Aero Title bars on XP: We've done it!
WindowBlinds gets glassy title bars
Monday, July 18, 2005 by Frogboy | Discussion: WinCustomize News
We have internally figured out how to get a future version of WindowBlinds to supports Aero-Glass style title bars on Windows XP...
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Woodbridge
Reply #62 Tuesday, July 19, 2005 6:38 PM
Reply #62 Tuesday, July 19, 2005 6:38 PM
ahh I see, I figured you missed the other uses of it 
For the Mac imitation fans I think hardcoding the showdow will be useful for them (I think the Mac shadow is hardcoded?)
For the Mac imitation fans I think hardcoding the showdow will be useful for them (I think the Mac shadow is hardcoded?)
Tarkus
Reply #63 Tuesday, July 19, 2005 6:43 PM
Reply #63 Tuesday, July 19, 2005 6:43 PM
I would rather have hardcoded shadows than no shadows or faulty shadows on odd shaped windows.
And you can always make them optional by creating a compound skin.
And you can always make them optional by creating a compound skin.
Fairyy~
Reply #64 Tuesday, July 19, 2005 6:45 PM
Reply #64 Tuesday, July 19, 2005 6:45 PM
Ummm....umm...umm..pretty ?
Lets see, brads just doing his job..boss's question was just a question..and no, not everyone knows what an aero title bar looks like, now I do. But, its a bit hard to get excited when i've had to uninstall/reinstall so much lately. Finally have " things " working but the site is still being quirky..sigh.
As long as it works..i'll be happy.
Lets see, brads just doing his job..boss's question was just a question..and no, not everyone knows what an aero title bar looks like, now I do. But, its a bit hard to get excited when i've had to uninstall/reinstall so much lately. Finally have " things " working but the site is still being quirky..sigh.
As long as it works..i'll be happy.
PurrBall
Reply #66 Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:56 PM
Reply #66 Wednesday, July 20, 2005 4:56 PM
Brad's posted this one too:
https://www.wincustomize.com/ViewSkin.aspx?SID=1&SkinID=10978&LibID=13
https://www.wincustomize.com/ViewSkin.aspx?SID=1&SkinID=10978&LibID=13
orbitalex2000
Reply #69 Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:16 PM
Reply #69 Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:16 PM
That looks awesome. Looking forward to WB5. 
Tarkus
Reply #70 Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:24 PM
I like that one much better, especially the taskbar and systray. Very, very cool.
Reply #70 Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:24 PM
| Brad's posted this one too: |
I like that one much better, especially the taskbar and systray. Very, very cool.
BlackHat Inc.
Reply #71 Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:59 PM
Reply #71 Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:59 PM
Phil
You obviously take great pleasure in insulting people and their personal opinions. I am having a bad day, so in an attempt to make me feel better, I will try your little trick.
Phil you are an insignificant little twit!
nope - didn't work for me - guess I'm not simple enough.
You obviously take great pleasure in insulting people and their personal opinions. I am having a bad day, so in an attempt to make me feel better, I will try your little trick.
Phil you are an insignificant little twit!
nope - didn't work for me - guess I'm not simple enough.
GreenReaper
Reply #72 Wednesday, July 20, 2005 6:04 PM
Reply #72 Wednesday, July 20, 2005 6:04 PM
I'm happy that I can live in a world where everything is so good in other ways that an alpha-blended titlebar is a significant difference. If that makes me sad, so be it. 
A lot of people have been waiting for this for a while now. Like, 2001. It's a big thing, in that respect.
A lot of people have been waiting for this for a while now. Like, 2001. It's a big thing, in that respect.
Aleatoric
Reply #74 Wednesday, July 20, 2005 9:37 PM
Reply #74 Wednesday, July 20, 2005 9:37 PM
Those shots are definitely *very* cool! Even if you're not fond of the Aero look, this opens the door to a lot of new and imaginative skins! 
DesignCaddy
Reply #75 Wednesday, July 20, 2005 11:55 PM
Reply #75 Wednesday, July 20, 2005 11:55 PM
i. want.
very slick... i've noticed the msn explorer browser has always had that cool feature where the menus blur out the content behind them, and i've wished for that in WB
very slick... i've noticed the msn explorer browser has always had that cool feature where the menus blur out the content behind them, and i've wished for that in WB
MSethWeisberg
Reply #76 Thursday, July 21, 2005 12:39 AM
Reply #76 Thursday, July 21, 2005 12:39 AM
This is definately going to be the hottest invention since sliced bread
My congrats go out to you and I can't wait to try out the betas. I knew there was a great reason to re-up my OD subscription.
My congrats go out to you and I can't wait to try out the betas. I knew there was a great reason to re-up my OD subscription.
smoke-tetsu
Reply #77 Thursday, July 21, 2005 1:32 AM
Reply #77 Thursday, July 21, 2005 1:32 AM
Woodbridge: The shadows on Mac OS X aren't hard coded. They are based on the shape of the window and can be modified with a program (windowshadeX) or they can be shut off. As a matter of fact I have had OS X add shadows to animated gif's floating on the desktop using a program called "desktopfun".
Yes, I have a Mac.
Anyway this will be great even if just to make the edges of WB skins antialiased. Any skin that has non squared edges can benefit from it. I might even start making WB skins (on my PC of course) again when this comes out.
Yes, I have a Mac.
Anyway this will be great even if just to make the edges of WB skins antialiased. Any skin that has non squared edges can benefit from it. I might even start making WB skins (on my PC of course) again when this comes out.
Woodbridge
Reply #78 Thursday, July 21, 2005 3:33 AM
Reply #78 Thursday, July 21, 2005 3:33 AM
Ahhh cheers smoke I figured since there is no way of changing them (or so I thought) that they were hard coded. I'll have to try out those program (I too have a Mac 
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I figured since there is no way of changing them (or so I thought) that they were hard coded. I'll have to try out those program (I too have a Mac 
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Excalpius
Reply #79 Thursday, July 21, 2005 3:42 AM
Reply #79 Thursday, July 21, 2005 3:42 AM
I'd like to see a whole skin in glass...oh yes I would.
Bachsau
Reply #80 Friday, July 22, 2005 12:18 PM
Reply #80 Friday, July 22, 2005 12:18 PM
So please add it to the Windowblinds for Windows 2000 and 9x, too.
Please don't use standard windows librarys of XP for your functions. Make your own thing!
Please don't use standard windows librarys of XP for your functions. Make your own thing!
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Reply #61 Tuesday, July 19, 2005 6:10 PM
Woodbridge, I was addressing the hype over Aero style Menus and Title bars.
Alpha blending will certainly help some skinners in making clean rounded corners.
"Hard-coding" frame shadows is a bad idea IMO. Shadowing should be left as an option for the user.