im attempting to create support for Nemo's Woodcutter, which seems fairly easy since it looks exactly like the Stone Cutter.

1.) i noticed that it has a recipe_disabled.png, which i cant find anywhere in GUI-SimpleStylized. how is that sprite supposed to look like?

2.) it now lacks the Wood Cutter text. why is that happening and how can i fix it?

The "recipe_disabled.png" texture is the "recipe_selected.png" texture in vanilla.

You need to modify the "en_us" language file and add "\u00a77" to the Woodcutter value.
Example: "translation.key": "\u00a77Woodcutter"

thanks for your reply, its working now. did i understand this correctly, i can use GUI-SimpleStylized's recipe_selected.png for Nemo's Woodcutter recipe_disabled.png? if thats the case, then im done: pack.zip

feel free to use it however you like.

Yes, you can use it.
However, would you like me to integrate your Nemo's Woodcutter modifications into GUI SimpleStylized?
You'll be credited like everyone else.

of course. :)