WindowBlinds 7.19 Beta Released

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A new WindowBlinds beta has been released bring several new features and compatibility fixes.  WindowBlinds is an application that lets you change the entire user interface to one of thousands available.  Downloaded more than 16 million times on Download.com alone, WindowBlinds is the safe and easy way to change your Windows desktop experience.

WindowBlinds 7.19 update:

  • Added advanced glass support including new sections for SkinStudio
  • Improved compatibility with pre-release Firefox 4 and IE9 builds
  • Added new IE9 sections
  • Added support for per-skin custom colors
  • Optimized skin changing speed on 64-bit Windows

A beta of SkinStudio was also released to support the latest updates for WindowBlinds. 

Beta downloads can be found in the Impulse client, and you can find more information about WindowBlinds, including a free trial download at www.windowblinds.net.

9-21-2010 1-24-34 PM    Windows 7-2010-09-21-13-49-56

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Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Very nice, thanks a lot for the Firefox 4 beta and Trillian 5 fixes!

 

/cheers

Ashes of the Singularity II
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Thanks for the update on the update. LOL Is Impulse geared as well for IE9 as well now? 

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

"advanced glass support" - feature-parity with the msstyle hackers - this could be big...

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Optimized skin changing speed on 64-bit Windows

Todays understatement.  ;) Any faster and you may as well get rid of the please wait/loading  screen.  Faster and smoother,good job.:thumbsup:

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Are there anymore new skins in addition to "Precision"?

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I get an "error retreiving data" when installing the Skinstudio update. I've tried a few time with the same result, even after a reboot.

Windowblinds updated without any issues.

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I did, too, but it now seems to work fine.

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I did, too, but it now seems to work fine.

Yes...it's fixed.

Just goes to show that the people at Stardock are on thier toes...got that fixed in a jiffy....thanks :thumbsup:

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Is there any interest to update if using XP ?? :blush:

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting neophil78, reply 10
Is there any interest to update if using XP ??

XP users get the Precision skin plus support for per skin colours once skins are released with that feature.

Are there any particular features you would like to see on XP?

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting DannyDPX, reply 4
"advanced glass support" - feature-parity with the msstyle hackers - this could be big...

Actually our glass sections support tiling and layers so they are somewhat more advanced.

Reply #13 from JoeUser Forums Top
If there was a Nobel for understated subtlety, Neil would win hands down.
Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

neophil78reply 10Is there any interest to update if using XP ?? XP users get the Precision skin plus support for per skin colours once skins are released with that feature.Are there any particular features you would like to see on XP?

Thanks for reply Neil

Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top

XP users get the Precision skin

Isn't that an old skin?

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting WebGizmos, reply 15

XP users get the Precision skin
Isn't that an old skin?

Yeah that's been there a while.

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Still getting the error receiving data on the sks update...seems to be stuck calculating the size. Wasn't there a way to clear/refresh the cache or something like that?

Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Sweet, Firefox 4 looks good now with the beta running.  But now I have a couple of inquiries about it.

Before the WB beta, it'd look all funky and stuff with the skin interface.  This is isn't a big issue.  Adding the exe into the exception list pretty much solves that.  Since I run FRAPS for screenshots and video capturing during gaming, I noticed that the FPS counter on the corner of the window.  My guess for that is Firefox4 using the Direct2D stuff which triggered the FPS counter for FRAPS.  However, with the latest update, this is now gone.  Sure this makes the window all the more cleaner but it appears that performance also suffers as a result.

Is the performance hit due to having to force Firefox4 to draw using older methods or something?  Or is that a completely different issue?  Other than adding the exe back into the exception list, will there be a way to get the performance back as using its Panorama/Tab-Candy feels more snappier unskinned than skinned?

Reply #19 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Toolbar text on FF 3.6,10 looks all blurry and crappy. Skype titlebar not looking right either

Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I'm also still seeing the error on trying to install SkinStudio (Error: Error retrieving data). No problems installing WB, apart from no longer seeing transparency for explorer wiindows (which worked fine with the prior version). Beta bugs, I guess :)

The speed of skin changes on Win7, 64 bit, is pretty awesome! Can't complain there! :)

 

Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top

apart from no longer seeing transparency for explorer wiindows (which worked fine with the prior version).

I have the same issue.

Since this beta, in many of my WB skins the explorer backgrounds trancparency is gone.

In the preview window i can see it, but not in my folderbackgrounds.

I use Win7 64bit.

Sorry for my bad english.

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Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I have still problems with Trillian 5

Reply #23 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting sixshot, reply 18
Sweet, Firefox 4 looks good now with the beta running.  But now I have a couple of inquiries about it.

Before the WB beta, it'd look all funky and stuff with the skin interface.  This is isn't a big issue.  Adding the exe into the exception list pretty much solves that.  Since I run FRAPS for screenshots and video capturing during gaming, I noticed that the FPS counter on the corner of the window.  My guess for that is Firefox4 using the Direct2D stuff which triggered the FPS counter for FRAPS.  However, with the latest update, this is now gone.  Sure this makes the window all the more cleaner but it appears that performance also suffers as a result.

Is the performance hit due to having to force Firefox4 to draw using older methods or something?  Or is that a completely different issue?  Other than adding the exe back into the exception list, will there be a way to get the performance back as using its Panorama/Tab-Candy feels more snappier unskinned than skinned?

The Firefox 4 beta workaround was supposed to be listed as a temp fix only.  For now we have disabled Direct2D in Firefox (but it is enabled in IE9 and Chrome 6/7).  A final solution will be implemented before Firefox 4 is released officially.

Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting 2of3, reply 19
Toolbar text on FF 3.6,10 looks all blurry and crappy. Skype titlebar not looking right either

Could you provide a screenshot of these issues please.

Reply #25 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Bebi, reply 16



Quoting WebGizmos,
reply 15

XP users get the Precision skin
Isn't that an old skin?


Yeah that's been there a while.

That skin has not been included with WB until now.  It also has support for the new IE9 and glass sections added to it.