This section will take you step by step through building a theme from the beginning. You can skip right to a section if you just want to know how to do a specific thing, but you will learn more from doing things in order.
This section will take you step by step through building a theme from the beginning. You can skip right to a section if you just want to know how to do a specific thing, but you will learn more from doing things in order.
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First I will outline what we are aiming to achieve, where this inspiration came from and the appropriate credit |
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How to clear the desktop to allow to start from scratch |
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Giving yourself an image to set your work against |
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Adding the basics first will make the rest of your work a lot easier |
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Adding some layers to work around |
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Starting with some simple alpha-blended animation |
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Animation through a multi-frame bitmap and an introduction to plugins to let you check your mail | |
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A bit more practice at animation |
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Adding some of the standard Windows functionality (in case you really need it!) | |
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Adding some objects to control your music |
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An introduction to sending messages |
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Creating some quick objects |
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