WindowBlinds 6.1 beta thread

Okay Neil, I just downloaded the update. I checked the history and I don't use Corel/WordPerfect apps or use other languages then English. I have not noticed any changes in WB. I'm using XP Home 32bit SP2.

Is the post meant for everyone or just a group of beta testers that know what to look for? I'd like to help.

Glad to see some of the things I reported to you guys had gotten fixed in x64 (volume control is now like it is on x86, and the taskbar thumbnail previews have a white border). Only thing I noticed is the address bar still gets larger if the Top Frame height is above 23 pixels... which happens everytime I reboot, easiest way to fix it is to unload wb and reload the skin which fixes the problem in explorer, but the save as dialog is still enlarged..

Looking good so far..!

The history was not updated yet.

The most visible changes are on Vista but per pixel skins on XP now support rollup, always on top and command buttons.

Okay, thank you Neil.  

Neil, any chance you could give us a "Step by Step" on creating a new preset color without changing "ALL" the colors. There are several of us who have tried to follow Brad's original "How To" who just cannot make it work........

On reboot I changed to Adni's Vista Plus V3 and tried to create preset....gave up and changed to Aero Exec and now I've got black at both ends of the taskbar where it's normally transparent (double height) XP SP2 latest updates.

Thanks

One small thing that's bugging me. The check box that says show icon in system tray always turns off. It's kind of a pain to reboot to get it back again. I don't know what's causing this to happen. It'll be there for days then I'll look down and it's gone. I open up WB and the box won't be checked.

I'm running Vista Ultimate

Besides that it's running perfect as usual :CONGRAT: 

In Windowblinds config>Settings, 'Play Sounds Defined by Skin (if any) will not stay unchecked. After closing the Config screen and reopening, the checkbox has rechecked itself.

XP Pro SP2 - updates current

WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 6.1 (build 46 x86)

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.

(Default Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 7100 GS

Wblind.dll 2008/02/13 16:15:20
Wbsrv.dll 2008/02/13 16:15:10
Wbconfig.exe 2008/02/13 16:15:42
Wbload.exe 2008/02/14 11:05:14
Wbhelp.dll 2007/08/27 10:54:07
Wbui.dll 2007/11/06 10:13:05
Tray.dll 2007/09/12 16:58:21
Screen.exe 2008/01/14 17:02:18

WB processes start and run upon reboot even though Vista Aero is applied before rebooting.

Thanks for posting the history for the current update Neil.

Those of you on Vista may want to have a play with the explorer backgrounds page and especially the opacity slider (move it left)

Well done sir. Works like a charm.

I created a solid color .tga file and put it in the texture folder same size as the ones in there. Why isn't it showing up in the drop down menu?

There is a file named backgrounds.uis in the parent folder with the list of textures.

All works fine except for the first run (Aero > Dallas Maverick):

System info:

Log off, log on, reapply this same blind, all works fine.

Thanks for the fixes Neil, especially the blue on cancel  :CONGRAT: 

I seem to have an issue with PaintshopPro XI locking up almost immediately after starting. My cursor changes to the precision select and the program goes non-responsive.

I set it to be excluded and it works until I change to an unskinned app. I notice it will then sometimes suddenly get a skinned title bar but goes back to unskinned after a second or 2 upon selection.

hope that's not too confusing..........

WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 6.1 (build 46 x86)

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.

(Plug and Play Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500
(Plug and Play Monitor) 2 is attached to NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500

Wblind.dll 2008/02/13 16:15:20
Wbsrv.dll 2008/02/13 16:15:10
Wbconfig.exe 2008/02/13 16:15:42
Wbload.exe 2008/02/14 11:05:14
Wbhelp.dll 2007/08/27 11:54:07
Wbui.dll 2007/11/06 10:13:05
Tray.dll 2007/09/12 16:58:21
Screen.exe 2008/01/14 17:02:18

edit: I'm not using nview
edit2: I found if I drag a skinned window on top of PSP XI it will corrupt the display below it and cause the program (PSP) to go unresponsive for several seconds while the CPU(s) peg out

Lantec: I think your issues may be unrelated to this build of WB as the XP build had very minor changes over the 6.02 XP build.

If an excluded app shows a skinned titlebar then that app is not responding.  This causes a skinned titlebar window to be shown BUT this window is not the app window.  So the skinning is not causing the hang, it is a symptom only.

OK, Thanks Neil

hmmmm, I wonder if CusorXP might be the culprit. It's the only other "new" software recently installed.

If it helps even the slightest, hopefully not too off base.

I had the same problem with PSP 7 previously when running with Skinstudio but the problem was fixed sometime recently. I am not sure what build. I missed a couple. I have tested it running CFX as well and it works fine. It was one of the issues keeping me from skinning the past months. Thanks Stardock for fixing the prob.

when i use an explorer background that is anything other than the default background supplied by the skin (Leo), i can't open windows update in vista and be able to read the text in the windows update window. other than that, this update if great! thanks for your hard work and patience, neil! i appreciate it a great deal

Snidely Whiplash: Thanks for reporting that.  We have fixed that internally so the next build should have the fix in it.

I will put that on my to-do articles list. 

neil, i just updated to the build that was posted today. i still have the issue with windows update. maybe this build isn't the one you spoke of earlier, i dunno.

These latest builds (WindowBlinds 6.1 (build 83 x86 - Vista Edition) + WindowBlinds 6.1 (build 84 x86 - Vista Edition)) are really problematic.

1. Open WindowBlinds config panel
2. Apply default Windows Vista theme > Aero (WindowBlinds will close automatically)
3. Open SDC and update WindowBlinds (6.02 > 6.1 or 6.1b83 > 6.1b84)
4. Reboot
5. Try to apply any skin (example Aero > Buzzz or Aero > Dallas Mavericks)
6. Doesn't work (default classic theme)

Event viewer > The Desktop Window Manager was unable to start because a composited theme is not in use + The Desktop Window Manager has exited with code (0x40010004)

Log off, log on and the problem is gone. [Tested with 2 Vista installations, same problem]

So you only have the problem on the very first apply after updating?