Requirements:
- Windows 7
- Windows 7 Start Orb Changer (Download link at the bottom)
- Any good image editor (We will use Photoshop for this tutorial)
- Three images for default, hover & pressed orb states
Steps:
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Open your image editor and create a new 54 x 162 image.
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Fill the image background with black color.
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Create a new channel named "Alpha 1"
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Create guidelines at the 54th & 108th pixel with the help of rulers.
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Open the three images which you want to use for the default, hover & pressed orb states and resize them. It should not be greater then 54 x 54 pixels.
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Copy the image which you want to use for the default orb state and paste it before the first guideline.
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Copy the image which you want to use for the hover orb state and paste it in between the first & second guidelines.
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Copy the image which you want to use for the pressed orb state and paste it after the second guideline.
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Merge all the three orb states images into one.
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Press CTRL & click on the layer's thumbnail in which the three orb states are combined.
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Select the Alpha Channel and press Delete.
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Press CTRL + S and save the image in BMP format.
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Use Windows 7 Start Orb Changer to change the orb you have created.
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Check if it works properly. If it doesn't show up properly then leave a comment here with a download link to your orb.
Video:
Thanks to 7nuclear @ YouTube for making the video tutorial.