Cheers Matt.
Having spent an hour or two on this, I have to say that the default drop shadow is really quite clever in the way it transitions between light and dark backgrounds.
After much switching back and forth though, I decided that I like mine better. Truthfully though, there's not a lot in it.
So, build 161 had the old drop shadow effect that served us all so well for so long...
![](http://www.theganghut.co.uk/pics/ia/17/snap-100.jpg)
The default from build 171 onwards looks like so...
![](http://www.theganghut.co.uk/pics/ia/17/snap-017.jpg)
Build 171 also allows us to modify the shadow effect via skinning. I like this, which is more like build 161, keeping the edges crisp and clean...
![](http://www.theganghut.co.uk/pics/ia/17/snap-018.jpg)
As I said, there's not a lot in it.
The only things left now are really minor...
- The new system has a larger minimum thumbnail space. Build 161 allowed the thumbs to get really close, which was quite nice, will be missed, but in no way a deal breaker.
- When selecting a thumbnail, the selected thumb does not sit in the center of the selection outline. It sits almost right-justified, and is a little off-putting. I've been scrutinising these things for hours now though, so quite possibly, no-one else will notice this. Again, nothing even approaching deal breaker for me.
Thank you again for coming up with an innovative solution to the problem.
If anyone wants a copy of the Border_DropShadow file I've used above, save this...
![](http://www.theganghut.co.uk/pics/ia/17/Border_DropShadow.png)
add it to your skin folder, and finally, add the following code to your skin xml file...
<BORDER>
<Entry Name="DropShadow" Bitmap="Border_DropShadow.png" Rows="1,?-Flex,9" Columns="1,?-Flex,9" Cells="B2-Skip">
<Data InternalMarginLeft="1" InternalMarginTop="1" InternalMarginRight="9" InternalMarginBottom="9"></Data>
</Entry>
</BORDER>
-marko