WindowBlinds 7 Beta 2 with Windows 7 Theme Support!

Beta for Object Desktop subscribers

Published on August 5, 2009 By Island Dog In WinCustomize News

Stardock is excited to announce the release of Beta 2 for WindowBlinds 7. WindowBlinds is an application that lets users change the look and feel of Windows XP, Vista, and now Windows 7 by applying themes (also known as skins). This latest beta release introduces a wide range of improvements and features over earlier betas.

This beta 2 update includes:

Live previews. See the changes you make in settings in real-time
Completely new user interface which includes grab and throw scrolling, reflections, and a simpler layout.
Improved Windows 7 support
Improved skin coloring (see video)
Improved sub-style selections, and skin search


New UI	Skin coloring

WindowBlinds 7 – Beta 2 is available for download via Stardock’s Impulse for Object Desktop subscribers. Purchase WindowBlinds 6 now, and you will get the upgrade to WindowBlinds 7 for free when released!

For more information, please visit www.windowblinds.net.

Comments (Page 5)

Vervi59

on Aug 06, 2009

Simply EXCELLENT !

I.R. Brainiac

on Aug 06, 2009

The outlines should continue to appear with WB running.

they do for me...tho they look a little odd around the edges...I think it might be the default WIN7 shadows.Havnt really looked that close...with no visible desktop icons that feature dosnt seem useful to me.

specific window focus from the taskbar mouseover is neat tho.

I.R. Brainiac

on Aug 06, 2009

IRB...I was going to tell you that the your color subsets for Knot Aero were missing but it looks like you know.

I'm looking for a better way to do that.Right now I have to include saved presets for each color,for EACH sub,for EACH OS.The list gets huge and cumbersome.

Maybe somebody can show me how to make one set of colors global for all subbs.In other words...user chooses which sub to apply and can pick any color preset without it being assigned to THAT particular sub.

Just a list of color presets that could be applied to anything.

butch123

on Aug 06, 2009

Wow, I'm impressed

Victek

on Aug 06, 2009

I've experimented a little more and it seems the Show Desktop outlines are not consistently displayed even when I just use the Windows 7 Aero skin. Maybe it's related to the display driver version I'm using? I have a Nvidia 9600 GT and currently use the 186.18 drivers.

skyzyk

on Aug 06, 2009

I installed the new Windows Blind 7. It says 6.5 Beta on the right side but when I push history, it says Beta 2.

My problem is that I do not seem to be able to view color changes in preview, WYSIWYG. Hss this happened to anyone or can I get some help please? Thank you.

Gary, aka skyzyk

RedBuzzard

on Aug 06, 2009

Okay, Here's one. While in the new interface my list of windowblinds stops at the letter "I" (even after I do "rebuild List"). Also some windowblinds like Ghostshell for instance have no start panel or taskbar.

Neil Banfield

on Aug 06, 2009

RedBuzzard: How many WB skins do you have?

What happens if you rebuild the skin list using the option under skin options?

RedBuzzard

on Aug 06, 2009

Still the same thing. I have at least 50 or 60 Windowblinds in my directory. The old interface showed everything. Also windowblinds like 3FX show like this :

And if I say edit in skinstudio it comes up with no taskbar or start panel.

ZubaZ

on Aug 06, 2009

In case you haven't noticed when running Windows7:

This one is for you JRRCIVIC98

Neil Banfield

on Aug 06, 2009

RedBuzzard

reply 69

Still the same thing. I have at least 50 or 60 Windowblinds in my directory. The old interface showed everything. Also windowblinds like 3FX show like this :

Reduced 61%

Original 940 x 718

And if I say edit in skinstudio it comes up with no taskbar or start panel.

If the skin comes up in skinstudio without a taskbar or start panel then showing the diamond ones is normal. WB 7 expects a skin to have XP parts and if they do not exist it will use diamond instead.

RedBuzzard

on Aug 06, 2009

It does apply correctly while in the old interface but, using the new interface the stuff that looks like it's missing loads xp classic. It only shows no taskbar or start panel in skinstudio if I tell it to edit while in the new interface. Using the old one it's fine. In other words the xp parts are there WB7 just doesn't see them on some blinds.

I.R. Brainiac

on Aug 06, 2009

I like the grabby slidey function.

DaveRI

on Aug 06, 2009

Like the overall look, love the new expanded thumbnail previews, color tiles selection is handy, Corporate skin is sharp. Well worth the effort of updating.

GhoS

on Aug 07, 2009

I'm noticing the same problem as skyzyk above, the color changes don't do anything. I've tried with Corporate and Miricla, both should change colors and nothing happens. I've tried all sorts of checkboxes, etc and nothing happens. Also I thought Stardock was an American company, so why does the interface have Color spelled incorrectly as Colour

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