WindowBlinds, DesktopX for MacOS X announced
Thursday, April 1, 2004 by Frogboy | Discussion: WinCustomize News
Stardock has been quietly working on MacOS X versions of WindowBlinds and DesktopX. Next week, Stardock plans to open a public beta for MacOS X users of these new versions of Stardock's software.
The MacOS X version of WindowBlinds will integrate seamlessly in to Apple's Quartz engine. Existing WindowBlinds visual styles will be able to work on any 10.3 or later version of MacOS X.
With regards to DesktopX, all .dxpacks will be able to run as widgets on MacOS X 10.3 or later. Utilizing Quartz, DesktopX users on MacOS X can expect outstanding performance. Stardock has developed a VBScript interpreter for MacOS X to handle DesktopX objects that use VBScript. Javascript will be handled natively by MacOS X.
Stardock doesn't plan to have all of Object Desktop for MacOS X. A bundle of DesktopX + WindowBlinds will be available for MacOS X for $34.95 in June.
Stay tuned for more details.
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Reply #2 Thursday, April 1, 2004 3:49 PM
Reply #3 Thursday, April 1, 2004 4:08 PM
Why develop WB for OSX when there's this one out already http://www.unsanity.com/haxies/shapeshifter
Reply #4 Thursday, April 1, 2004 4:32 PM
Not to sound stupid, but, is this really an April's Fool joke or is there really going to be a Windowblinds for MacOS X? And if so, shouldn't it be Macblinds?
Reply #6 Thursday, April 1, 2004 6:05 PM
Actually pretty funny. I'll put my hand up and admit you had me going for a while there.
Reply #10 Friday, April 2, 2004 6:00 AM
Reply #11 Friday, April 2, 2004 11:48 AM
| Existing WindowBlinds visual styles will be able to work on any 10.3 or later version of MacOS X. |
I especially like that part.
As if the OS X and the Windows interface were close enough to use the same skins. Hehehe! Reply #12 Friday, April 2, 2004 11:50 AM
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')Reply #14 Friday, April 2, 2004 11:56 AM
Sure, development would be long but lemme see....Brad got HIS Mac last year, so seems to me that it's probable that he wanted to get WB and DX going on it. 
Reply #15 Friday, April 2, 2004 1:47 PM
Reply #16 Friday, April 2, 2004 3:54 PM
It actually happened.
Next year you will see. You will all see....
Reply #17 Friday, April 2, 2004 7:25 PM
Reply #19 Sunday, April 4, 2004 5:20 AM
Reply #20 Sunday, April 4, 2004 10:50 AM
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Reply #1 Thursday, April 1, 2004 3:43 PM