Office 2007
Any way to make WindowBlinds skin it?
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 by coult69 | Discussion: WindowBlinds
I have been using WindowBlinds 6 for awhile now and just recently updated on XP to Office 2007.
I must say it is pretty disappointing that any of the skins I use now don't skin Office 2007, and Office also doesn't behave like other windows where I can't roll the windows up like others.
It has pretty much destroyed the usefulness of windowblinds when the apps I have open most of the time (Outlook, Word, etc.) look nothing like the other skinable apps, and my work process (rolling windows up and down) is messed with too.
I know this is all MS and not Stardock, but I am considering not using windowblinds moving forward until someone comes up with a way to skin Office 2007 simply for consistency sake.
Thoughts? Opionions? Work arounds?
Coult69
I must say it is pretty disappointing that any of the skins I use now don't skin Office 2007, and Office also doesn't behave like other windows where I can't roll the windows up like others.
It has pretty much destroyed the usefulness of windowblinds when the apps I have open most of the time (Outlook, Word, etc.) look nothing like the other skinable apps, and my work process (rolling windows up and down) is messed with too.
I know this is all MS and not Stardock, but I am considering not using windowblinds moving forward until someone comes up with a way to skin Office 2007 simply for consistency sake.
Thoughts? Opionions? Work arounds?
Coult69
MadDeez
Reply #2 Tuesday, March 18, 2008 4:55 PM
Reply #2 Tuesday, March 18, 2008 4:55 PM
wb6 does skin office 2007. well, it does on vista, anyway. i'm not sure about xp but if i was a betting guy, i'd bet it does.
Hiedran
Reply #3 Wednesday, March 19, 2008 10:19 AM
Reply #3 Wednesday, March 19, 2008 10:19 AM
As far as I can find, it doesn't. The Outlook buttons/dropdowns are skinned, but nothing else.
kaazz1337
Reply #5 Wednesday, March 19, 2008 1:27 PM
Reply #5 Wednesday, March 19, 2008 1:27 PM
I really not enjoying the office 2007. :/ It's so...Diffrent and can be really annoying sometimes!
Hiedran
Reply #6 Wednesday, March 19, 2008 2:18 PM
Reply #6 Wednesday, March 19, 2008 2:18 PM
WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 6.02 (build 44 x86)
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
(Plug and Play Monitor) 1 is attached to Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family
(Plug and Play Monitor) 2 is attached to Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family
Wblind.dll 2008/01/16 13:42:20
Wbsrv.dll 2008/01/14 18:02:10
Wbconfig.exe 2008/01/14 18:02:35
Wbload.exe 2007/09/27 17:47:44
Wbhelp.dll 2007/08/27 12:54:07
Wbui.dll 2007/11/06 11:13:05
Tray.dll 2007/09/12 18:58:21
Screen.exe 2008/01/14 18:02:18
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
(Plug and Play Monitor) 1 is attached to Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family
(Plug and Play Monitor) 2 is attached to Mobile Intel(R) 945GM Express Chipset Family
Wblind.dll 2008/01/16 13:42:20
Wbsrv.dll 2008/01/14 18:02:10
Wbconfig.exe 2008/01/14 18:02:35
Wbload.exe 2007/09/27 17:47:44
Wbhelp.dll 2007/08/27 12:54:07
Wbui.dll 2007/11/06 11:13:05
Tray.dll 2007/09/12 18:58:21
Screen.exe 2008/01/14 18:02:18
Hiedran
Reply #7 Wednesday, March 19, 2008 2:21 PM
Reply #7 Wednesday, March 19, 2008 2:21 PM
As a reply to the O.P., there are a lot of skins where having Office 2k7 in Silver/Black doesn't detract from the consistency of the skin too much.
It's a distraction in Dragon, for example, but not with Leo and Office set to Silver.
It's a distraction in Dragon, for example, but not with Leo and Office set to Silver.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, March 18, 2008 4:12 PM