WindowBlinds hates tray items?
Tuesday, December 10, 2002 by hamsammich | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
No matter which skin I use in the most current version of WB, I can't get it to play nice with my tray icons.
I'll click on the arrow for the tray, right click on any icon, and if WB is active with a skin, the popup menu is usually either blank or partially blank. Any ideas?
I'll click on the arrow for the tray, right click on any icon, and if WB is active with a skin, the popup menu is usually either blank or partially blank. Any ideas?
sig101
Reply #3 Wednesday, December 11, 2002 12:23 AM
Reply #3 Wednesday, December 11, 2002 12:23 AM
Sorry, I haven't seen that behavior on W98 or XP. You might also post in the Stardock Windowblinds support newsgroup at news.stardock.com and/or send an email to Stardock support.
goodmorphing
Reply #4 Wednesday, December 11, 2002 12:42 AM
Reply #4 Wednesday, December 11, 2002 12:42 AM
um.... when I get those kinds of problems it is memory (lots of times). How is your memory (RAM)? What is your OS? Was it always this way?
The DJ
Reply #5 Wednesday, December 11, 2002 1:48 AM
Reply #5 Wednesday, December 11, 2002 1:48 AM
Yeah I have this same problem too. I'm using XP and my memory booster says I have 55% memory free which would be around 270 mb. It doesn't do it with everything I right click on my tray though. It also happens when I open Real One, like when I hit File or View.
I can tell you how to get it back. When you right click on something and it's blank, look for the arrow pointing to the left and right which will open a sub menu. Scroll through the sub menu and when you scroll back in the other menu the text will appear.
I can tell you how to get it back. When you right click on something and it's blank, look for the arrow pointing to the left and right which will open a sub menu. Scroll through the sub menu and when you scroll back in the other menu the text will appear.
hamsammich
Reply #6 Saturday, December 14, 2002 10:37 AM
Reply #6 Saturday, December 14, 2002 10:37 AM
This just doesn't make sense. I have 384 MB RAM on my notebook, and it still happens. I can restart my computer, and do NOTHING but click on these tray items and it still happens. I could understand it if the OS didn't release RAM after several apps had been open, but not after a fresh restart.
Oh, well.
Oh, well.
hamsammich
Reply #7 Saturday, December 14, 2002 10:38 AM
Reply #7 Saturday, December 14, 2002 10:38 AM
Oh, BTW, I'm using XP 2002 SP1. And, no, I had never experienced this before WindowBlinds installation.
Frogboy
Reply #8 Saturday, December 14, 2002 12:09 PM
Reply #8 Saturday, December 14, 2002 12:09 PM
Sorry, I've not heard a problemj like this before.
JamMeister33
Reply #9 Saturday, December 14, 2002 12:13 PM
Reply #9 Saturday, December 14, 2002 12:13 PM
Well, I don't know if this means anything, but the SP1 XP update has been known to cause strange glitches and such..... 
adni18
Reply #10 Saturday, December 14, 2002 5:28 PM
Reply #10 Saturday, December 14, 2002 5:28 PM
I never have this problem with my WindowsXP Pro SP1...So, I don't thing that it is WindowBlinds or Windows XP problem, maybe something else.
stark23x
Reply #11 Sunday, December 15, 2002 6:47 AM
Reply #11 Sunday, December 15, 2002 6:47 AM
I have the same issue, and the solution Al Jules posted works for me. I suspect that windows simply didn;t paint the panel as it was supposed to.
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Reply #1 Tuesday, December 10, 2002 8:30 AM