WindowBlinds 7 – Beta 2 Released!

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Stardock is excited to announce the release of Beta 2 for WindowBlinds 7.  WindowBlinds is an application that lets users change the look and feel of Windows XP, Vista, and now Windows 7 by applying themes (also known as skins).  This latest beta release introduces a wide range of improvements and features over earlier betas. 

This beta 2 update includes:

  • Live previews.  See the changes you make in settings in real-time
  • Completely new user interface which includes grab and throw scrolling, reflections, and a simpler layout.
  • Improved Windows 7 support
  • Improved skin coloring (see video)
  • Improved sub-style selections, and skin search
WB_Visual_Styles_Corporate 8-5-2009 1-53-43 PM
 New UI Skin coloring 

WindowBlinds 7 – Beta 2 is available for download via Stardock’s Impulse for Object Desktop subscribers.  Purchase WindowBlinds 6 now, and you will get the upgrade to WindowBlinds 7 for free when released! 

For more information, please visit www.windowblinds.net.

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I love being able to click and drag to navigate the skins.  Very cool.

Who else is clicking and dragging just to watch them slide?  :thumbsup:

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I may have spent a little time dragging things around, but far less time than I spent maximizing and minimizing windows with WindowFX 2.

Multiplicity - Control multiple PCs using one keyboard and mouse
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Who else is clicking and dragging just to watch them slide?
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+1:w00t:

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

Why are we still stuck in the age of black and gray?  I like the functionality of the new interface but aren't we into themes, graphics and color?  The black and gray looks like shades of the built-in Vista theme that I intensely disliked.  That's why I purchased Window Blinds and Skin Studio.  I wanted to escape from black and gray into the world of full color.  Perhaps we will have some options in the future?

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Neil, reply 2
I may have spent a little time dragging things around, but far less time than I spent maximizing and minimizing windows with WindowFX 2.
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Neil, I believe you really enjoy teasing us. ;)

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Very nice update! Thanks.

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Nice to get a resing interface k6

But where are gone some options like Explorer Backgrounds, Toolbar icons, Animations :(O and some others like the "never use per pixel borders on a skin" ?

N.B: still the same trouble with the "Google button" in taskbar ==> https://forums.wincustomize.com/358671

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The Explorer backgrounds tabs is not yet in the UI.  The Toolbar icons & Animations settings will probably go on a new tab off the settings dialog rather than in the main UI.  For now you can set them using the old UI (and likewise the never use per pixel borders option)

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Hm, for me per application does not work with this beta. I have this one app that always crashes when resizing windows. But it is a very special ERP-app, so I didn't report that one but instead used per app.

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

UPDATE : It seems that we have different per app settings in the old and the new interface ?  I can see the setting in the old interface but I had to add it also in the new. A bit strange, isn't it ? ;)

 

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The Explorer backgrounds tabs is not yet in the UI. The Toolbar icons & Animations settings will probably go on a new tab off the settings dialog rather than in the main UI. For now you can set them using the old UI (and likewise the never use per pixel borders option)
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OK, i was afraid that he new version would be out of these o_O  :waaaa:   

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

In case you haven't noticed when running Windows7:

This one is for you JRRCIVIC98

Reply #15 from Stardock Forums Top

How do I download it, I have an object deskto subscription, but I don't see the option to update windowsblind to 7 beta 2 on impulse, any tip will be appreciated.

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

OrderMoD click on the Impulse Icon in the upper left hand corner and make sure you have Show Prereleased version checked.  You probably will have to restart Impulse for it to take effect.

 

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Where did the option to set skin 'brightness' go ? Besides having to use old interface.
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Reply #16 Philly0381Yesterday, 5:50 PMOrderMoD click on
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Thanks Philly I was wondering where it was.
Reply #19 from JoeUser Forums Top

Haven't D/L'd it yet, but should you need to use the old Config UI for something, how do you get to it after installing the new WB version?

Reply #20 from JoeUser Forums Top

In case you haven't noticed when running Windows7:
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:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

 

WHAT?!?!?  NO SCROLLBAR SKINNING?!?!?!?!?

Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top

In case you haven't noticed when running Windows7:
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Darn...I missed that....;p

For a 'JAFO' I can be effing blind....;p

Reply #22 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Daiwa, reply 19
Haven't D/L'd it yet, but should you need to use the old Config UI for something, how do you get to it after installing the new WB version?
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Both the old and new configs will be in yoru start menu.  The new config is labelled "WindowBlinds (BETA2)"

Reply #23 from JoeUser Forums Top

Thanks, Zu. :thumbsup:

Reply #24 from Stardock Forums Top

Thanks Philly0381, but now I have a different problem, my ObjectDesktop Subscription expires in 2010, but everytume I try to update to windowsblind 7 or iconpackager 5 it says "your registration for this product is not valid. would you like to edit your registrations now?" and I have not been able to download any of them. any tip? thanks.

Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top

your registration for this product is not valid. would you like to edit your registrations now?
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Try to use teh Install all updates" on the update tab.