Published on February 11, 2009 By Island Dog In WinCustomize News

Stardock is excited to announce the release of WindowBlinds 6.4.  WindowBlinds is an application that allows users to change the complete look and feel of both Windows XP and Windows Vista using skins, also called “visual styles”.  WindowBlinds does not alter system files, so it’s completely safe to use, and it uses the latest in hardware acceleration features so it will not affect your PC’s performance.

Aside from just changing the visual style, WindowBlinds gives you control over them by allowing users to change the colors of the skin, adjust opacity and blur levels, change skin fonts, change Explorer window backgrounds, and much more.

What’s new and updated in WindowBlinds 6.4:

  • Support for glass menu bars on Windows Vista
  • Support for a different mouseover image on the right hand side of the Start Menu
  • Control over the background color of the Start Menu "Programs" list
  • Double clicking the top left of a per pixel window will now close it on Windows Vista
  • Control over the search box text color & font
  • Better control over the Start Menu fonts & colors
  • New section to allow a custom mouseover image used on the "Programs" link on Vista versus the legacy solid color
  • Start button overlay now supports animation

WindowBlinds is part of the Object Desktop suite of desktop enhancement, and is also available stand-alone for $19.95.  Visit www.windowblinds.net for a free trial download.

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on Feb 11, 2009
I cant found it at sdc ( not impulse )
on Feb 11, 2009
Do all the skins included support the new features?
on Feb 11, 2009
I just updated through Impulse, it's says I now have version 6.4, build 73x86. It doesn't show these changes though. Will try again later.
on Feb 11, 2009

I do not believe there are any skins currently using the new features.  They only recently became available through SkinStudio 6.40 Beta.

We have to wait for the skinners.  But I heard, "If you biuld it . . they will come." 

on Feb 11, 2009
You won't see the changes in WindowBlinds until skinners begin utilizing these new features in SkinStudio.
on Feb 11, 2009
Beaten by Zub! Doh!
on Feb 11, 2009
Update from sdc ( not impulse ) but i stil saw 6.3 69*86 version Os xp sp3
on Feb 11, 2009
I do not believe there are any skins currently using the new features.
Isn't it kind of silly to include new features and not even show them off?
on Feb 11, 2009

Isn't it kind of silly to include new features and not even show them off?
   ^ Now thats silly.

They can't be implemented until the technology is there Asty.. new features don't skin themeselves. Perhaps a little patience wouldn't hurt. WB is constantly evolving and expecting every version to come with all new skins with every little feature included and updated is unrealistic.

In much the same way it's also incredibly time consuming to support legacy as the engine evolves too.

on Feb 11, 2009
Looks great but dose it have the work around for IE8.........
on Feb 11, 2009

Robbie_Boy
Looks great but dose it have the work around for IE8.........
Yes.

christolia
Update from sdc ( not impulse ) but i stil saw 6.3 69*86 version
Os xp sp3
Refresh SDC.

on Feb 11, 2009
Zubaz, i mean that i install from sdc the update version of windowblinds ( 6.4 ), then i restart but when i open windowblinds it seems that the version still 6.3 ( 89*86 )
on Feb 11, 2009
See thread https://forums.wincustomize.com/336276/page/2 As it was not enough with latest beta, with the released version of WB 6.4 is signaled as an update on one PC but not on the other ...   
on Feb 11, 2009

christolia
Zubaz,
i mean that i install from sdc the update version of windowblinds ( 6.4 ), then i restart but when i open windowblinds it seems that the version still 6.3 ( 89*86 )
Corrected.

on Feb 11, 2009
When I open impulse there is no update listed and it says I have 6.30.14 last updated on 8/5/2008??
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