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.
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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eieio
Reply #5 Tuesday, January 8, 2008 10:08 PM
Reply #5 Tuesday, January 8, 2008 10:08 PM
Hey Quentin ... your 'Wincustomize Guidelines' link gives a '404' 
Nice tutorial, though
Nice tutorial, though
Quentin94
Reply #10 Wednesday, January 9, 2008 5:22 AM
Fixed
thanks didn't noticed this.
Wish that'll help some people
Reply #10 Wednesday, January 9, 2008 5:22 AM
Hey Quentin ... your 'Wincustomize Guidelines' link gives a '404' 
Fixed
thanks didn't noticed this.Wish that'll help some people
sViz
Reply #12 Wednesday, January 9, 2008 6:50 AM
Reply #12 Wednesday, January 9, 2008 6:50 AM
Great article! 
*cough*AddtotheWiki*cough* *cough*
Seriously, a "Wincustomize: How To" series isn't a bad idea.
*cough*AddtotheWiki*cough* *cough*
Seriously, a "Wincustomize: How To" series isn't a bad idea.
Zoomba
Reply #14 Wednesday, January 9, 2008 2:08 PM
Reply #14 Wednesday, January 9, 2008 2:08 PM
Updated: Preview images should be 1024x768 or larger (not 800x600)
Great article Quentin!
Quentin94
Reply #15 Wednesday, January 9, 2008 2:54 PM
On Wiki too
and thanks
Reply #15 Wednesday, January 9, 2008 2:54 PM
Updated: Preview images should be 1024x768 or larger (not 800x600)
On Wiki too
and thanks
LightStar
Reply #18 Thursday, January 10, 2008 6:05 PM
Reply #18 Thursday, January 10, 2008 6:05 PM
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? 
Quentin94
Reply #19 Thursday, January 10, 2008 6:32 PM
Reply #19 Thursday, January 10, 2008 6:32 PM
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
.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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Reply #1 Tuesday, January 8, 2008 6:22 PM
Good article Quentin
Glad that you included the explanation for Misc Icons and and Object Dock .Pngs