WindowBlinds 10.87 Beta Issue Thread

WindowBlinds 10.87 is a culmination of prior fixes.

WindowBlinds 10.87 Changelog

• Fixes the reported issue with UIS2 skins and not painting the text in the tree and the gap for some UIS2 skins with new explorer windows
  https://forums.stardock.com/504327/page/1/#3802986

WindowBlinds 10.86 Changelog

• Fixes an issue with electron framework apps (like Skype) being excluded when they have a standard caption
• Fix for Chrome losing frames in some situations.

WindowBlinds 10.85 Changelog

• Firefox no longer has an issue with the min, max, close buttons clicking when firefox is allowed to skin but the titlebar isn't set to be above tabs. (It will not use the WB skin in this mode)
• Firefox, when titlebar is above tabs now, paints the caption text correctly
• Thunderbird no longer paints black in the top right corner and the main window is excluded from WB
• Chrome / Edge paint the titlebar correctly on initial launch now
• PDFLite / SumatraPDF no longer has a missing tab bar. Due to the way this app works the titlebar with the tabs is excluded
• EM Lite app is now excluded as it is entirely custom and was experiencing issues with WB skinning
• Skype may now animate with WindowFX
• Start menus with animations may no longer show under the start menu when used with Start10 and WindowFX animations. Please note menus that use blur will not animate with WindowFX.
• Added dark mode support to WindowBlinds config UI. Force this via the top right cog if on Win7 or always want dark mode regardless of OS setting
• Worked around incompatibility with OpenShell/ClassicShell where it does not disable its taskbar skinning and so stops WB skinning the taskbar
• Auto excluded electron app main windows
• Note: Adobe Acrobat, when in-app container, mode no longer renders without frames on Windows 10 (It cannot use the WB skin however as it is sandboxed)

With the release of WindowBlinds 10.87, we are closing this thread.

Thanks to all that tested and provided feedback.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

Edge still not applying skin to titlebar. Added  -disable-features=Windows10CustomTitlebar to the Edge shortcut. Unless there's something in Edge settings that should be checked. I downloaded the Google shortcut and Google titlebar isn't skinned either. 

Oh yea the box in the WB settings is checked for these settings.

You will need to kill all msedge processes.  There is a feature to speed edge loading which forces it to start hidden and never close

I just did this Neil, same thing. There were about 6 of them. Didn't work with the shortcut or the one pinned to the taskbar.

Do you have the option enabled to totally close Edge (any Chromium browser) when all windows are closed?

If Edge is still in your systray when all windows are closed, you dont.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

Yes that switch is turned off. When I close Edge the processes stop in my task manager. I've never had the Edge icon in my system tray. 

And I tried hardware acceleration on and off

And you are on win10?

Yes I am and up to date. 

I installed the beta on my laptop without any changes and it works. I set the same settings on my desktop and it still won't skin the titlebar. I don't use a theme background in Edge, it's default. I uninstalled and installed it again and still nothing. 

I have the same issue as Al.

Rolled back.  I'd rather have skinned than animated ugliness.

Crickets again.....

I must unistall 10.84 ? i upgrade to 10.85 but i still have 10.84 version ?

You should not have to, but if direct install don't work. You might need to uninstall the older version, reboot and reinstall the new version.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

I must kill/stop WB process and then upgrade to 10.85.

Of course, 5 days later, no response to my issue.  Par for the course.  I don't know why I bother.  

What problems ? in my PC, WB 10.85 beta works correct. All my skin works and Edge Chromium has new titlebar.

WB 10.84 i must min and max Edge to works new titlebar.

WB 10.85 new titlebar work immediately.

Only quick launcher it looks different but it's a skins fault not WB.

On 10.84 i must some times restart exporer to disable ribbon ?

On 10.85 i must restart explorer when i right clik to pulpit ! (context menu). EDIT: ok i download disable ribbon from winaero and it works now.

One reason I'm considering leaving WC and dropping Stardock.  I refuse to keep handing money to a company who disregards me and can't bother to even acknowledge a complaint.  

WB beta has been updated to 10.86. The changelog has the items addressed...

Thanks for the reports.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

On download page only 10.84 and 10.85-j97 is available.

I must manul edit link to 10.86-j98

It likely a cache issue... It will show correct in a moment.

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager

Patience In Short Supply It Is

Acknowledgement  Nice It Is