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Reply #176 November 11, 2009 4:26:05 PM
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Quoting RPGFX,
reply 175
ok, not sure if this has been posted or not... so much to sift through.  Anyway, When I have one of the Aero textured skins applied (Aero metals in the screenshot) the Aero Peek feature of Windows 7 doesn't make the window transparent, instead it makes it a box of the texture used...  like so...

 

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh28/richieguere/AeroPeekBug.jpg

This is perfectly normal.

To make things more transparent use the transparency tab.

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Reply #177 November 11, 2009 7:27:47 PM
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This is perfectly normal.

To make things more transparent use the transparency tab.

 

But what if I don't want the skin transparent?  Then the Aero Peek feature doesn't work? 

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Reply #178 November 11, 2009 9:33:08 PM
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Don't mean to be a pain in the ass here...but should I bother installing the latest version of this...as far as hoping my problem is fixed? My inquiry seems to be getting looked over here. And I don't see anything in the "history" in Impulse that would suggest it has been fixed...but then again these things don't seem to get updated as they once did.

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Reply #179 November 12, 2009 12:02:30 AM
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Win 7 has stopped skinning the window widgets.  I no longer have borders, menu bars, or close/open icons surrounding program windows.  Program Titles and icons still remain visible and all functions including close/open commands and resize arrow are still working.  Impulse maintains its windowing.  This happened on my desktop just recently (would installing the beta of Spiriform's Specce make any difference?).  No change in skin or unloading/reloading/rebooting will alleviate the effect.  Have to revert to Aero to use the operating system.

 

Your computer has a Windows Experience Index base score of 5.6
Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 6.7

WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 7.0 (build 228 - Windows 7 Edition) - 64 bit OS

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
(Generic PnP Monitor) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS

Wblind.dll      2009/10/29 12:32:20
Wblind64.dll      2009/10/29 12:32:19
Wbsrv.dll      2009/11/04 09:22:58
SevenConfig.exe      2009/11/04 15:15:08
Wbload.exe      2009/10/22 06:40:12
Wbhelp.dll      2009/10/07 14:35:07
Tray.dll           2009/10/21 08:13:19
Wbload.dll           2009/09/29 10:20:26
Screen.exe      2009/11/04 09:22:01

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Reply #180 November 16, 2009 12:34:48 AM
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bump!

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Reply #181 November 16, 2009 9:03:59 AM
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bump!

Update to Windows 7, you may (well we may ...) have a better chance

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Reply #182 November 16, 2009 9:05:13 AM
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I believe the issue with the toolbar icons UI should be resolved in the next build.  It was using the animation selection for the toolbar icons sometimes.

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Reply #183 November 16, 2009 12:46:05 PM
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I believe the issue with the toolbar icons UI should be resolved in the next build. It was using the animation selection for the toolbar icons sometimes.

Ok cool! Thanks Neil!

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Reply #184 November 20, 2009 4:12:52 PM
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I just noticed neither WB 7.00.006 from 11/17/2009, neither WB 7.00.009 from 11/18/2009 permit anymore to set Backgrounds Opacity levels (under XP SP3)

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Reply #185 November 20, 2009 4:43:44 PM
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Quoting neophil78,
reply 184
I just noticed neither WB 7.00.006 from 11/17/2009, neither WB 7.00.009 from 11/18/2009 permit anymore to set Backgrounds Opacity levels (under XP SP3)

You have to enable emulation on the XP settings tab

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Reply #186 November 20, 2009 6:02:34 PM
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Thanks Neil

and about Explorer Backgrounds:

1° where are the default ones stored ?

2° how to link a particular background texture to a specific WB (and keep it in memory) as it was previously the case with WB6 ?

Thanks

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Reply #187 November 20, 2009 6:22:41 PM
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Hi Neil,

I'm a happy camper!  The taskbar transparency is working great now!  Thought you might like to hear something positive.  WB 7 is really looking great.

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Reply #188 November 20, 2009 9:07:35 PM
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Quoting neophil78,
reply 186
Thanks Neil

and about Explorer Backgrounds:

1° where are the default ones stored ?

2° how to link a particular background texture to a specific WB (and keep it in memory) as it was previously the case with WB6 ?

Thanks

The default explorer backgrounds are stored in the same place they have always been (Vista images\textures folder off skins folder)

Explorer background settings are global in WB7 unless the skin itself has a background defined.

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Reply #189 December 7, 2009 9:20:28 AM
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I read through all the pages of this and didnt see anything, so I thought I would post here.  I am running Windows 7 64 bit and have a problem with transparency on explorer backgrounds.  All is working fine, but when I go to re-name a file or folder, the transparency goes away.  As soon as I close the window and re-open it, it is ok again.  Happens on any skin I have tried, so I don't think it is any specific skin.

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