Object Bar 0.90 and Windowblinds
Friday, January 18, 2002 by Aschell | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
I love the ability for OB .90 to convert and apply a current WB XP skin to the OB bar. Works great! Only, there seems to be a problem with some WB XP skins listed in the XP directory here. I don't have XP to see whether there is a problem with these skins used by WB in XP, but some of them do not get converted by OB. For example, Dusk-till-dawn, blueprint xp, SkyeXP, JoccaBLUE. This is on NT4sp6, and win2k. Is there something missing in these skins? They are supposed to skin the XP taskbar, so they should also get converted by OB. Thanks. For those who do not have Object Bar, especially those not using WinXP, start drooling! 
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XRAYSPEX
Reply #3 Saturday, January 19, 2002 7:12 PM
Reply #3 Saturday, January 19, 2002 7:12 PM
I cant get any of the bars to change with this new function in ob.90 to apply the windowblinds skins. What am i doing wrong? Example..i apply windowblinds xp jeans.I go to my object bar browser and i click on apply windowblinds theme..but i dont get the jeans object bar,it defaults to a regular xp bar.I am confused.Any ideas?
XRAYSPEX
Reply #4 Sunday, January 20, 2002 9:58 AM
Reply #4 Sunday, January 20, 2002 9:58 AM
Anyone that can help? I cant seem to get the current WB xp skin to the object bar.I am using winme.
feline
Reply #5 Monday, January 21, 2002 12:05 PM
Reply #5 Monday, January 21, 2002 12:05 PM
what i am doing, and it is working, is to load the desired WB skin (i have used aquarium).
then go to OB 0.9, select "load" -> "theme browser"
from the list pick "WinXP", then from the styles box at the bottom of the window select "*use windowblinds skin*", then hit load.
then go to OB 0.9, select "load" -> "theme browser"
from the list pick "WinXP", then from the styles box at the bottom of the window select "*use windowblinds skin*", then hit load.
XRAYSPEX
Reply #6 Monday, January 21, 2002 8:09 PM
Reply #6 Monday, January 21, 2002 8:09 PM
Feline..i have tried that many times,just tried the aquarium and it still dont work.All i get is the plain winxp object bar,not the windowblinds aquarium one.Blah..i am totally stumped why this isnt working,tried reinstalling,ect.Maybe it doesnt work on WINME? Any ideas what could be happening?
feline
Reply #7 Tuesday, January 22, 2002 7:30 AM
Reply #7 Tuesday, January 22, 2002 7:30 AM
i just tried this again last night on win2k, and it no longer works.
which versions of OB and WB are you using currently? and what happens when you try this?
i am running WB 3.10, and when using OB 0.90 i got a dialog box saying that the theme was being converted, and then it appeared once the progress bar hit 100%.
however, i have just upgraded to OB 0.95, and can no longer convert the aquarium WB theme. again the dialog box appears, and the progress bar goes upto 100%, but nothing happens to the OB theme, and i am left with the default blue XP theme *shudder*
i will have a go at emailing stardock, since i cannot get to the OB newsgroup from this machine. if you can get to the newsgroups it wouldnt be a bad idea to post there.
which versions of OB and WB are you using currently? and what happens when you try this?
i am running WB 3.10, and when using OB 0.90 i got a dialog box saying that the theme was being converted, and then it appeared once the progress bar hit 100%.
however, i have just upgraded to OB 0.95, and can no longer convert the aquarium WB theme. again the dialog box appears, and the progress bar goes upto 100%, but nothing happens to the OB theme, and i am left with the default blue XP theme *shudder*
i will have a go at emailing stardock, since i cannot get to the OB newsgroup from this machine. if you can get to the newsgroups it wouldnt be a bad idea to post there.
feline
Reply #8 Tuesday, January 22, 2002 9:58 AM
Reply #8 Tuesday, January 22, 2002 9:58 AM
well, guessing the email failed, so the message boards it is. however i wont get there before the weekend, so if you pass them before then posting yourself wouldnt be a bad idea.
XRAYSPEX
Reply #9 Tuesday, January 22, 2002 5:09 PM
Reply #9 Tuesday, January 22, 2002 5:09 PM
Hi feline..I am running the same versions as you..WB 3.10 and OB o.95. I am also left with the default xp theme.I am so glad you responded becouse i thought i was losing my mind..lol! I must have reinstalled at least 4 times and even deleted all my OB themes that i customized...ugh! I will probably email them tomorrow and if i hear anything from them i will post back.At least it worked for you at one time..i really wanted to see it in action.If you solve this one i will send you 2 pounds of chocolate and a cute lil pussy...meow.lol! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR RESPONDING!
XRAYSPEX
Reply #10 Tuesday, January 22, 2002 5:15 PM
Reply #10 Tuesday, January 22, 2002 5:15 PM
oh forgot to add feline..i cant get on the newsgroups either with my comp...so if anybody out there knows what is going on with the new version of object bar please respond...i will still email them tomorrow feline an see if they respond.
paxx
Reply #11 Tuesday, January 22, 2002 9:11 PM
Reply #11 Tuesday, January 22, 2002 9:11 PM
Try going on Google's news server:
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&group=stardock.windowblinds
http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&group=stardock.windowblinds
Aschell
Reply #12 Tuesday, January 22, 2002 9:22 PM
Reply #12 Tuesday, January 22, 2002 9:22 PM
New OB version posted 0.95a fixes a problem with the winxp skin folder being changed or something like that. That will likely get you back up and running. However, with the new version, there are still some particular XP skins that are not getting converted. I assume that something is missing or incorrect in these skins? I'd love to know what, so I can fix them myself. Examples are SkyeXp, Dusk-till-dawn, Blue Grove XP. When trying these skins the OB conversion dialog flashes on screen then disappears.
XRAYSPEX
Reply #13 Tuesday, January 22, 2002 10:21 PM
Reply #13 Tuesday, January 22, 2002 10:21 PM
Thank you so much ASCHELL! The new version 0.95a works! WOW..its excellent for a poor guy like me that cant afford winxp right now! Like you said some WB skins arent skinning the object bar but alot are. Thanx for telling me the 0.95a version came out.
paxx
Reply #14 Tuesday, January 22, 2002 10:53 PM
Reply #14 Tuesday, January 22, 2002 10:53 PM
BTW XRAYSPEX, the benefit of XP has nothing to do with the new task/start bar. Don't think for a second you're getting the equivalent to XP with OB.
XRAYSPEX
Reply #15 Tuesday, January 22, 2002 11:15 PM
Reply #15 Tuesday, January 22, 2002 11:15 PM
Oh i know that paxx..but i do like the way it looks! And now that i can now experience all XP WB skins and have my object bar get skinned at the same time according to the theme is EXCELLENT! Good job stardock! Thanx for the link to googles news server for windowblinds PAXX.
feline
Reply #16 Wednesday, January 23, 2002 7:17 AM
Reply #16 Wednesday, January 23, 2002 7:17 AM
paxx - Try going on Google's news server:
i have done this before, but it didnt work
problem one, they dont replicate the OB groups
problem two, when you post via google the posts show up in the google view, but NOT on the stardock servers. which explained why all my detailed problem reports went unanswered *sigh*
i have done this before, but it didnt work
problem one, they dont replicate the OB groups
problem two, when you post via google the posts show up in the google view, but NOT on the stardock servers. which explained why all my detailed problem reports went unanswered *sigh*
feline
Reply #17 Wednesday, January 23, 2002 7:19 AM
Reply #17 Wednesday, January 23, 2002 7:19 AM
paxx - Don't think for a second you're getting the equivalent to XP with OB.
nope, i suspect that OB is far superiour to the XP taskbar. its is certinally a monumental improvement over the win2k taskbar
got to love per-icon system tray filtering
nope, i suspect that OB is far superiour to the XP taskbar. its is certinally a monumental improvement over the win2k taskbar
got to love per-icon system tray filtering
paxx
Reply #18 Wednesday, January 23, 2002 9:21 AM
Reply #18 Wednesday, January 23, 2002 9:21 AM
feline: "got to love per-icon system tray filtering "
Hum, I gues it's a matter of personal preferences. That's one thing I don't like in XP. I like to see all my tasks in the taskbar, not having to click, hold, drag up and click again... I'm lazy.
Hum, I gues it's a matter of personal preferences. That's one thing I don't like in XP. I like to see all my tasks in the taskbar, not having to click, hold, drag up and click again... I'm lazy.
feline
Reply #19 Wednesday, January 23, 2002 9:38 AM
Reply #19 Wednesday, January 23, 2002 9:38 AM
i was actually refering to the system tray filtering rules as upposed to the taskbar filtering.
my problem with the taskbar at work is that i just get far to many windows open. my solution of two taskbars and loads of filtering rules works quite well, especially since i dont use the mouse for selecting things from the taskbar
my problem with the taskbar at work is that i just get far to many windows open. my solution of two taskbars and loads of filtering rules works quite well, especially since i dont use the mouse for selecting things from the taskbar
feline
Reply #20 Wednesday, January 23, 2002 9:40 AM
Reply #20 Wednesday, January 23, 2002 9:40 AM
feline cracks
we dont all agree on how windows should work. this isnt good enough! you should all agree to customise your machines to they are just like mine
we dont all agree on how windows should work. this isnt good enough! you should all agree to customise your machines to they are just like mine
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Reply #1 Friday, January 18, 2002 8:06 PM