WINDOWBLINDS BETA FOR VISTA ARRIVES!
Get Object Desktop, get WindowBlinds for Vista
Wednesday, November 15, 2006 by Frogboy | Discussion: WinCustomize News
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raisinjack
Reply #22 Thursday, November 16, 2006 8:45 AM
Reply #22 Thursday, November 16, 2006 8:45 AM
Well---- I installed it on my version of Vista and it crashed explorer on the first skin change!
I restarted and then it hung my desktop prior to loading all startup items.
Third restart and now all seems ok- so far.
Only thing is I run webshots on my desktop and on every restart windowblinds applies its wallpaper and I can't seem to find out how to stop that.
All in all I plan on using it and seeing how it goes.
I restarted and then it hung my desktop prior to loading all startup items.
Third restart and now all seems ok- so far.
Only thing is I run webshots on my desktop and on every restart windowblinds applies its wallpaper and I can't seem to find out how to stop that.
All in all I plan on using it and seeing how it goes.
raisinjack
Reply #23 Thursday, November 16, 2006 9:00 AM
Reply #23 Thursday, November 16, 2006 9:00 AM
DUH!!!!! on me I fingered out how to stop the wallpaper loading-duh 
Now all seems to be GREAT!!!!!
Other than the initial hiccups it now be great- THANKS a bazillion Stardock
Now all seems to be GREAT!!!!!
Other than the initial hiccups it now be great- THANKS a bazillion Stardock
lmgppag
Reply #24 Thursday, November 16, 2006 9:16 AM
Reply #24 Thursday, November 16, 2006 9:16 AM
Work fine & go fast !!!
(In " Change languaje settings" when click on spanish ... nothing happens... but I think is a Beta and it´s normal...only english in this BETA... )
(In " Change languaje settings" when click on spanish ... nothing happens... but I think is a Beta and it´s normal...only english in this BETA... )
indigonecro
Reply #25 Thursday, November 16, 2006 12:24 PM
Reply #25 Thursday, November 16, 2006 12:24 PM
No issues on my machine. I'm running on 5744 as well. 
Very nice.
Very nice.
seldomseen
Reply #26 Thursday, November 16, 2006 12:57 PM
Reply #26 Thursday, November 16, 2006 12:57 PM
Works like a precision machine on both my DT XP PRO SP2, and on my LT XP Home SP2.
The "fade" on GUI-change is great.
The "fade" on GUI-change is great.
BoddhiC
Reply #27 Thursday, November 16, 2006 1:14 PM
Reply #27 Thursday, November 16, 2006 1:14 PM
Working well on RC 2. I have a question though. I tried to use IconPackager on RC2 and it does not change the icons. I there somewhere that lists what OD products work on Vista at the current time? Thanks in advance for the info
AzDude
Reply #28 Thursday, November 16, 2006 4:00 PM
Reply #28 Thursday, November 16, 2006 4:00 PM
Well , I did my pre-flight check first of course - plug in cell phone ( no beeping ) turn-off dinner ( no smells ) - running a DT cpu 820 intel Duo 2 GB of ram Windows XP Pro Media Center Edition SP2 , Office 2003 - IE6 ( can't get the damn IE7 to load somethings blocking it ???- help ) anyway " HAPPY " to report ALL-is-well , everything ( so-far ) working just find seems to be working good on XP - will report back if I run into a problem 
..So for now back to bizzzzzz 
AzDude out
- will report back if I run into a problem 
..So for now back to bizzzzzz 
AzDude out
PurrBall
Reply #29 Thursday, November 16, 2006 4:03 PM
Reply #29 Thursday, November 16, 2006 4:03 PM
This works great on 5744! Looks like I won't have to do much tweaking to my skins either.
Looks like I won't have to do much tweaking to my skins either.
speedy5662
Reply #30 Thursday, November 16, 2006 4:10 PM
Reply #30 Thursday, November 16, 2006 4:10 PM
Well the good news is that Everything works GREAT I am running Windows XP Pro Media Center Edition SP2, and MSOffice 2007. I like the new look, BTW.
Speedy
Speedy
thomassen
Reply #31 Thursday, November 16, 2006 5:18 PM
Reply #31 Thursday, November 16, 2006 5:18 PM
I just installed the beta and I tried out the Evolution skin at GUI champs. When I applied that skin my wallpaper changed. I tried to find the setting to prevent WB applying wallpapers, but could not find it. Anyone else seen it?
thomassen
Reply #32 Thursday, November 16, 2006 5:25 PM
Reply #32 Thursday, November 16, 2006 5:25 PM
I have noticed a bug which happends with any skin I have tried.
When a window is maximised, the clickable areas for the minimize, maximize, and close button is not the same as when the window is not maximised. I noticed that if I tried to push the Restore or Minimize button the window was closed. If I clicked somewhat to the left of all the buttons (on the titlebar) the window would Restore, and if I clicked even further out it would minimize.
When a window is maximised, the clickable areas for the minimize, maximize, and close button is not the same as when the window is not maximised. I noticed that if I tried to push the Restore or Minimize button the window was closed. If I clicked somewhat to the left of all the buttons (on the titlebar) the window would Restore, and if I clicked even further out it would minimize.
Neil Banfield
Reply #33 Thursday, November 16, 2006 5:46 PM
Reply #33 Thursday, November 16, 2006 5:46 PM
thomassen: Make sure the wallpapers page in Wbconfig is not set to Skin wallpaper.
If anyone does find a skin needs tweaking to look right on Vista, it would be helpful if you could let us know what needed changing & what you did to it so we can see if a generic tweak can be implemented.
blackcat77
Reply #34 Thursday, November 16, 2006 6:36 PM
Reply #34 Thursday, November 16, 2006 6:36 PM
After I saw this I finally installed the RC1 that I got earlier this year. I had the 5.49 instealled earlier on XP and it worked fine but it's not working on Vista. I uninstalled WB and then reinstalled. When I click to select a WB, it goes through all the procedures but the default Vista graphics are staying in place. I'm brand new to Vista, so if there's something I need to disable so WB will work, please let me know. All suggestions appreciated, TIA.
thomassen
Reply #35 Thursday, November 16, 2006 6:39 PM
Reply #35 Thursday, November 16, 2006 6:39 PM
Neil: The problem is that I cannot find that setting in WB5.5. I used to set that setting in previous version.
I have yet to find a solution to the titlebarbutton problem I found. I thought it was a WB bug and not a skin bug since the buttons works fine except when the windows are maximised.
I have yet to find a solution to the titlebarbutton problem I found. I thought it was a WB bug and not a skin bug since the buttons works fine except when the windows are maximised.
blackcat77
Reply #36 Thursday, November 16, 2006 6:42 PM
Reply #36 Thursday, November 16, 2006 6:42 PM
I tried to edit my earlier note but now it says I can't. No idea why. Anyway, the other problem is that WB is *not* showing up in the notification area. Is something blocking it from starting?
Cavan1
Reply #37 Thursday, November 16, 2006 7:24 PM
I don't see it anymore either, it use to be in Basic Settings, which seems to no longer exist.
Reply #37 Thursday, November 16, 2006 7:24 PM
| Neil: The problem is that I cannot find that setting in WB5.5. I used to set that setting in previous version. |
I don't see it anymore either, it use to be in Basic Settings, which seems to no longer exist.
boss0190
Reply #38 Thursday, November 16, 2006 8:58 PM
Reply #38 Thursday, November 16, 2006 8:58 PM
For the wallpaper problem, just pick a wallpaper from the list and apply it. Then you can use whatever wall you want after that. The default seems to be the first box..."Skin Wallpaper", and you need to pick a wall to keep it from using the default. No box to check anymore. It worked for me anyway.
Armbut
Reply #40 Thursday, November 16, 2006 9:56 PM
Reply #40 Thursday, November 16, 2006 9:56 PM
I have a question. If someone were to install WBVista (on a computer running vista,of course...), and Aero doesn't work on that specific computer, because of Video adapter issues, are per-pixel skins similar to Aero available using WBvista as they were in XP?
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Reply #21 Thursday, November 16, 2006 7:56 AM