Windowblind not loading...

Thursday, November 13, 2003 by EventHorizon | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk

Well, I recently (as of today) got my 1st windowblind uploaded and have had a few comments on it that say people have had trouble getting it to load correctly. I personally have no problems with it, so (unfortunately) I cant really help them. I was wondering if someone could check the skin out and see what's wrong.

Skin: https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?library=1&SkinID=3654

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yrag
Reply #21 Friday, November 14, 2003 1:18 AM
OK....does it un-zip correctly if you hit extract?



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EventHorizon
Reply #22 Friday, November 14, 2003 1:28 AM
Yes...

EventHorizon
Reply #23 Friday, November 14, 2003 1:28 AM
I would assume WB doesnt recognize it as a skin...

yrag
Reply #24 Friday, November 14, 2003 1:33 AM
Upload it as a zip with a notation in the comments that it must be un-zipped to a folder and then installed using the import function in WB config...it's a pain, but you'll get your skin up until we figure out what's up with SS that it's not saving it correctly for auto install...I don't think it's special to your system...I think it's an SS problem that will have to be resolved and I doubt you want to wait.

....to answer your question...open your WB and try to import it...should work




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EventHorizon
Reply #25 Friday, November 14, 2003 1:35 AM
Ok, will do yrag... Thanks for your help.

EventHorizon
Reply #26 Friday, November 14, 2003 1:37 AM
Hmm, well If I 'Import from disk', nothing happens... Niether from the zip or wba...

EventHorizon
Reply #27 Friday, November 14, 2003 1:38 AM
Err, Install from disk...

EventHorizon
Reply #28 Friday, November 14, 2003 1:41 AM
I would assume WB doesnt recognize it as a skin...


*Reword* Possibly theres an error in the .uis (or something like that) that is preventing recognition...

yrag
Reply #29 Friday, November 14, 2003 1:46 AM
I just tried it with another skin that I used the un-zip feature and it worked....you have to be missing some file in this...



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EventHorizon
Reply #30 Friday, November 14, 2003 1:51 AM
Youve got mail...

yrag
Reply #31 Friday, November 14, 2003 1:56 AM
Ok...go to bed.... I'll see what I can do. If I can't figure it out I'll enlist the aid of one of the WC gurus.....



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EventHorizon
Reply #32 Friday, November 14, 2003 2:00 AM
One more 'clue'...All the WB's that I d/load dont work... (Just got Hellfire and GT2) But already installed ones work fine...

Allrighty (*yawn*)...good luck...




Oh great, Ive still got the dishes to do...

yrag
Reply #33 Friday, November 14, 2003 3:00 AM
Tom.....sent the error message to you. I don't think the problem you're having with loading skins has anything to do with this. After 'trolling' NGs and chat it appears any number of people are having problems similar to yours (not being able to install new skins) and have either retreated back to release version or lived with the skins they have installed already...which in itself isn't a bad thing (I have a ton already installed)

EventHorizon
Reply #34 Friday, November 14, 2003 1:36 PM
Got both messages and sent the one to Adam...Removed my skin last night so I won't have more dissappointed ppl d/loading it...

yrag
Reply #35 Friday, November 14, 2003 4:36 PM
Download the newest version of SS Pro, rename the SS save to 'Sailors Delight' and it will install. The only file I found to have a problem is the preview at bottom of WB config.......



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EventHorizon
Reply #36 Friday, November 14, 2003 6:07 PM
Ive been using the shareware version of SS, and just got the new free version...Must it be pro? (ObjectDesktop is on my Christmas wish-list)

Well yes, it does 'install' when SS saves it...But the files are really just there from when SS opened it... If I remove the folder, and click on 'Sailors Delight.wba' it creates a new empty folder called SAILORS DELIGHT in the windowblind directory...

EventHorizon
Reply #37 Friday, November 14, 2003 6:18 PM
Yrag, what time did you go to sleep last night?

yrag
Reply #38 Friday, November 14, 2003 6:28 PM
Went to sleep too late....

I don't have a copy of the Standard SS (although I believe there was an update to the model today), but in the Pro when you save it , it saves it to the WB folder as an install (which it wasn't doing prior to todays Pro update). When you bring up WB config and click 'Sailors Delight' it applies the skin....I get no errors, but it still doesn't show the preview.
...give me a minute and I'll make a .wba in Pro and see what happens



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yrag
Reply #39 Friday, November 14, 2003 6:39 PM
...saved as a zip/wba and clicked on it. All files installed in WB folder. Hit WB config and it loaded like a charm....one thing I did not have to do this time (for whatever reason) is change the name. Leave it as is.

BTW....nice skin



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EventHorizon
Reply #40 Friday, November 14, 2003 6:43 PM
Ok, got the email...Hmm...Lets see what I can do...

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