Published on September 21, 2010 By Island Dog In WinCustomize News

A new WindowBlinds beta has been released bring several new features and compatibility fixes.  WindowBlinds is an application that lets you change the entire user interface to one of thousands available.  Downloaded more than 16 million times on Download.com alone, WindowBlinds is the safe and easy way to change your Windows desktop experience.

WindowBlinds 7.19 update:

  • Added advanced glass support including new sections for SkinStudio
  • Improved compatibility with pre-release Firefox 4 and IE9 builds
  • Added new IE9 sections
  • Added support for per-skin custom colors
  • Optimized skin changing speed on 64-bit Windows

A beta of SkinStudio was also released to support the latest updates for WindowBlinds. 

Beta downloads can be found in the Impulse client, and you can find more information about WindowBlinds, including a free trial download at www.windowblinds.net.

9-21-2010 1-24-34 PM    Windows 7-2010-09-21-13-49-56


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on Sep 21, 2010

WebGizmos

XP users get the Precision skin
Isn't that an old skin?

Yeah that's been there a while.

on Sep 21, 2010

Still getting the error receiving data on the sks update...seems to be stuck calculating the size. Wasn't there a way to clear/refresh the cache or something like that?

on Sep 22, 2010

Sweet, Firefox 4 looks good now with the beta running.  But now I have a couple of inquiries about it.

Before the WB beta, it'd look all funky and stuff with the skin interface.  This is isn't a big issue.  Adding the exe into the exception list pretty much solves that.  Since I run FRAPS for screenshots and video capturing during gaming, I noticed that the FPS counter on the corner of the window.  My guess for that is Firefox4 using the Direct2D stuff which triggered the FPS counter for FRAPS.  However, with the latest update, this is now gone.  Sure this makes the window all the more cleaner but it appears that performance also suffers as a result.

Is the performance hit due to having to force Firefox4 to draw using older methods or something?  Or is that a completely different issue?  Other than adding the exe back into the exception list, will there be a way to get the performance back as using its Panorama/Tab-Candy feels more snappier unskinned than skinned?

on Sep 22, 2010

Toolbar text on FF 3.6,10 looks all blurry and crappy. Skype titlebar not looking right either

on Sep 22, 2010

I'm also still seeing the error on trying to install SkinStudio (Error: Error retrieving data). No problems installing WB, apart from no longer seeing transparency for explorer wiindows (which worked fine with the prior version). Beta bugs, I guess

The speed of skin changes on Win7, 64 bit, is pretty awesome! Can't complain there!

 

on Sep 22, 2010

apart from no longer seeing transparency for explorer wiindows (which worked fine with the prior version).

I have the same issue.

Since this beta, in many of my WB skins the explorer backgrounds trancparency is gone.

In the preview window i can see it, but not in my folderbackgrounds.

I use Win7 64bit.

Sorry for my bad english.

on Sep 22, 2010

I have still problems with Trillian 5

on Sep 22, 2010

sixshot
Sweet, Firefox 4 looks good now with the beta running.  But now I have a couple of inquiries about it.

Before the WB beta, it'd look all funky and stuff with the skin interface.  This is isn't a big issue.  Adding the exe into the exception list pretty much solves that.  Since I run FRAPS for screenshots and video capturing during gaming, I noticed that the FPS counter on the corner of the window.  My guess for that is Firefox4 using the Direct2D stuff which triggered the FPS counter for FRAPS.  However, with the latest update, this is now gone.  Sure this makes the window all the more cleaner but it appears that performance also suffers as a result.

Is the performance hit due to having to force Firefox4 to draw using older methods or something?  Or is that a completely different issue?  Other than adding the exe back into the exception list, will there be a way to get the performance back as using its Panorama/Tab-Candy feels more snappier unskinned than skinned?

The Firefox 4 beta workaround was supposed to be listed as a temp fix only.  For now we have disabled Direct2D in Firefox (but it is enabled in IE9 and Chrome 6/7).  A final solution will be implemented before Firefox 4 is released officially.

on Sep 22, 2010

Toolbar text on FF 3.6,10 looks all blurry and crappy. Skype titlebar not looking right either

Could you provide a screenshot of these issues please.

on Sep 22, 2010

Bebi Bulma



Quoting WebGizmos,
reply 15

XP users get the Precision skin
Isn't that an old skin?


Yeah that's been there a while.

That skin has not been included with WB until now.  It also has support for the new IE9 and glass sections added to it.

on Sep 22, 2010

I've had the Precision skin for quite some time.

on Sep 22, 2010

Precision skin was pulled out of WB for a while, then where updated with Windows 7 bits and got new (more recent) WB sections to serve as example if any skinner have doubts on the new sections.

More skins with new features coming very soon.

on Sep 22, 2010

danilloOc
Precision skin was pulled out of WB for a while, then where updated with Windows 7 bits and got new (more recent) WB sections to serve as example if any skinner have doubts on the new sections.

More skins with new features coming very soon.

so more of the skins that were included with wb in the past are going to be updated?

on Sep 22, 2010

dani!!!!!

on Sep 22, 2010

Tried to open Impulse today, got this. Uninstalled and downloaded Impulse and reinstalled. Same thing.
After the install, it opened and downloaded the Impulse update and when it tried to restart, got this again.

Vista Home - 32bit.

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