TLB/XP/WindowsBlinds

Anyone out there using TLB, XP 2600 Pro and Stardocks' Windowblinds out there.

When changing to one of new XP type skins - Forest is a good example, the whole Taskbar is un-readable - or is it me?

Works fine with any of the older type skins ..

P

Hello, pepg.
I test WindowsBlinds with XP. I want to say that some skins kills not only True Launch Bar but std. Quick Launch too. What version of Windowblinds do you use?

I just upgraded and I can not get window blinds to work correct.. It loads.. but not close window,etc.. ;(

Now I can not even use windowblinds anymore ;(

Don't hold your breath on this one (though Yuri does some amazing work!) Stardock does things in a very non-standard way. Check out this post from the support group of another app I use (FileBoxEtender)

>>If I use Windowblinds and Fbx Extender, the FBX-buttons doesn't show
>>up. Is there anything I can do so I can use both apps or is it just
>>incompatible?
>
>Sorry, not - the only one who could do something about this is
>StarDock,the makers of Windows Blinds. They made their program totally
>incompatible with anyone else who needs to add buttons to title bars. >I tried to talk to them many times, but they are simply not
> interested.

Best of luck.

Rich

Well I hope Yuri can figure out the problem, because I love TrueLaunchBar.. and will be sad if I have to stop using it because of this.

Ok going to try and get rid of TrueLaunchBar, ganna have to use my workshelf for awhile.. ;(
Been like 4 days without my WindowBlinds...
If you find a fix Yuri let me know
I am not sure what the new version does to the system..
Uninstalled TLB, removed all setup and tlbdata files.. windowblinds is back!

(Edited by Eric J Johnson at 10:27 am on Oct. 25, 2001)

BTW. What version of WB I must to test. And can you give link on some of unworking skin.

Windows 2000 Professional
WindowBlinds 2.20b

Windows XP Pro , and Windows Blinds v3 RC1 also!

XP Ocean & XP Platinum & XP Jean Skins you only see the Trusoft logo.

Well Guess I need to upgrade my WindowBlinds *brb*

We see how it goes..

OK, I solve problem with Windows XP Pro + Windows Blinds v3 RC1.
But still cannot reproduce problems with WB 2.2
Eric, what skins do not works, or all?

Not sure I had a major PC Crash and had to refor..
Everything is working fine now.. *shrug*

Ustas - you seemed to be saying in your last post, that you had solved the problem with the TLB not working correctly with Xp Pro and Windowblinds V3 RC1 Beta.
If this is so i would like to know how it can be solved or when an update will be available to the TLB if this is necessary.
I love TLB and can't live without it - it certainly comes before WindowBlinds V3 so if somethings got to go it wont be the TLB - but it will be a shame if I can't use WindowsBlinds in future as the Xp skins do look good and the added futionality of addition buttons is useful - so i really hope you have, indeed, solved this problem :-)

Addition Info -

I'm using Windows XP Pro Final Release, WindowBlinds V3 RC1 and TLB version - 1.1.0.12 beta.


Problems I have experienced with WindowBlinds skin applied are: the TLB icons disappear when any new WB skin is applied although the TLB is still there because I can right click on it and access the menus as usual.

Also if the TLB is positioned next to the system tray, when i expand the tray using the button to display hidden icons, the TLB buttons reappear but only until it rehides the icons.

If i drag the TLB on to the desktop the TLB window appears to be about 3 miles wide - I have even tried dragging it accross the screen for 10 minutes and not reached the end of it.

If the TLB is on the task bar I can sometimes get the buttons to appear by locking and unlocking the taskbar and moving TLB arround but it only works occasionally and never last very long and always disappears again when locking the taskbar.

The TLB also works fine if WindowBlinds doesn't skin the TaskBar buttons (set on the WB options screen) but that makes the taskbar look very plain. WindowBlinds seems to skin the TLB buttons out of existance.

I have tried all combinations of the TLB options without success.

I have also noticed that WindowBlinds has a Per Application setting which allows you to specify .exe files that are not to be skinned - does TLB contain any .exe files or is there a way to make WB apply the same restrictions to .dll files?

I hope this information is useful for sorting out the problem if you haven't already.



PLEASE SOLVE IT :-)

PaulyP


(Edited by PaulyP at 12:44 pm on Nov. 2, 2001)

Sorry, I say not correctly. I found the problem and the solving of this problem will comes with next version (1.1.0.13)
Sorry again

This is probably just wishful thinking but is there any chance of you giving us a very rough idea of when the next beta will be released - ie (Choose an option):

Don't hold me to this but I hope it will be released -

a) Hold your breath - It'll be that quick!
b) In the next few days - So breath - atleast a little.
c) Next Week - Might be a good idea to sleep a while - it'll make the time go quicker.
d) Within the next 2 weeks - Go on holiday for a few weeks - when you get back, we'll be done.
e) Sometime in late November - write a novel - if it gets published in the meantime you wont care when the beta is released.
f) Before the New Year - Put yourself into cryostasis and we'll wake you when we're done.
g) Probably Next Year - or When the Moon's made of green cheese.

PLEASE!! - Just a very small clue - something'ish to look forward to.

Thanks and here's hoping

PaulyP