WindowBlinds 4.4 released
Monday, September 27, 2004 by Stardock Central | Discussion: WinCustomize News
WindowBlinds 4.4 is now available for public download. WindowBlinds is a program that enables users to completely customize their Windows user GUI. That includes their title bars, push buttons, Start bar, toolbar icons, radio buttons, progress animations and nearly every other part of the Windows GUI.WindowBlinds is the most popular desktop enhancement program of all time according to CNET with over 7 MILLION downloads from CNET Download.com. It is used by companies such as Microsoft, Sony, ATI, nVidia, Nintendo, Alienware, and many other companies that want to create additional visual styles for Windows XP, 2000, 98, or ME.
There are thousands of visual styles available on websites such as WinCustomize.com, deviantART.com, to give Windows a totally new look. Want to make Windows look like another operating system? Or make Windows conform to the look and feel of your favorite game? WindowBlinds can do these things and more.
WindowBlinds 4.4's biggest new features include lower level integration into Windows resulting in up to a 40% increase in performance along with the ability to have the explorer task panel at the top of a window rather than on the left.
The home page for WindowBlinds is http://www.windowblinds.net. It is a free download.
An enhanced version is available that adds additional features such as on the fly colorization, support for non-theme aware programs, and much more. The enhanced version can be purchased on its own for as part of Object Desktop, a suite of desktop enhancement programs.
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Frogboy
Reply #2 Monday, September 27, 2004 7:41 PM
Reply #2 Monday, September 27, 2004 7:41 PM
Before you see anything like that in WindowBlinds you'll see more effects in WindowFX because we'll have to master those kinds of effects before we can do it in WindowBlinds.
toothsome
Reply #3 Monday, September 27, 2004 9:55 PM
Reply #3 Monday, September 27, 2004 9:55 PM
In my opinion semi-transparent titlebars are overrated!
So are anti-aliased edges.
So are anti-aliased edges.
smoke-tetsu
Reply #4 Monday, September 27, 2004 10:34 PM
Reply #4 Monday, September 27, 2004 10:34 PM
In my opinion they are not. =p Aliased edges are so ugly.
smoke-tetsu
Reply #5 Monday, September 27, 2004 10:44 PM
Reply #5 Monday, September 27, 2004 10:44 PM
Aliased=jagged/ugly Antialiased=smooth/good looking
WolfwoodX
Reply #6 Monday, September 27, 2004 11:01 PM
Reply #6 Monday, September 27, 2004 11:01 PM
I had to give up WindowBlinds because Avid programs didn't work with it enabled at all and it made explorer crashed alot. 
Wet Monkey
Reply #7 Monday, September 27, 2004 11:20 PM
Reply #7 Monday, September 27, 2004 11:20 PM
I have the enhanced version, I think, through my OD subscription. I noticed in the description above that this version includes on the fly colorization. Where is that or where is info on how to use that feature? Thanks 
caseagainstfaith
Reply #8 Monday, September 27, 2004 11:22 PM
Reply #8 Monday, September 27, 2004 11:22 PM
Frogboy acknowledges existence of the mythical WindowFX?
Weaksid
Reply #9 Tuesday, September 28, 2004 2:58 AM
Reply #9 Tuesday, September 28, 2004 2:58 AM
I like that it fixes the issue with SP2
*Thinks To Self*
I need to get some $ so I can buy the programs so I don't have this problem
Weaksid leaves for school
*Thinks To Self*
I need to get some $ so I can buy the programs so I don't have this problem
Weaksid leaves for school
monusen
Reply #10 Tuesday, September 28, 2004 4:38 AM
Reply #10 Tuesday, September 28, 2004 4:38 AM
Frogboy, you haven't write any answers (again) 
Septimus
Reply #11 Tuesday, September 28, 2004 7:25 AM
Reply #11 Tuesday, September 28, 2004 7:25 AM
He's being pragmatic, not ignoring you monusen.
As the company probably doesn't know the precise way to go about this, its best they keep things close to their chest.
WB4 works fine with Avid btw It does for me. Same goes for Adobe products, I used to have to exclude them all. Not anymore I'm pleased to say. It's more of the newer apps from Avid and Adobe now support some theme aware properties thanks to XP having some skinning ability, just make sure you have "Only skin theme aware apps" selected in the config.
As the company probably doesn't know the precise way to go about this, its best they keep things close to their chest.
WB4 works fine with Avid btw
It does for me. Same goes for Adobe products, I used to have to exclude them all. Not anymore I'm pleased to say. It's more of the newer apps from Avid and Adobe now support some theme aware properties thanks to XP having some skinning ability, just make sure you have "Only skin theme aware apps" selected in the config.
GreenReaper
Reply #12 Tuesday, September 28, 2004 8:29 AM
Reply #12 Tuesday, September 28, 2004 8:29 AM
Wet Monkey: The small box in the middle of Display Properties. Click it, tick the enable checkbox, and select a colour. You can also invert the colour or apply gamma/brightness correction.
Mav Phoenix
Reply #14 Tuesday, September 28, 2004 10:07 AM
Reply #14 Tuesday, September 28, 2004 10:07 AM
Septimus, the one Adobe program that really doesn't work well with WB for me is InDesign CS.
mizxecio
Reply #15 Wednesday, September 29, 2004 10:27 AM
Reply #15 Wednesday, September 29, 2004 10:27 AM
If i have allready paid for WB 4.20, can i get the full version of 4.4 without paying again?
mizxecio
Reply #16 Wednesday, September 29, 2004 10:30 AM
Reply #16 Wednesday, September 29, 2004 10:30 AM
Its ok now, i worked out you just put i your serial code from the order 
Erk.
Reply #17 Wednesday, September 29, 2004 11:23 PM
Reply #17 Wednesday, September 29, 2004 11:23 PM
Get on over to Download.com to rate the program, now that the new version is up over there.
Frogboy has said both favourable and unfavourable comments are welcome, but I think there'll be very few unfavourable
If you don't have an account over there, (C-net) enabling you to rate, ...it takes all of 3 minutes to do. Help out this geat program, and the company that makes it!
Frogboy has said both favourable and unfavourable comments are welcome, but I think there'll be very few unfavourable
If you don't have an account over there, (C-net) enabling you to rate, ...it takes all of 3 minutes to do. Help out this geat program, and the company that makes it!
iNtERLUd3
Reply #19 Thursday, September 30, 2004 9:27 PM
Reply #19 Thursday, September 30, 2004 9:27 PM
besides the lower level integration into Windows resulting in up to a 40% increase in performance and the ability to have the explorer task panel at the top of a window rather than on the left.
Firedogs Ron Son Jose
Reply #20 Friday, October 1, 2004 9:24 PM
Reply #20 Friday, October 1, 2004 9:24 PM
Somewhat disappointed because it does not affect some software like Windows and Internet Cleaner Pro as one example. And, not happy that I had to exclude CyberScrub [now w/4.4.], but checks in the check boxes could not be seen. Steps forward...Steps backward(?)
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Reply #1 Monday, September 27, 2004 7:11 PM
Is it true that it'll require Avalon? Or is there a trick to make it work with GDI?
Is it true it'll be included in version 5 of WindowBlinds? Or an earlier version?
Is it only a plan? / Have you already started working on it?