WindowBlinds 7.9x (WB 8) Beta Issue Thread
If you have a problem, post it here!
Monday, May 20, 2013 by Island Dog | Discussion: Stardock Support General
As you probably know, we have released the WindowBlinds 7.90 beta today. Please use this thread only to report any issues that you come across that you'd like to report.
Note: Current beta is only for active Object Desktop subscribers. Info about upgrades for current WindowBlinds (non-Object Desktop) customers will be available at a later date.
- What OS are you using, Windows 7 or Windows 8?
- A screenshot of the issue if possible
- x86 or x64
- Name/link to skin if applicable
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Reply #283 Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:16 AM
Start menu animations don't work with Start8
What skin?
What version of WB?
Animations may be dependant on the skin:
Reply #284 Tuesday, June 18, 2013 10:50 AM
Quoting rcharris09, reply 280
Is there a way to make navigation icons in windows explorers larger with windowblinds?
It depends on what you mean by navigation icons. If you mean the navigation arrows themselves, yes some of them can be made a little bigger by editing them and replacing them using SkinStudio, but there are limitations. There are a lot of icons used in explorer too that are not editable at all. Could you provide a screenshot or better reference to exactly which icons/images you mean?
i'm referring to the Favorites, libraries, computers, etc. icon lists in the windows explorer navigation pane.
Reply #285 Tuesday, June 18, 2013 11:18 AM
Quoting Zv0n, reply 282
Start menu animations don't work with Start8
What skin?
What version of WB?
Animations may be dependant on the skin:
http://sd.stardock.com/zubaz/images/2013-06-18_1015.swf
I'm using Mechos(https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/windowblinds/7664/), WB 7.98, Start8 1.16, also the "Shutdown" text is showing even thought it's set to be invisible
Reply #286 Tuesday, June 18, 2013 11:29 AM
Quoting LightStar, reply 281
Quoting rcharris09, reply 280
Is there a way to make navigation icons in windows explorers larger with windowblinds?
It depends on what you mean by navigation icons. If you mean the navigation arrows themselves, yes some of them can be made a little bigger by editing them and replacing them using SkinStudio, but there are limitations. There are a lot of icons used in explorer too that are not editable at all. Could you provide a screenshot or better reference to exactly which icons/images you mean?
i'm referring to the Favorites, libraries, computers, etc. icon lists in the windows explorer navigation pane.
Those icons are not editable at all at present.
Reply #287 Tuesday, June 18, 2013 11:41 AM
Screenshot please.
See also: http://sd.stardock.com/zubaz/images/2013-06-18_1140.swf
Reply #289 Tuesday, June 18, 2013 1:24 PM
I see the missing animations at the top . . what about the shutdown text?
Reply #290 Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:55 PM
"Shutdown" isn't supposed to be visible but it is and it kinda makes me mad
Reply #291 Tuesday, June 18, 2013 7:17 PM
I have a clue to give about that shutdown text.
When I make a skin, I usually create a new font in SKS, and turn down the alpha to make it invisible, and use that when I don't want the text to show there. When Jim tested my latest skin, he told me about the text showing in Windows8. I had to get creative to get rid of it. 
I ave not upgraded yet to the new versions of WB and SKS.
So it seems like you have to skin the Vista buttons and not the Win7 normal button to keep the text invisible in Windows8. That could be a problem with where WB, or Start8 gets the text for that button.... not sure.
Reply #292 Tuesday, June 18, 2013 8:07 PM
Hmmm, I usually just use a -200 (you have to type it in) left text margin Cyndie, that way it won't show up in Windows 8 either (I hope, boots to Windows 8). 
OK, never mind, even a -999 left text margin doesn't get rid of the text. Guess right now you cannot change anything if it deals with the Shutdown button text in Windows 8, even when using WB8 and SKS8. 
Reply #293 Wednesday, June 19, 2013 3:19 AM
Right, I tried that too. As of right now, you can only get rid of it in Windows 8 the way I show up top, with SKS7.
Reply #294 Wednesday, June 19, 2013 2:01 PM
I just discovered whz the animation wasn|t working, it was because I had windowfx turned on, when I switched it off, the animation was working just fine
Reply #295 Wednesday, June 19, 2013 3:20 PM
windows 8 64-bit
wb8 trial version
it matters not what skin i apply, the text on the right side of the Start8 start menu is black. i've rebooted 3 times and the text remains black. on dark skins, the text is near to impossible to read.
Reply #296 Wednesday, June 19, 2013 3:38 PM
windows 8 64-bit
wb8 trial version
it matters not what skin i apply, the text on the right side of the Start8 start menu is black. i've rebooted 3 times and the text remains black. on dark skins, the text is near to impossible to read.
Do you have a screenshot?
Reply #297 Wednesday, June 19, 2013 3:52 PM
About The Shutdown text, Neil already said it´s a tweak he has to fix in Start 8
-Apparently it has nothing to do with either Windowblinds8 or Sks8.
Reply #299 Wednesday, June 19, 2013 4:41 PM
Quoting MadDeez, reply 295
windows 8 64-bit
wb8 trial version
it matters not what skin i apply, the text on the right side of the Start8 start menu is black. i've rebooted 3 times and the text remains black. on dark skins, the text is near to impossible to read.
Do you have a screenshot?
Also Neil, and I pointed this out before, the expanded menu text on the tasks list in Windows 8 is being forced to black and cannot be changed. It should be the same color as the start menu text being used.
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Reply #281 Tuesday, June 18, 2013 9:58 AM
Is there a way to make navigation icons in windows explorers larger with windowblinds?
It depends on what you mean by navigation icons. If you mean the navigation arrows themselves, yes some of them can be made a little bigger by editing them and replacing them using SkinStudio, but there are limitations. There are a lot of icons used in explorer too that are not editable at all. Could you provide a screenshot or better reference to exactly which icons/images you mean?