i think it builds now

lets get this road on the show

5 files changed, 23 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/ShiftOS.Main/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs b/ShiftOS.Main/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
index c7d0f79..fd20334 100644
--- a/ShiftOS.Main/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
+++ b/ShiftOS.Main/Properties/Resources.Designer.cs
@@ -152,6 +152,16 @@ namespace ShiftOS.Main.Properties {
         /// <summary>
         ///   Looks up a localized resource of type System.Drawing.Bitmap.
         /// </summary>
+        internal static System.Drawing.Bitmap pixel {
+            get {
+                object obj = ResourceManager.GetObject("pixel", resourceCulture);
+                return ((System.Drawing.Bitmap)(obj));
+            }
+        }
+        
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized resource of type System.Drawing.Bitmap.
+        /// </summary>
         internal static System.Drawing.Bitmap Symbolinfo {
             get {
                 object obj = ResourceManager.GetObject("Symbolinfo", resourceCulture);
diff --git a/ShiftOS.Main/Properties/Resources.resx b/ShiftOS.Main/Properties/Resources.resx
index af5474b..d9a33d4 100644
--- a/ShiftOS.Main/Properties/Resources.resx
+++ b/ShiftOS.Main/Properties/Resources.resx
@@ -151,4 +151,7 @@
   <data name="UbuntuMono_R" type="System.Resources.ResXFileRef, System.Windows.Forms">
     <value>..\resources\fonts\ubuntumono.ttf;System.Byte[], mscorlib, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="pixel" type="System.Resources.ResXFileRef, System.Windows.Forms">
+    <value>..\resources\pixel.png;System.Drawing.Bitmap, System.Drawing, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a</value>
+  </data>
 </root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ShiftOS.Main/Resources/pixel.png b/ShiftOS.Main/Resources/pixel.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..22db5ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ShiftOS.Main/Resources/pixel.png
diff --git a/ShiftOS.Main/ShiftOS.Main.csproj b/ShiftOS.Main/ShiftOS.Main.csproj
index 554f8a8..7105060 100644
--- a/ShiftOS.Main/ShiftOS.Main.csproj
+++ b/ShiftOS.Main/ShiftOS.Main.csproj
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@
     <Content Include="Resources\Icons\iconTerminal.png" />
     <Content Include="Resources\Icons\iconTextPad.png" />
     <Content Include="Resources\Icons\Symbolinfo.png" />
+    <Content Include="Resources\pixel.png" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ShiftOS.Main/ShiftOS/Desktop.Designer.cs b/ShiftOS.Main/ShiftOS/Desktop.Designer.cs
index ca9afb2..722f619 100644
--- a/ShiftOS.Main/ShiftOS/Desktop.Designer.cs
+++ b/ShiftOS.Main/ShiftOS/Desktop.Designer.cs
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@
             this.clockPanel = new System.Windows.Forms.Panel();
             this.lblClock = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
             this.panel2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Panel();
+            this.timer1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer(this.components);
             this.menuStrip1 = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuStrip();
             this.applicationsToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             this.shifterToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             this.terminalToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             this.textPadToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             this.fileSkimmerToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
-            this.timer1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer(this.components);
             this.taskbar.SuspendLayout();
             this.clockPanel.SuspendLayout();
             this.panel2.SuspendLayout();
@@ -88,15 +88,21 @@
             this.panel2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(102, 24);
             this.panel2.TabIndex = 0;
             // 
+            // timer1
+            // 
+            this.timer1.Tick += new System.EventHandler(this.timer1_Tick);
+            // 
             // menuStrip1
             // 
+            this.menuStrip1.BackgroundImage = global::ShiftOS.Main.Properties.Resources.pixel;
+            this.menuStrip1.BackgroundImageLayout = System.Windows.Forms.ImageLayout.Stretch;
             this.menuStrip1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.None;
             this.menuStrip1.Items.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
             this.applicationsToolStripMenuItem});
             this.menuStrip1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
             this.menuStrip1.Name = "menuStrip1";
             this.menuStrip1.RenderMode = System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripRenderMode.Professional;
-            this.menuStrip1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(185, 24);
+            this.menuStrip1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(93, 24);
             this.menuStrip1.TabIndex = 2;
             this.menuStrip1.Text = "Applications";
             // 
@@ -107,6 +113,7 @@
             this.terminalToolStripMenuItem,
             this.textPadToolStripMenuItem,
             this.fileSkimmerToolStripMenuItem});
+            this.applicationsToolStripMenuItem.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
             this.applicationsToolStripMenuItem.Name = "applicationsToolStripMenuItem";
             this.applicationsToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(85, 20);
             this.applicationsToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Applications";
@@ -139,10 +146,6 @@
             this.fileSkimmerToolStripMenuItem.Text = "File Skimmer";
             this.fileSkimmerToolStripMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.fileSkimmerToolStripMenuItem_Click);
             // 
-            // timer1
-            // 
-            this.timer1.Tick += new System.EventHandler(this.timer1_Tick);
-            // 
             // Desktop
             // 
             this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);