Wincustomize Upload Guide: Contents and Extensions

Tuesday, January 8, 2008 by Quentin94 | Discussion: Wincustomize Tutorials


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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CarGuy1
Reply #21 Friday, January 11, 2008 1:23 PM
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?
ZubaZ
Reply #22 Friday, January 11, 2008 2:44 PM
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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