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
WB_Visual_Styles_Corporate 8-5-2009 1-53-43 PM
 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.


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on Aug 07, 2009

so why does the interface have Color spelled incorrectly as Colour

because the coder(Neil I assume)...isnt an Americano...I believe he be from the land of ENG.

on Aug 07, 2009
Neil, can the white background in the new interface's bottom tab bar be reconsidered to something dark?
on Aug 07, 2009
A slight update to the color change issue I mentioned in reply #75. It works fine in Vista, its in Win7 that it isn't reflecting the changes. Although I tried another skin, Miricla, that says you can do color changing but it does not do it in WB 7. I think this might be something to do with this skin since others change colors (have commented in that skins comments). A couple other notes in Vista (maybe in 7 also haven't tried) Using the menu "Skin Options" and "Install Skin", installing a skin with .wba said there was no .uis file, yet if I applied after the download from the website it loaded fine, but isn't in the WB Config listing. I've noticed this before actually just not mentioned it. However, in SDC I right clicked on the downloaded right and chose "Open", it not only applied itself (after clicking tooltip) but it appears in WB Config. So some oddity there. The small screenshot for Miricla is not complete (again may be an author issue?) The scrollbar for scrolling through skins does not move if you click in the middle of it. I can only drag the scrollbar.
on Aug 08, 2009

Snowman
...and I'm getting the dreaded 'invalid registration' notice when trying to update to WB7 B2

Been troubleshooting a bit with Zu, but still no go....

I've finally managed to get hold of Beta 2....

Had to nuke WB, reset the data in Impulse AND restart Impulse before the correct update appeared.

Why do it the easy way.....

on Aug 10, 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").
I finally updated to the beta just now and I have the same issue. My list stopped at Psycho at first and i tried rebuilding the list 3 times before I decided to see if it was a number of skins issue. I deleted one skin and then it did show one more skin after Psycho. If I use the old interface it still shows my entire list of skins so I assume it's something in the coding of the new interface that is only allowing it to show a certain number of skins. Not sure though. Hopefully it won't be an issue for long because I really enjoy the look of the new interface and look forward to being able to use it full time with all the options. and great work on the Corporate skin danillo
on Aug 10, 2009

zakai1369
Okay, Here's one. While in the new interface my list of windowblinds stops at the letter "I" (even after I do "rebuild List").

I finally updated to the beta just now and I have the same issue. My list stopped at Psycho at first and i tried rebuilding the list 3 times before I decided to see if it was a number of skins issue. I deleted one skin and then it did show one more skin after Psycho. If I use the old interface it still shows my entire list of skins so I assume it's something in the coding of the new interface that is only allowing it to show a certain number of skins. Not sure though. Hopefully it won't be an issue for long because I really enjoy the look of the new interface and look forward to being able to use it full time with all the options.

and great work on the Corporate skin danillo


There's a hidden scroll bar near the bottom of the interface.  It's rather minimalist.  It's right above the tabs at the bottom for color, style, wallpapers, etc.  If you mouse over it, you'll see a narrow, about 2-pixel gray line, and the larger about 10-pixel bar to move back and forth -- that should take you to the end of your library of skins if you move it left or right. At first, I thought I had lost the last half of my library, too, but then I noticed the line.

on Aug 10, 2009

zakai1369
Okay, Here's one. While in the new interface my list of windowblinds stops at the letter "I" (even after I do "rebuild List").I finally updated to the beta just now and I have the same issue. My list stopped at Psycho at first and i tried rebuilding the list 3 times before I decided to see if it was a number of skins issue. I deleted one skin and then it did show one more skin after Psycho. If I use the old interface it still shows my entire list of skins so I assume it's something in the coding of the new interface that is only allowing it to show a certain number of skins. Not sure though. Hopefully it won't be an issue for long because I really enjoy the look of the new interface and look forward to being able to use it full time with all the options. and great work on the Corporate skin danillo

The UI currently has a limit of 499 skins, this will be expanded in later updates.

on Aug 10, 2009

There's a hidden scroll bar near the bottom of the interface. It's rather minimalist. It's right above the tabs at the bottom for color, style, wallpapers, etc. If you mouse over it, you'll see a narrow, about 2-pixel gray line, and the larger about 10-pixel bar to move back and forth -- that should take you to the end of your library of skins if you move it left or right. At first, I thought I had lost the last half of my library, too, but then I noticed the line.
Thank you for trying to help but yes I used the scrollbar.
The UI currently has a limit of 499 skins, this will be expanded in later updates.
okay that's what I figured. thanks for the info. WOW! though, I knew I had alot of themes in there but never counted how many.
on Aug 11, 2009
Question: I've already purchased Windowblinds 6.4 a WHILE ago. Will this be a free upgrade to those of us who've had Windowblinds 6.4 for a while. or will it only be a free upgrade for those who purchase Windoblinds 6 from this point on?
on Aug 12, 2009
I cant get it where to find as i am a OD subscriber but cant see or find where to get WB7 update. It shows as an Update in Impulse but when i click it says my Registration isnt valid for it. So i updated my regi' and it still wouldnt show or let me get the wb7 beta. How do i do this ?? Thxs
on Aug 12, 2009

In the upper right of Impulse click teh "Install all Updates" button.

on Aug 12, 2009

In the upper right of Impulse click teh "Install all Updates" button.

The only problem I've noticed with that is if I only have one update, it doesn't show the "Install all Updates" button.

on Aug 17, 2009

Dunno if it's only a problem here, but WB seem to ignore the 'Play sounds' setting in the config.
I haven't got it checked off (I hate skins with sounds), but still sounds are played, when using the captionbuttons.
Only way to eliminate the sounds is to delete the .wav files from the skin folder.

If anyone wanna test it, here's the skin it happend with: [link]

Could offcourse also be because it's a rather "old" skin, (WB5) but still....

on Aug 17, 2009

I miss the drag and drop wallpaper ability. I now have to put them in the WB wallpaper folder manually,which is a pain. Is this feature/function going to be to be available in WB7 at a later time, or am I missing something?

on Aug 17, 2009

What drag and drop wallpaper ability?

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