WindowBlinds 11 planning
Friday, December 25, 2020 by Frogboy | Discussion: WindowBlinds
We are putting together the schedule to make WindowBlinds 11.
Customization is a lot harder now than it used to be. Microsoft, for reasons unknown, has actively encouraged developers to take care of their own client and even non client (border, frame) painting rather than using standard Windows controls.
Microsoft's baffling decision to throw away trying to provide a standard set of in-app controls for developers and instead provide vague, often conflicting standards (cough, Fluent) has resulted in having less and less of the OS we can even touch.
Which is unfortunate because WindowBlinds, in theory, could actually give Windows users a consistent, OS-wide Fluent if apps weren't handling the drawing of their own UIs these days.
Still, with that in mind, there are things we can do such as skin the standard OS controls and then handle apps on a case-by-case basis. Keep in mind though, the more non-standard apps we have to handle, the harder it is for us to keep compatibility.
Earlier this year we released Curtains which doesn't even hook into the OS. This means it is 100% compatible. Skins, even the weirdest ones, won't break a given app. Of course, the price is that it doesn't skin nearly as much (no client area GUI controls like scrollbars, push buttons, radio buttons, etc.). It's done quite well. However, we know there are still plenty of people out there who would like to have more full control over how their Windows desktop looks.
That's where this thread comes in: What would you like to see in WindowBlinds 11?
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Reply #62 Sunday, February 28, 2021 7:44 PM
I'm thinking.. perhaps...some kind of cash back feature...when loading a skin would be great.. 
and of course what we've all always wanted... Scratch and sniff 
No.. not perhaps.. definitely. 
Reply #63 Sunday, February 28, 2021 9:41 PM
Hopefully better taskbar skinning, including jumplists skinning, system tray skinning, and better options for Aero Glass
Reply #64 Monday, March 1, 2021 10:59 PM
I whaaass keeeeding... I whaaass....onleee keeding! 
- Tony Montana 
Main thing id like to see is better functionality of almost all of my core apps, namely Firefox, Adobe Suite, (but more specifically PS, IL, and AE) Cinema 4D, Substance Painter, Blender and Corel Painter.
What I mean by that is having WB fully skinning them and moreover not causing the crashing of the aforementioned.
Thanks Guys!.. Brad!
Reply #65 Monday, March 1, 2021 11:59 PM
The one thing I have wanted for years is to place the Windowblinds folder on a different drive to C:
Reply #66 Tuesday, March 2, 2021 5:51 AM
Most people Mention The Transparency (and Image/pattern) For Explorer Background, But PLEASE don't forget that without similar update for the Left "folder area" it will feel Unbalanced. 
Reply #67 Tuesday, March 2, 2021 2:57 PM
PLEASE offer a Window Blinds Dark theme! You know probably MOST of your users use your software for making everything dark and then you go flashlight in eyes white background all over your app and our themes / skins can't even make it dark. Cmon guys!!
Reply #69 Tuesday, March 2, 2021 3:57 PM
PLEASE offer a Window Blinds Dark theme!
Dark enough ?: WindowBlinds - True Black| WinCustomize.com
He's talking about having Windowblinds itself being skinned Andy. He doesn't like the app itself being white.
Reply #70 Tuesday, March 2, 2021 6:02 PM
The one thing I have wanted for years is to place the Windowblinds folder on a different drive to C:
This is easy to do. Where you been?
I been down-under where the kookaburras fly and the wallabies leap willfully through the bush.
As for it being easy, I just looked over the settings in WB and could not see an option anywhere to change the directory to another drive/location. So please do tell me how it is done and how WB can still see the directory on another drive. Thanks.
Reply #72 Thursday, March 4, 2021 1:23 AM
As mentioned a few posts up it would be nice to have a dark mode option. I think it's somewhat ironic that we cannot skin the Windowblinds UI itself, the bright White background hurts my eyes 
Also a different way to view/choose themes would be nice. What I mean is, most of us have dozens of skins and it's quite awkward/clumsy trying to scroll through them only two deep at a time if you know what I mean.
Reply #73 Thursday, March 4, 2021 8:30 AM
PLEASE offer a Window Blinds Dark theme! You know probably MOST of your users use your software for making everything dark
Most users hate dark themes.
Reply #74 Thursday, March 4, 2021 8:38 AM
Better support for common apps (Edge, Chrome, etc.)
Sometimes in day, when i save some files in Edge Chromium i have 1 minutes lag, Only when WB is enabled.
Reply #75 Thursday, March 4, 2021 8:53 AM
Once you go dark you will NEVER go back! I dare you to try it!
Reply #76 Thursday, March 4, 2021 10:30 AM
Once you go dark you will NEVER go back! I dare you to try it!
I hate black themes. Windows 95/98/2000 has best themes.
Reply #77 Friday, March 5, 2021 8:42 PM
when is approx release date of windowblinds 11? or is it being planned for few more years? lol j/k
Reply #78 Saturday, March 6, 2021 8:00 AM
It would be nice if WindowBlinds 11 would fix this problem. Under Windows 10, if you place a window at a specific pixel spot using SetWIndowPos, Windows 10 will place it semi-randomly somewhere else: it will be off by a few pixels in X, Y, W, and H, and it will be off by different amounts for different programs and different window styles. Similarly GetWIndowPos has problems and misreports location by various amounts. When you then apply a skin using WindowBlinds, these numbers change. Some way to get windows to go where they are told to go, and similarly to find out exactly where they are, would be nice. The underlying problem here is in Windows, not WindowBlinds, but you are smart guys and you maybe can help.
Reply #79 Wednesday, March 24, 2021 9:33 PM
This is a tentative list but this is what we have in mind:
- Support for Curtains styles
- Integrated WinCustomize library support
- High DPI new skins
- Better support for common apps (Edge, Chrome, etc.)
- User requested options
In the coming weeks we'll be reaching out to some of the Master skinners to see about being contracted to bring classic Stardock Design skins and OS skins up to high DPI modern levels.
Reply #80 Wednesday, March 24, 2021 10:18 PM
If your using Edge the new update works WindowBlinds 10.86 Beta Issue Thread » Forum Post by sdRohan (wincustomize.com)
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Reply #61 Sunday, February 28, 2021 5:58 PM
This is a tentative list but this is what we have in mind:
In the coming weeks we'll be reaching out to some of the Master skinners to see about being contracted to bring classic Stardock Design skins and OS skins up to high DPI modern levels.