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Reply #326 June 21, 2013 3:22:35 AM
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Quoting Neil Banfield,
reply 307


Quoting acer777, reply 306
Quoting Neil Banfield, reply 304

Quoting acer777, reply 303
I have a problem with the Windows Photo Viewer as most of its buttons are replaced with a white/silver texture when hovering over it.

On Windows 7 64-bit and happens on every skin except default windows. Am I the only one facing this issue?

 

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/90/ustb.png/



Which version of WB does it show in the about box in the WB configuration window?

I quickly checked here and could not reproduce this problem.

 

on Windowblinds 8

 

Sorry when I said what version I mean what version does it say in the text.  Like 7.98 build 12 etc.

 

Its WindowBlinds 8.0 (017 - Windows 7 Edition) - 64 bit OS

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Reply #327 June 21, 2013 6:48:03 AM
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Quoting RadialFX,
reply 301

Windowblinds is not loading a skin when my system boots or restarts. I have to apply manually after it up. I'm running Win 7 Ultimate. Any Ideas?  Rad

What skin are you getting on a login?

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Reply #328 June 21, 2013 9:04:31 AM
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Quoting kku,
reply 322
This occurs when I click on the WB config dialog, but outside of the left window for example the substyle drop down control.

At the moment we are unable to reproduce this on the machines we have tested on.  We will continue to try to reproduce it.
(If anyone else in this thread can do so, please let us know so we can find  out anything in common.)

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Reply #329 June 21, 2013 10:24:54 AM
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Quoting LightStar,
reply 299


Quoting Neil Banfield, reply 296

Quoting MadDeez, reply 295
windows 8 64-bit

wb8 trial version

it matters not what skin i apply, the text on the right side of the Start8 start menu is black. i've rebooted 3 times and the text remains black. on dark skins, the text is near to impossible to read.

Do you have a screenshot?

 

Also Neil, and I pointed this out before, the expanded menu text on the tasks list in Windows 8 is being forced to black and cannot be changed. It should be the same color as the start menu text being used.

 

UPDATE: I did some more research on this Neil as far as the text color on the expanded start menu (right side). On some skins it is fine, but on some it is an incorrect color no matter what. So I checked the code and I cannot seem to notice any difference in the code between a skin that is having the issue and one that is not. For instance, the Sublime skin is fine, but Sandera7 (should be white text and isn't) has an issue. Altero is fine, but Altosa is not. Chronos, Captivate and iOS have the issue, as well as many other skins. Don't know what to do on this one, so hope you guys can figure it out. Thanks.

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Reply #330 June 21, 2013 12:43:02 PM
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Hi Neil, I'm not getting any skin, it's just classic windows. Rad

Ok, I may need to apologize! I changed skins and rebooted and now it's working fine! I was using "Windows Aero" and today I changed it to "Revolver" and rebooted just to see and it worked fine sooooo...I dunno but sorry for any trouble I may have caused.  Rad

 

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Reply #331 June 22, 2013 5:56:31 PM
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I just posted this in another part of the forum and I'm not sure anybody really understood the issue but it was recommended that I post it here,so as I posted there

Just so we're clear;

Brightside windowblind with color applied by skin. 

Opening Window Color and Appearance app

Note I've selected black and the apply button is functional.

Apply button has been clicked and is now greyed out, but color has not changed. Previously at this point, it would.

But now after logging out and back in it has been applied.

I don't think I can make it any clearer.

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Reply #332 June 22, 2013 6:25:02 PM
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Quoting dxmc,
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I'm not sure anybody really understood the issue
, Yes, it was understood. However, in this support forum, you are more likely to get "official" help. Good luck.

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Reply #333 June 25, 2013 2:55:44 PM
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I mentioned the background color bug in an e-mail I sent to support. I have a ticket going because WB8 tends to crash when you close the configuration window, I just got an e-mail back saying that they have escalate the background color issue to the Dev team.

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Reply #334 June 29, 2013 11:01:23 AM
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I have an issue with Explorer windows on secondary monitors, this doesn't happen on the primary monitor.  Yeah, I know... weird.

Anyways, when you maximize an Explorer window on a secondary monitor the window's title bar, toolbar, and a lot of other things about the window gets completely mangled.  Also, the minimize, restore, and exit controls don't work either.

This is a picture of a mangled Explorer window.

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Reply #335 July 1, 2013 5:48:10 AM
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I am a Windows Blinds 7 customer as well as a SkinStudio 7 Customer. How since you updated all our downloads in our My Downloads section to SkinStudio 8 can we get back out purchased SkinStudio 7 that works with Windows Blinds 7?

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Reply #336 July 1, 2013 11:17:30 AM
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SkinStudio 7 will not run on Windows 8.  Sorry.

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Reply #337 July 1, 2013 12:29:59 PM
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Quoting Zubaz,
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SkinStudio 7 will not run on Windows 8.  Sorry.

I think he's asking, as a Win 7/WB7 user, how to redownload SKS 7. Obviously, archiving it would have been the prudent thing to do, (which I have done) since it is no longer in our ODNT accounts.

Will SKS 8 work on on Windows 7 and with WB7?

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Reply #338 July 1, 2013 12:59:40 PM
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Quoting Wizard1956,
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Will SKS 8 work on on Windows 7 and with WB7?

I know that sks8 and wb8 work fine on windows7. Don't believe you can mix them.

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Reply #339 July 12, 2013 6:30:00 PM
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I realize this is the beta issue thread for Windowblinds 8, but its the only one I can find that references the same problem LightStar reported where UIS2 titlebar text won't display.  Is this a known issue with Windowblinds 8 and is a fix in the works?  I have been using Windowblinds for about 10 years now and have a TON of UIS2 skins!!  If I can't use them anymore, I'll have psychological issues.  

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Reply #340 August 20, 2013 3:15:32 AM
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Creating a skin, authors have to apply a skin too many times to see the changes they have made.. unfortunately this is not possible with Windowblinds 8 and Windows 8, I can apply only once the skin and does nothing if I want to apply the same skin  again  or any other skin...

The only solution I have found is to restart every time to be able to see the changes I have made, after a restart it works fine but for one skin only and this is very annoying and time consuming... I wonder if there is a solution for this issue.

 

Windows 8 Pro (9200.win8_gdr.130531-1504)
WindowBlinds 8.0 (017 - Windows 8 Edition) - 64 bit OS

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Reply #341 August 20, 2013 7:47:37 AM
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Quoting adni18,
reply 340

Creating a skin, authors have to apply a skin too many times to see the changes they have made.. unfortunately this is not possible with Windowblinds 8 and Windows 8, I can apply only once the skin and does nothing if I want to apply the same skin  again  or any other skin...

The only solution I have found is to restart every time to be able to see the changes I have made, after a restart it works fine but for one skin only and this is very annoying and time consuming... I wonder if there is a solution for this issue.

 

Windows 8 Pro (9200.win8_gdr.130531-1504)
WindowBlinds 8.0 (017 - Windows 8 Edition) - 64 bit OS

 

Hmmmm, not doing that at all here on Windows 8 Nikos, it's working just fine. Might need to contact support on this one.

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Reply #342 August 20, 2013 8:11:46 AM
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The things became so complicated dear friend Tom, so many operating systems, configurations, conflicts, incompatibilities… most of the times no one can find the reason of a problem… this is the real issue now days for a programmer, skinner or a user! 

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Reply #343 August 20, 2013 8:17:14 AM
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Quoting adni18,
reply 340

Creating a skin, authors have to apply a skin too many times to see the changes they have made.. unfortunately this is not possible with Windowblinds 8 and Windows 8, I can apply only once the skin and does nothing if I want to apply the same skin  again  or any other skin...

The only solution I have found is to restart every time to be able to see the changes I have made, after a restart it works fine but for one skin only and this is very annoying and time consuming... I wonder if there is a solution for this issue.

 

Windows 8 Pro (9200.win8_gdr.130531-1504)
WindowBlinds 8.0 (017 - Windows 8 Edition) - 64 bit OS

Hello Nikos. May be something else as I can work all day using win8 and SKS with no problem as Tom said. Don't have an answer for you but yes these computers at times can act as they wish.

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Reply #344 August 20, 2013 8:37:48 AM
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That's right Dave, I only hope that someone may have some good idea about my issue... 

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Reply #345 August 20, 2013 8:50:58 AM
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That's right Dave, I only hope that someone may have some good idea about my issue... 

I hope someone has a solution for you. I can't imagine making changes in SKS than hit apply and not see them. Hopefully you have win7 to use and do the work on there and than check it on win8 and make any small changes necessary. 

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Reply #346 August 20, 2013 11:17:44 AM
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Good idea Dave, thanks I still wondering though, why I can't use normally Windowblinds 8...

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Reply #347 August 20, 2013 11:38:42 AM
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Quoting adni18,
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Good idea Dave, thanks I still wondering though, why I can't use normally Windowblinds 8...

Don't know Niko's. I use it on win7 and 8 with no problems. Now and than a WB my not load correctly so I just apply again. Saying that this has been this way forever and I assume it's not really a WB thing.

For information. When I installed the new windowblinds and SKS I did uninstall the older versions. Some do this and some install over the older version. Also you want to install WB8 before you install SKS8. Some have had problems installing it the other way so I went with what was recommended to me.

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Reply #348 August 21, 2013 1:11:04 AM
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I know all what you have mention, thank you any way! 

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Reply #349 October 18, 2013 6:01:19 PM
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i have tried windowsblinds 8.0 and the newer version on windows 8.1 neither is working correctly when using start 8 or similar and clicking the start button you are uanble to see anything but a black start menu only on the default theme which is win 8 theme. carnt seem to get it working correctly any ideas tried on 2 different machines both same effect even reinstalled and tried again  its only when you click the start button and see the list only default theme allows you to see anything there you cannot see the wallpapers either just the windows 8.1 default ones

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Reply #350 October 18, 2013 6:02:50 PM
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Quoting wizard120111,
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i have tried windowsblinds 8.0 and the newer version on windows 8.1 neither is working correctly when using start 8 or similar and clicking the start button you are uanble to see anything but a black start menu only on the default theme which is win 8 theme carnt seem to get it working correctly any ideas tried on 2 different machines both same effect even reinstalled and tried again  its only when you click the start button and see the list only default theme allows you to see anthing there

That is not normal.

What version of Start8 are you using?

We use the two together all the time and in fact I was testing those two together on Windows 8.1 only this afternoon.

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