Curtains 1.18 Release Issue Report Thread

Curtains 1.18 Changelog

• Fixes the issue with the black copy/move dialog after you reg hack to enable that
• Exposes the option for absolute middle text positioning in the UI as well as fixing an alignment issue with that for some apps

windows without borders (like steam client, tidal, spotify) need to have the bottom border to be set to "+1" to get that amount of pixels. e.g. setting to 1 pixel results in 0 pixels/no border drawn. see screenshot. 

the epic game launcher/client does not get a border/shadow drawn AT ALL. settings are ignored / do not apply like for all other windows. 

also option to change the application language would be nice. i don't see that setting. 

I am afraid if the application has opted out of the OS theme then it will be opted out of Curtains.  You will notice it does not have a shadow without Curtains running either.

Unless epic add an option to support the OS frame there is nothing we can do for that.

The application language is automatically picked from the supported languages based on your Windows display language setting.

Is there an issue with the translation it is using, or do you just have a personal preference for another language?

You can force it to revert to english by deleting the appropriate .lng file in the lang folder off the installation folder.

Quoting vbadziong, reply 2

windows without borders (like steam client, tidal, spotify) need to have the bottom border to be set to "+1" to get that amount of pixels. e.g. setting to 1 pixel results in 0 pixels/no border drawn. see screenshot. 

Reduced 53%

Original 1565 x 934

 

Reduced 53%

Original 1581 x 960

What display scaling setting is your computer set to use?

there are other applications like spotify, tidal, steam, MS teams which also draw no border and do not adhere to the design standard. not sure, if / how they are fundamentally different. those CAN get a shadow/border with curtains - which would be really the only thing i would need curtains for.

epic window is of class (and in some way it must be a window/frame/... ?)

while e.g. tidal (and teams) is of class

( maybe you could elaborate on how you put shadows/borders on windows. i notice it keeps working even on new windows even when you stopped the curtains service. i would love to be able to have just some registry settings for that or be able to customize the msstyles/theme file. what i really only need - and would prefer not having a background service/tool running for - is : get a border/shadow on

a. all inactive windows,

b. windows without native borders.

e.g. when working in dark mode those dark apps overlap and you dont see where they end, it is really a design flaw. you should also consider this when testing your dark themes. this is really also a ergonomic problem in your dark skins "dark waters"/... ) 

scaling is currently 150%

usually i feel options/... are more understandable/precise in english, when technical terms stay untranslated. that is how you are used to read technical documents/APIs/manpages in the IT industry anyway. With translations come more questions what is actually meant. 

One weird thing I wanted to report. If Google Chrome transparency is enabled within Curtains, it'll only work if the program is launched directly. If other programs open a Google Chrome link while Google Chrome is closed (Usually Discord), Chrome's transparency effects won't be enabled.

Win10 20H2 (19042.985)

Using this Curtains skin: https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/curtains/199/ 

Does it happen with other skins (the stock installed ones for example)?

Sean Drohan
Stardock Support Manager