I figured this is the place to post my question since it's semi-related. I'm trying to download some different taskbar styles from deviantART and I don't know how. What exactly am I supposed to do? I have no idea where to save them or anything.
yea i cant download brushes or ne thing either...i dunno if its cuz i have a mac or wat...but when i "download to desktop" it get all this shit that doesnt make sense in a new window...HELP!
Corey Amaral wrote:yea i cant download brushes or ne thing either...i dunno if its cuz i have a mac or wat...but when i "download to desktop" it get all this shit that doesnt make sense in a new window...HELP!
Yeah, I've been having this problem lately as well (I'm on a mac too). When I download brushes now it turns into .abr.txt files, since my Photoshop won't work with .abr files for some reason.
If your talking about themes for Windows XP -- your gonna need 1 of 3 files.
A) UxTheme.dll file - Not the hardest thing to do, but it's a file you download, run, and as long as your running SP2, makes it where you can change your desktop themes ... and it's FREE
B) StyleXP - A free trial program that runs in the processes, can be found at tgtsoft.com's webpage.
C) WindowBlinds - Free, but limited - the pay version has everything. Problem is, you can only use WindowBlinds themes, which are found @ WinCustomize.org. Some of the best themes available are on WB though.
Anyhow ... of the 3 above, I chose to install the UxTheme.dll file. I was a little hesitant about it, since it is a file installed to your Registry .. and can screw some stuff up if not done right. It was without a doubt the least constrictive.
Hope this helps
EDIT: Nevermind - just ignore me ... I saw the words "Taskbar Styles" ... and thought you meant the taskbar on your desktop, hence the assumption you were referring to XP Themes. - sorry
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Corey Amaral wrote:yea i cant download brushes or ne thing either...i dunno if its cuz i have a mac or wat...but when i "download to desktop" it get all this shit that doesnt make sense in a new window...HELP!
Yeah, I've been having this problem lately as well (I'm on a mac too). When I download brushes now it turns into .abr.txt files, since my Photoshop won't work with .abr files for some reason.
The files that you download from deviantART are zipped files what you need is something that extracts it. I myself am on a powerbook(and actually just bought a mac mini that is on it's way) and basically what you need is the StuffIt expander. It says it's like $80 or whatever, but I downloaded the free trial and kept it on my computer and it still works to this day when I want brushes from deviant. I've had it for about 3 months I believe(my trial should be over). This way, now you can extract the needed files and just drag/drop to your Photoshop Brushes. God I love Macs And I don't understand why .abr doesn't work for your PS SPC, cause it is its main file for brushes, assuming you have any of the CS versions.
Now as for you Flockers, I have no idea what the heck you're talking about
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Corey Amaral wrote:yea i cant download brushes or ne thing either...i dunno if its cuz i have a mac or wat...but when i "download to desktop" it get all this shit that doesnt make sense in a new window...HELP!
Yeah, I've been having this problem lately as well (I'm on a mac too). When I download brushes now it turns into .abr.txt files, since my Photoshop won't work with .abr files for some reason.
The files that you download from deviantART are zipped files what you need is something that extracts it. I myself am on a powerbook(and actually just bought a mac mini that is on it's way) and basically what you need is the StuffIt expander. It says it's like $80 or whatever, but I downloaded the free trial and kept it on my computer and it still works to this day when I want brushes from deviant. I've had it for about 3 months I believe(my trial should be over). This way, now you can extract the needed files and just drag/drop to your Photoshop Brushes. God I love Macs And I don't understand why .abr doesn't work for your PS SPC, cause it is its main file for brushes, assuming you have any of the CS versions.
Yeah, I have CS and StuffIt. The brushes aren't zipped when I download them, they're just text files for some reason.
Corey Amaral wrote:yea i cant download brushes or ne thing either...i dunno if its cuz i have a mac or wat...but when i "download to desktop" it get all this shit that doesnt make sense in a new window...HELP!
Yeah, I've been having this problem lately as well (I'm on a mac too). When I download brushes now it turns into .abr.txt files, since my Photoshop won't work with .abr files for some reason.
The files that you download from deviantART are zipped files what you need is something that extracts it. I myself am on a powerbook(and actually just bought a mac mini that is on it's way) and basically what you need is the StuffIt expander. It says it's like $80 or whatever, but I downloaded the free trial and kept it on my computer and it still works to this day when I want brushes from deviant. I've had it for about 3 months I believe(my trial should be over). This way, now you can extract the needed files and just drag/drop to your Photoshop Brushes. God I love Macs And I don't understand why .abr doesn't work for your PS SPC, cause it is its main file for brushes, assuming you have any of the CS versions.
Yeah, I have CS and StuffIt. The brushes aren't zipped when I download them, they're just text files for some reason.
Crap, for some reason I was thinking of another website while I wrote that. Sorry:-/ So I go to deviant and voila, I get nothing but what you guys are getting
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I basically did a scrounging around and to me it looks like whoever put the brush on the website doesn't know what they're doing. Cause I don't think you can have just an .abr as a file extension on the web. The file needs to be zipped to be put on the internet. I got a few of the ..../something.abr and it showed up as just text. but when it was ...../something.zip it downloaded for me. So basically it looks like you're SOL for the brush you want
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by Flockers » Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:47 pm 
And I don't understand why .abr doesn't work for your PS SPC, cause it is its main file for brushes, assuming you have any of the CS versions.
