Windowblinds painting issues.
Tuesday, April 4, 2006 by Alpha Tellurian | Discussion: WindowBlinds
I have noticed, as I am sure most have, that Windowblinds fails to paint the GUI in allot of cases. I was hoping a new version would fix it but, it hasn't. Things like, window frames not painting when a non maximized window is scaled to full screen size. On occassion after a boot or reboot there is no skin applied whatsoever. I haven't worked o a skin in awhile, I'm almost afraid to see all the SkinStudio bugs still present. It's for these reasons I haven't made a skin in a while. Just sick of fighting with bugs. I don't know how many times I have been forced to reboot because these buggy apps failed to function properly. Don't see me buying anymore software for a loooong time. Corporate greed is a shame. And on top of that, these new servers suck. Most of the time the website isn't even accessable. The other times it's slower than hell or just refuses to open other pages once you get to the main. And I PAID to be on it. Great job. This website sucks.
But hey, Galactic Civ is out though...
But hey, Galactic Civ is out though...
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Alpha Tellurian
Reply #22 Thursday, April 6, 2006 5:38 AM
Reply #22 Thursday, April 6, 2006 5:38 AM
Just changing the taskbar from locked to unlocked works too 
scorpio-logic
Reply #23 Thursday, April 6, 2006 6:14 AM
This happens when using SKS and applying a skin in progress on my system. Locking and unlocking fixes. This happened when using the ATI 9800 se, and I now have an nVidia 6200 that has no problems with the transparency/transluscency effects generated by WB or WinFX.
Before upgrading my graphics card, I also had the same issue Night Train describes above. This was compounded by the fact that I was overclocking from 1.8 to 2.3 ghz on my CPU.At the full 2.3 g's, when saving and applying a skin in the works, SKS would freeze and "not respond" for as long as 10 minutes and then suddenly apply the skin.
In my opinion, most of the issues described in this thread in regards to WB painting/rendering is in the graphics card or drivers thereof.
Good luck, and happy skinning.
Reply #23 Thursday, April 6, 2006 6:14 AM
| Just changing the taskbar from locked to unlocked works too |
This happens when using SKS and applying a skin in progress on my system. Locking and unlocking fixes. This happened when using the ATI 9800 se, and I now have an nVidia 6200 that has no problems with the transparency/transluscency effects generated by WB or WinFX.
Before upgrading my graphics card, I also had the same issue Night Train describes above. This was compounded by the fact that I was overclocking from 1.8 to 2.3 ghz on my CPU.At the full 2.3 g's, when saving and applying a skin in the works, SKS would freeze and "not respond" for as long as 10 minutes and then suddenly apply the skin.
In my opinion, most of the issues described in this thread in regards to WB painting/rendering is in the graphics card or drivers thereof.
Good luck, and happy skinning.
Alpha Tellurian
Reply #24 Thursday, April 6, 2006 3:28 PM
Reply #24 Thursday, April 6, 2006 3:28 PM
Scorpio: that may well be...
Too bad I don't have a second PC handy.
Also, I haven't tried messing with SKS since the update.
Too bad I don't have a second PC handy.
Also, I haven't tried messing with SKS since the update.
Alpha Tellurian
Reply #25 Saturday, April 8, 2006 12:26 AM
Reply #25 Saturday, April 8, 2006 12:26 AM
Well Hankers, ya gonna fix this now that you have my sacred system info?
I didn't think so.
I didn't think so.
Hankers
Reply #26 Monday, April 10, 2006 9:50 PM
Reply #26 Monday, April 10, 2006 9:50 PM
Well,. the "who are you?" settled it for me. 
Have a nice day!
Have a nice day!
Jafo
Reply #27 Monday, April 10, 2006 9:56 PM
No...but Neil Banfield might.....thus the reason for Hankers' suggestion...
Reply #27 Monday, April 10, 2006 9:56 PM
| Well Hankers, ya gonna fix this now that you have my sacred system info? I didn't think so. |
CerebroJD
Reply #28 Monday, April 10, 2006 9:58 PM
Reply #28 Monday, April 10, 2006 9:58 PM
GraffiX-MajjiK, you DO know who Neil Banfield is, right?
Daiwa
Reply #29 Monday, April 10, 2006 9:59 PM
Reply #29 Monday, April 10, 2006 9:59 PM
It's amazing to me that someone asking for help solving a problem chooses to be pointlessly rude to people offering to provide some. I'll remember this guy.
Jafo
Reply #30 Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:46 AM
Reply #30 Tuesday, April 11, 2006 7:46 AM
| It's amazing to me that someone asking for help solving a problem chooses to be pointlessly rude to people offering to provide some |
Dave....you've been here long enough to have seen this more than once or twice before......
"Such is life." [Ned Kelly] ...
ZubaZ
Reply #31 Tuesday, April 11, 2006 8:00 AM
I'm no longer amazed, just saddened and sometimes peeved.
Reply #31 Tuesday, April 11, 2006 8:00 AM
| It's STILL amazing to me that someone asking for help solving a problem chooses to be pointlessly rude to people offering to provide some |
I'm no longer amazed, just saddened and sometimes peeved.
seldomseen
Reply #32 Wednesday, April 12, 2006 10:15 PM 
Admins & other Scouts: You homies have the patience of Job. 
Z: Me too brudda.
see:Sun Tsu
Reply #32 Wednesday, April 12, 2006 10:15 PM
Admins & other Scouts: You homies have the patience of Job. 
Z: Me too brudda.
see:Sun Tsu
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Reply #21 Thursday, April 6, 2006 5:34 AM
I get ya, I meant no disrespect.
WindowBlinds 5.0 System Information Report:
STATUS : WB+ SRV+ HLP+ UI+ TRAY+
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
You have one monitor in total.
( SyncMaster 190N(M)/192N(M)/193N(M) ) 1 is attached to RADEON 9800 XT - Secondary
Wblind.dll 2006/03/21 14:33:46
Wbsrv.dll 2006/02/05 13:58:22
Wbconfig.exe 2006/03/19 15:33:44
Wbload.exe 2006/03/13 18:54:12
Wbhelp.dll 2004/09/18 17:37:00
Wbui.dll 2005/12/06 22:29:06
Tray.dll 2005/11/02 14:28:26
That's easier than reloading. TX.