Published on June 8, 2010 By Island Dog In WinCustomize News

Stardock released WindowBlinds 7.1 today. WindowBlinds is a program that allows users to customize the user interface of Microsoft Windows. By applying “skins,” WindowBlinds can easily change nearly every element of the Windows experience including the task bar, Start menu, window borders, scrollbars, push buttons, and much more.

The v7.1 update includes:

  • Added three new UIS0 skins for Vista/Windows 7
  • New create textures UI
  • New random wallpaper changer UI
  • Added support (with SkinStudio 7.09) for skin authors to control folder background color on Windows 7
  • Added support (with SkinStudio 7.09) for skin authors to control text color in the bottom preview area of Explorer windows on Windows 7
  • Added new font objects with texture and later support
  • Added flip option for text along with use texture alpha channel option
  • Advanced font objects now supported by per pixel frames
  • New WindowBlinds guide
  • Various fixes and tweaks

A free trial for WindowBlinds 7 is available, and the full version can be purchased for just $19.95.   It is also part of Object Desktop, Stardock’s full suite of desktop enhancement programs.

To learn more, visit http://www.windowblinds.net.

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on Jun 08, 2010

So is it safe to say there won't be any further updates regarding XP?

on Jun 08, 2010

Are the 3 new skins included the ones that came in the last update of 7.09?

on Jun 08, 2010

Tim's skin looks so nice in that shot.  Nice update, thanks for the heads up ID.  

on Jun 08, 2010

Not sure if I should post this here or make another thread, but what the hell.

I updated to the new version earlier today, and just a minute ago I noticed some weird issues with my taskbar. The taskbar buttons were getting stuck with the hover glow color, some would start blinking and wouldn't stop off the blink image when I clicked on them, and the taskbar thumbnail preview image was not working. To be fair I also installed a lot of other stuff today/recently (FindeXer, QTTabbar, UltraMon), but I decided WB was the easiest to troubleshoot so I rolled back to the previous archive and now the issues are gone. Correlation or coincidence, I'm not sure.

(Win7 Pro x64)

on Jun 09, 2010

Bebi Bulma
Not sure if I should post this here or make another thread, but what the hell.

I updated to the new version earlier today, and just a minute ago I noticed some weird issues with my taskbar. The taskbar buttons were getting stuck with the hover glow color, some would start blinking and wouldn't stop off the blink image when I clicked on them, and the taskbar thumbnail preview image was not working. To be fair I also installed a lot of other stuff today/recently (FindeXer, QTTabbar, UltraMon), but I decided WB was the easiest to troubleshoot so I rolled back to the previous archive and now the issues are gone. Correlation or coincidence, I'm not sure.

(Win7 Pro x64)

I think a reboot would have sorted that.  Which restoring the previous archive would do.

on Jun 09, 2010

WebGizmos
So is it safe to say there won't be any further updates regarding XP?

Because?

A number of the items in that updates list are for XP too.  Things like the new texture creation window, the random wallpaper changer, the new font support etc.

on Jun 09, 2010

I have a big problem with IE8 after updating WindowBlinds... Please, look here: https://forums.wincustomize.com/383635

I need any advice how to disable the ugly applying of gray color on IE8 toobar. This spoils my lovely browser which I'm using every day. Moreover - several times per day!

on Jun 09, 2010

I have the opposite view. That blue toolbar was ugly, the grey has improved it beyond sight. All we need now is grey tabs

on Jun 09, 2010

Because?

A number of the items in that updates list are for XP too. Things like the new texture creation window, the random wallpaper changer, the new font support etc.

Just curious Neil and thanks. With the attitude I see sometimes towards XP by people and the future end of support for it at some stage. I'm just asking so that I'm not updating something that has no effect on what I already have. I wasn't implying anything sinister...I always read whats in the update but since XP isn't mentioned I need to ask these things.

on Jun 09, 2010

WebGizmos

Because?

A number of the items in that updates list are for XP too. Things like the new texture creation window, the random wallpaper changer, the new font support etc.

Just curious Neil and thanks. With the attitude I see sometimes towards XP by people and the future end of support for it at some stage. I'm just asking so that I'm not updating something that has no effect on what I already have. I wasn't implying anything sinister...I always read whats in the update but since XP isn't mentioned I need to ask these things.

Neil could obviously be more specific, but I think one reason XP isn't mentioned sometimes is many of the new features are taking advantage of technologies that are only in Vista/Win 7.

on Jun 09, 2010

WebGizmosreply 9Because?A number of the items in that updates list are for XP too. Things like the new texture creation window, the random wallpaper changer, the new font support etc.Just curious Neil and thanks. With the attitude I see sometimes towards XP by people and the future end of support for it at some stage. I'm just asking so that I'm not updating something that has no effect on what I already have. I wasn't implying anything sinister...I always read whats in the update but since XP isn't mentioned I need to ask these things. Neil could obviously be more specific, but I think one reason XP isn't mentioned sometimes is many of the new features are taking advantage of technologies that are only in Vista/Win 7.

I understand ID. Would be good though to throw a mention in there since it's only 2 characters to avoid confusiuon.

on Jun 09, 2010

What the heck happened to that quote?  ^^^^^^^^^

on Jun 09, 2010

Thanks for the heads up Neil!

on Jun 09, 2010

I have the opposite view. That blue toolbar was ugly, the grey has improved it beyond sight. All we need now is grey tabs

That's right but only if you didn't edit the IEFRAME.DLL! Less than 1 hour work in Photoshop and I've done my own IE8 Metal Skin (with the tabs by the way!). And now I can't use it because of WB7!

Are you think this is normal?

on Jun 09, 2010

WebGizmos

Because?

A number of the items in that updates list are for XP too. Things like the new texture creation window, the random wallpaper changer, the new font support etc.


Just curious Neil and thanks. With the attitude I see sometimes towards XP by people and the future end of support for it at some stage. I'm just asking so that I'm not updating something that has no effect on what I already have. I wasn't implying anything sinister...I always read whats in the update but since XP isn't mentioned I need to ask these things.

In general (with WindowBlinds & Deskscapes updates), if we list no OSes against a feature it is probably all OSes unless its something obviously specific to one.  If it is specific to OSes we list the OSes it applies to, so XP only, or Vista / 7 only.

XP is certainly more mature as an OS now and there is less to add but that doesn't mean new features do not make it to XP.  There is a Deskscapes update coming this week which has a previously Vista / 7 only feature that now works on XP too.

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