guidelines
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pictoratus
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January 8, 2008 22:13:36
  
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DigitalCHET
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January 8, 2008 22:36:16
Hey, great work Quentin!
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WOM
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January 8, 2008 22:50:46
Way to go Quentin  
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Quentin94
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January 9, 2008 05:22:47
Hey Quentin ... your 'Wincustomize Guidelines' link gives a '404'


Fixed thanks didn't noticed this.

Wish that'll help some people
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Alternate Setting
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January 9, 2008 06:40:05
A nice addition Quentin, thank you
Reply #12
sViz
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January 9, 2008 06:50:47
Great article!   

*cough*AddtotheWiki*cough* *cough*

Seriously, a "Wincustomize: How To" series isn't a bad idea.
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Quentin94
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January 9, 2008 13:55:29
Will add it on Wiki too
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Zoomba
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January 9, 2008 14:08:03

Updated: Preview images should be 1024x768 or larger (not 800x600)

Great article Quentin!

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Quentin94
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January 9, 2008 14:54:49
Updated: Preview images should be 1024x768 or larger (not 800x600)


On Wiki too
and thanks

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Organdiva
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January 9, 2008 18:05:22
Very helpful; Thank you!
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Quentin94
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January 9, 2008 20:51:50
glad that will help
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LightStar
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January 10, 2008 18:05:05
This is great info, thanks! But why when you go to upload a Windowblinds skin does it say "* Visual Style File (.wba)" and .zip is not even there like it is in the list?
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Quentin94
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January 10, 2008 18:32:22
yes LightStar that's also why i wrote this
.zip are allowed everywhere cause of permissions for example. That's not cause it's not writen on the upload page that don't works anymore
to answer to the why, i thought that was lost when WC was updated last year
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LightStar
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January 10, 2008 20:42:30
OK...
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CarGuy1
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January 11, 2008 13:23:17
Under Wallpaper, you have .jpg and .zip listed.
The submit to gallery form for Wallpaper has bitmap and .zip listed.
Which format do they have to be in, .jpg or .bmp? Can they be either of the two?
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Zubaz
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January 11, 2008 14:44:12
Which format do they have to be in, .jpg or .bmp? Can they be either of the two?
Either  but jpg is preferred for size reasons.
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