Make windowblinds compatible with StartAllBack?

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If a windowblinds theme is applied it breaks the taskbar, start menu and explorer when StartAllBack is running.

It's not a big issue as I only like the segmented taskbar feature of StartAllBack, and there are alternatives for StartAllBack, butI'd like to know if Startdock would somehow patch this issue.
They fixed taskbar not being skinned while Classic shell is running in the past, so perhaps they could do the same for StartAllBack?
You can see the WindowBlinds taskbar briefly show up when applying a theme before it gets replaced with the broken one.

Found issues

  • Taskbar become entirely empty with only the start button visible
  • Ttaskbar is either translucent or fully transparent
  • Start menu has bugged text and context menus with some themes (Like Luna) (Text is white (like background) and context menus titles are misalinged, drawn multiple times over each other and have black background)
  • Explorer doesnt start at all,. Only the "Browse" window (and perhaps comtrol panel) works

 

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
I have forwarded your request to the Stardock Support Team for their review and recommendations. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We really do appreciate your feedback, Thanks

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

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Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

As a long term user of StartAllback, i doubt very much SD will ever give any kind of support or compatibility for Windowblinds with StartAllBack. There Product to work with WBs is Start 11, StartAllBack works very well with Themes, but as it is the main Competitor to Start 11, i can never see SD doing any work for such a competitor, compatibility or any other way.

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I expect naroon1 is correct...;)

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

i had the same issue as you, it also breaks application's buttons too, like Open-shell, and it makes the experience worse.

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Soldier0417, reply 4

i had the same issue as you, it also breaks application's buttons too, like Open-shell, and it makes the experience worse.

The basic problem is having too many apps working on the same target...they all might be fine on their own, but together? Not so much: Too many chefs. And naroon1 is correct. Kind of reminds me of The Lovin' Spoonful's song, "Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?"

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