Please Stardock...
Fix the all programs mouseover
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 by Qx9 | Discussion: WindowBlinds
Is it not possible, after generations of Windowblinds, to actually make the "all programs" mouseover effect so that it's not a solid color as seen in so many skins? The non-attention to that detail has me using Aero more than WB6.
At least some skinners try to avoid this glitch, such as
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=5814&libid=1 and https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=6254&libid=1
Stardock should fix that small detail in the Windowblinds program, or more skinners would try to avoid it. Please don't try to tell me why the mouseover effect happens...I already know and it needs to be fixed.
-Q
Reply #2 Thursday, October 4, 2007 10:01 PM
There really is no way around it short of Stardock putting a handy dandy all programs arrow content margin adjuster in Wbconfig.
Now thats using an background image for the all prgrams arrow.
The other option is to make ur skin using the same selected color as the color underneath all programs, that way on mousover you dont see the color block even if it is still technically there, however this REALLY restricts other areas of the theme severely as other elements of WB also rely on this color theme-wide.
Just another damned if you do damned if you dont area about skinning windows that I wish some attention would be paid to to. Having to compensate\compromise in one area to suit another is one, if not THE worst thing about WB skinning.
Reply #3 Thursday, October 4, 2007 10:03 PM
Reply #5 Thursday, October 4, 2007 10:09 PM
It's not as simple as you may think, I explained so everyone could gain a better understanding btw.
Reply #6 Thursday, October 4, 2007 10:34 PM
Yes..I am Robot...but I do not dance!
Reply #9 Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:02 AM
Reply #10 Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:24 AM
It is fixed in Vista \ 7, if your still in XP it never will be
In any case its up to the skinner to incorporate that in the theme. No matter what the OS.
Reply #11 Tuesday, September 15, 2009 2:47 PM
Um, my XP skins, as old as they are, all have an All Programs mouseover image
Is that the image you mean?
Reply #12 Tuesday, September 15, 2009 2:51 PM
Sounds like he is saying its SD's fault.
Reply #13 Tuesday, September 15, 2009 3:06 PM
What is amazing is that the OP found not way of getting an answer to the problem in two years. Wonder if they contacted support in all that time? Hmmmm. 
Reply #14 Tuesday, September 15, 2009 3:21 PM
The thing is.. its not.. a problem.. Its entirely up to the individual skinner Philly... takes a little more effort and will cause issues on non- english systems, thats the reason more people didnt do it.
On vista.. its easy.
Reply #15 Tuesday, September 15, 2009 3:27 PM
You can partially cure non-English systems by rotating the all programs text. The words 'All Programs' are longer in some languages which stretches the all programs arrow image (used to create the above) and making it not fit the start menu. Rotating the words stops it stretching the image.
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Reply #1 Thursday, October 4, 2007 9:51 PM