Winstep releases Winstep Xtreme 8.11

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Among Windows 7's features, the taskbar overhaul is probably the feature in Microsoft's upcoming OS that has aroused the most interest.

So you've seen all those videos of the new Windows 7 Beta taskbar and you can't help but wish that the new "Superbar" was also available for Vista and XP? Well, you won't have to wait for Windows 7 anymore... Winstep Xtreme 8.11 has just been released, and brings with it the most interesting features of the new Windows 7 taskbar into the XP and Vista world!

 

An integrated workspace environment, Winstep Xtreme is a powerful suite of applications that merge incredible usability and performance with breathtaking eye candy.

Winstep Xtreme features NeXuS, a multi-dock system with multiple levels of sub-docks, NextSTART, a menu system that also takes care of all your task management needs, WorkShelf, a powerful tabbed dock able to display special system drawers such as the Windows Control Panel, Desktop, etc, Winstep Start Menu Organizer Pro, which cleans and organizes your Windows Start Menu, FontBrowser, a bare-bones font browsing utility, and a pack of useful widgets which can be displayed on the desktop, featured within the docks, placed within shelves or merged into the taskbar.

Winstep Xtreme is available for purchase with prices starting at $28.45.  You can download Winstep Xtreme 8.11 from HERE

Winstep Xtreme Website: http://www.winstep.net

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanks, I.D. Updated yesterday. What an app...together with ODNT....HEAVEN!

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Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

So.

Friggin'.

Cool!

 

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
My apologies for the chick music in the superbar video... I was... tired.  :p 
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Awesome JC! :CONGRAT: ;) Oh...and I did I tell you this is Awesome! :CONGRAT:
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
And with a little tweaking of themes you'd think you have Windows 7 today.....Winstep is indeed AWESOME!
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Actually the music kind of fitted the video:) Great update ...
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I've been using these proggies for a long time now. Jorge, this is really great. It's come so far from those early years :). This is a wild update, very cool. You've done very well. Merry Christmas! oh, btw...what is the techno-dance track on the second vid?
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I just updated last night, I agree with Giz, Awesome job JC! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I just updated last night, I agree with Giz, Awesome job JC!

Me three... like WOW!  And awesome is just one word to describe the awesome power and pleasure of Winstep Xtreme, it goes way beyond that.... fantasmagorrically supercalifragilisticexpialifreakinawesome goes close.

Thanks Jorge. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Jorge...Is there any way we can get the wshide images to use .pngs rather than .ico? That would be really cool! I'd love top be able to use .pngs in place of those .ico images. :CONGRAT:
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
WebGiz, Try ToYcon. Allows easy conversion of images. :) I encountered a bit of instability running winstep, haven't really dug into the source of the problems yet... But it's quite an impressive suite. :)
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

@ jonkjon1959:

I really like the theme you're using in the pic, but haven't seen it around. Any chance you could let me know where to find that taskbar/start button combo?

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top


Mickeko

I can convert the images...the question is will the program accept them and allow them to be used. I don't think it will at this point unless Jorge says otherwise.

Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I really like the theme you're using in the pic, but haven't seen it around. Any chance you could let me know where to find that taskbar/start button combo?

 

Try here Doc.

https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=12413&libid=29
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=10278&libid=29

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting WebGizmos, reply 15
I really like the theme you're using in the pic, but haven't seen it around. Any chance you could let me know where to find that taskbar/start button combo?

 

Try here Doc.

https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=12413&libid=29
https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=10278&libid=29

I meant the Theme itself. I don't know how to skin anything but my knees..but thanks, WG. Hope you have Happy Holidays!

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
DrJBHL; Here's the theme that's in the screenshot. It's not all my work. It's pieced together from the Aero theme that's included with Winstep. I only modded the startbar/start button. It also won't work right if the startbar is oriented vertically. Here's the url: http://www.spiderrider.com/Aero7.zip
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
There is also this Win7 taskbar theme for Winstep at DeviantArt:

Win7 Superbar
Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanks, guys...now trying to thin down the task bar....say, shouldn't we be able to decrease the width (or height) of the taskbar same as in windows by "unlocking" and dragging the "top" or upper border of the task bar "down"?

Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Yes, but the Start Button in that taskbar is too tall - the NS taskbar can't shrink to less than two task rows (with 16x16 icons in the tasklist) for it to fit.
Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting JcRabbit, reply 20
Yes, but the Start Button in that taskbar is too tall - the NS taskbar can't shrink to less than two task rows (with 16x16 icons in the tasklist) for it to fit.

How does one fix that?

Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I guess I will have to add a new skinning option to have the Start Button separate from - and on top of - the Startbar.
Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top

WebGizmos has fixed the problem...I'd post the file, but I don't have permission. WG has done a fantastic job with this and is a big fan of MexStart!

Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top
WG has done a fantastic job with this and is a big fan of MexStart!
:LOL: OMG! My sides are still killing me! I'm never calling you again! First do no harm my ass! :LOL:

Jorge....Still not quite sure what was wrong with the skin Doc was trying to use...but I got it fixed for him and its working fine now. The original skin..."Windows_7_Superbar_in_XP_by_haran_hockey" had some some strange looking files in it such as "Startbar.png.bak"....not sure what that is and a lot of files were named liked that...and some of the graphics as well didn't make any sense...some were poorly done.

The second version above was a better graphic wise...but still couldn't resize the Startbar.

Now...I'm still new to skinning Winstep and NextStart and playing around with it...but the above version "seemed" to be missing some files. So I compared it to another file in which I was creating an EclizDeluxe WorkShelf and NextStart for myself that was working and added another file from that NextStart to the one above for Doc and got it working properly.
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