WindowBlinds 7 Beta 2 with Windows 7 Theme Support!

Beta for Object Desktop subscribers

Wednesday, August 5, 2009 by Island Dog | Discussion: WinCustomize News

Stardock is excited to announce the release of Beta 2 for WindowBlinds 7.  WindowBlinds is an application that lets users change the look and feel of Windows XP, Vista, and now Windows 7 by applying themes (also known as skins).  This latest beta release introduces a wide range of improvements and features over earlier betas. 

This beta 2 update includes:

  • Live previews.  See the changes you make in settings in real-time
  • Completely new user interface which includes grab and throw scrolling, reflections, and a simpler layout.
  • Improved Windows 7 support
  • Improved skin coloring (see video)
  • Improved sub-style selections, and skin search
WB_Visual_Styles_Corporate 8-5-2009 1-53-43 PM
 New UI Skin coloring 

WindowBlinds 7 – Beta 2 is available for download via Stardock’s Impulse for Object Desktop subscribers.  Purchase WindowBlinds 6 now, and you will get the upgrade to WindowBlinds 7 for free when released! 

For more information, please visit www.windowblinds.net.

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Vervi59
Reply #61 Thursday, August 6, 2009 11:56 AM
Simply EXCELLENT !  

I.R. Brainiac
Reply #62 Thursday, August 6, 2009 11:56 AM

The outlines should continue to appear with WB running.
they do for me...tho they look a little odd around the edges...I think it might be the default WIN7 shadows.Havnt really looked that close...with no visible desktop icons that feature dosnt seem useful to me.

specific window focus from the taskbar mouseover is neat tho.


I.R. Brainiac
Reply #63 Thursday, August 6, 2009 12:06 PM

IRB...I was going to tell you that the your color subsets for Knot Aero were missing but it looks like you know.

I'm looking for a better way to do that.Right now I have to include saved presets for each color,for EACH sub,for EACH OS.The list gets huge and cumbersome.

Maybe somebody can show me how to make one set of colors global for all subbs.In other words...user chooses which sub to apply and can pick any color preset without it being assigned to THAT particular sub.

Just a list of color presets that could be applied to anything.


butch123
Reply #64 Thursday, August 6, 2009 12:27 PM
Wow, I'm impressed  

Victek
Reply #65 Thursday, August 6, 2009 12:37 PM
I've experimented a little more and it seems the Show Desktop outlines are not consistently displayed even when I just use the Windows 7 Aero skin. Maybe it's related to the display driver version I'm using? I have a Nvidia 9600 GT and currently use the 186.18 drivers.

skyzyk
Reply #66 Thursday, August 6, 2009 1:23 PM

I installed the new Windows Blind 7. It says 6.5 Beta on the right side but when I push history, it says Beta 2.

My problem is that I do not seem to be able to view color changes in preview, WYSIWYG. Hss this happened to anyone or can I get some help please? Thank you.

Gary, aka skyzyk


RedBuzzard
Reply #67 Thursday, August 6, 2009 1:39 PM

Okay, Here's one. While in the new interface my list of windowblinds stops at the letter "I" (even after I do "rebuild List"). Also some windowblinds like Ghostshell for instance have no start panel or taskbar.


Neil Banfield
Reply #68 Thursday, August 6, 2009 1:45 PM

RedBuzzard: How many WB skins do you have?

What happens if you rebuild the skin list using the option under skin options?


RedBuzzard
Reply #69 Thursday, August 6, 2009 1:47 PM

Still the same thing. I have at least 50 or 60 Windowblinds in my directory. The old interface showed everything. Also windowblinds like 3FX show like this :

And if I say edit in skinstudio it comes up with no taskbar or start panel.


ZubaZ
Reply #70 Thursday, August 6, 2009 2:07 PM

In case you haven't noticed when running Windows7:

This one is for you JRRCIVIC98


Neil Banfield
Reply #71 Thursday, August 6, 2009 2:28 PM

RedBuzzard
reply 69
Still the same thing. I have at least 50 or 60 Windowblinds in my directory. The old interface showed everything. Also windowblinds like 3FX show like this :



Reduced 61%

Original 940 x 718

And if I say edit in skinstudio it comes up with no taskbar or start panel.

If the skin comes up in skinstudio without a taskbar or start panel then showing the diamond ones is normal.  WB 7 expects a skin to have XP parts and if they do not exist it will use diamond instead.


RedBuzzard
Reply #72 Thursday, August 6, 2009 2:48 PM

It does apply correctly while in the old interface but, using the new interface the stuff that looks like it's missing loads xp classic. It only shows no taskbar or start panel in skinstudio if I tell it to edit while in the new interface. Using the old one it's fine. In other words the xp parts are there WB7 just doesn't see them on some blinds.

 


I.R. Brainiac
Reply #73 Thursday, August 6, 2009 5:46 PM

I like the grabby slidey function.


DaveRI
Reply #74 Thursday, August 6, 2009 6:29 PM
  Like the overall look, love the new expanded thumbnail previews, color tiles selection is handy, Corporate skin is sharp. Well worth the effort of updating.  

GhoS
Reply #75 Friday, August 7, 2009 12:57 AM
I'm noticing the same problem as skyzyk above, the color changes don't do anything. I've tried with Corporate and Miricla, both should change colors and nothing happens. I've tried all sorts of checkboxes, etc and nothing happens. Also I thought Stardock was an American company, so why does the interface have Color spelled incorrectly as Colour

I.R. Brainiac
Reply #76 Friday, August 7, 2009 11:31 AM

so why does the interface have Color spelled incorrectly as Colour

because the coder(Neil I assume)...isnt an Americano...I believe he be from the land of ENG.


kwyjibo
Reply #77 Friday, August 7, 2009 12:23 PM
Neil, can the white background in the new interface's bottom tab bar be reconsidered to something dark?

GhoS
Reply #78 Friday, August 7, 2009 10:47 PM
A slight update to the color change issue I mentioned in reply #75. It works fine in Vista, its in Win7 that it isn't reflecting the changes. Although I tried another skin, Miricla, that says you can do color changing but it does not do it in WB 7. I think this might be something to do with this skin since others change colors (have commented in that skins comments). A couple other notes in Vista (maybe in 7 also haven't tried) Using the menu "Skin Options" and "Install Skin", installing a skin with .wba said there was no .uis file, yet if I applied after the download from the website it loaded fine, but isn't in the WB Config listing. I've noticed this before actually just not mentioned it. However, in SDC I right clicked on the downloaded right and chose "Open", it not only applied itself (after clicking tooltip) but it appears in WB Config. So some oddity there. The small screenshot for Miricla is not complete (again may be an author issue?) The scrollbar for scrolling through skins does not move if you click in the middle of it. I can only drag the scrollbar.

Snowman
Reply #79 Saturday, August 8, 2009 11:42 AM

Snowman
reply 10
...and I'm getting the dreaded 'invalid registration' notice when trying to update to WB7 B2

Been troubleshooting a bit with Zu, but still no go....

I've finally managed to get hold of Beta 2....

Had to nuke WB, reset the data in Impulse AND restart Impulse before the correct update appeared.

Why do it the easy way.....


zakai1369
Reply #80 Monday, August 10, 2009 12:53 AM
Okay, Here's one. While in the new interface my list of windowblinds stops at the letter "I" (even after I do "rebuild List").
I finally updated to the beta just now and I have the same issue. My list stopped at Psycho at first and i tried rebuilding the list 3 times before I decided to see if it was a number of skins issue. I deleted one skin and then it did show one more skin after Psycho. If I use the old interface it still shows my entire list of skins so I assume it's something in the coding of the new interface that is only allowing it to show a certain number of skins. Not sure though. Hopefully it won't be an issue for long because I really enjoy the look of the new interface and look forward to being able to use it full time with all the options. and great work on the Corporate skin danillo

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