Blank menus
Sunday, July 24, 2011 by MouseGoddess | Discussion: Windows Vista
I don't know if anyone can help me with this, but I just developed a strange problem with some (not all) of my sub menus. Particularly, it seems, with the ones that have sliders to adjust something. They're blank. Nothing shows but the slider itself, but no writing at all!
I've changed fonts, changed Windowblinds style, transparency, everything I can think of.
Any ideas?
BTW, I deleted some fonts a couple weeks ago, the ones I never use. Could that have something to do with it? I hope not because they're gone..... 
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Reply #22 Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:04 PM
Yes, I just double checked and It's the right one for Vista. I knew I couldn't be lucky enough that it was that simple. Good thought though.
BTW, I've tried all kinds of blinds and it's the same on all....
Reply #23 Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:07 PM
Nope...not here...
Reply #24 Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:08 PM
I just sent a PM to JC, maybe he can shed some light on this. I am wondering where that font color is getting pulled from because it's doing that on my WIP too, and I want to fix it if I can.
Edit: Jim just tried on my new skin, and is not seeing this issue....so, what is causing it? I have never deleted any fonts from my PC.
Reply #25 Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:13 PM
@MG Open Impulse (if you still have it) and go to your software tab. Right click on WB7 while holding down shift and select Verify Installation. If WB is not installed correctly, reinstall it from your registrations page. (it won't update through Impulse.) If it IS installed correctly, have you recently updated Winstep?
Reply #26 Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:17 PM
If so, it should appear in Winstep forums. Perhaps pming WebGizmos to check the skin settings might help? or an email to JcRabbit in the Winstep Support at Winstep.net site? It might be a font issue that's skin specific?
If so, going to the theme config window in nextStart and trying to change font with the "customize" button under "Themes" and "KnotVista" theme might help?
Reply #27 Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:31 PM
I tried Aero and the text is there OK, just not on any other Windowblinds!!
Now what does that mean?
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Reply #29 Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:38 PM
Wiz, I checked and it appears to be installed correctly. And I only just downloaded the free version of Winstep that I got from this site a couple days ago.
Reply #30 Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:42 PM
MG, I updated to the beta of WB and it fixed it. Then I went back to the non beta and it still is fixed.
Reply #31 Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:45 PM
Quoting Wizard1956,
reply 25
Open Impulse (if you still have it) and go to your software tab. Right click on WB7 while holding down shift and select Verify Installation. If WB is not installed correctly, reinstall it from your registrations page. (it won't update through Impulse.) If it IS installed correctly, have you recently updated Winstep?That fixed it! And it did update right from Impulse.
MG, I'd try what Xiandi did first and if that doesn't help, maybe you should uninstall Winstep, run CCleaner and reinstall it.
Reply #32 Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:57 PM
I went back and checked the install again, and this time it said it WASN'T installed right and that there was an update available. So I updated, but I haven't looked to see what all has changed except now this forum is in a different font! 
Reply #34 Sunday, July 24, 2011 6:16 PM
I checked everything over and it's all fixed. I got text on my menus, the color is right and except for the text on here, everything seems fine! Funny how an update on Windowblinds changed it all.
I want to thank all of you so much for the help in tracking this down and the lesson on adding pictures to this site!
And Doc, I'm still going to run that scan, just to make sure all is right. 
Reply #36 Sunday, July 24, 2011 6:38 PM
Quoting Wizard1956, reply 25Open Impulse (if you still have it) and go to your software tab. Right click on WB7 while holding down shift and select Verify Installation. If WB is not installed correctly, reinstall it from your registrations page. (it won't update through Impulse.) If it IS installed correctly, have you recently updated Winstep? That fixed it! And it did update right from Impulse.
Do you use Thunderbird, Cyndie. On Friday, I.D. notified on 7.02d WB update for folks using Thunderbird because some fixes were needed.
I want to thank all of you so much for the help in tracking this down and the lesson on adding pictures to this site!
And Doc, I'm still going to run that scan, just to make sure all is right.
I did one just now and several files were fixed which had become corrupted. I do one once a month since it takes all of 10 minutes. Also, it fixes ONLY Windows System files... of which your fonts is one.
Reply #37 Sunday, July 24, 2011 8:06 PM
Sorry for only replying now, was away for the weekend with no Internet access (yay!). 
Glad to see the WB update fixed it. Dialogs with sliders in Winstep preference screens are indeed handled in a special way because slider controls have a non-transparent background color and the dialog needs to be sub-classed for the white background to show instead. This must have caused some weird interaction with WB.
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Reply #21 Sunday, July 24, 2011 5:00 PM
Edit: that IS a winstep menu, lol. I get the same thing there. I think it might be a winstep issue. Have you seen it anywhere else?
Yes it is! Very astute of you, I'm impressed.