WindowBlinds 7.4 Update

Published on April 11, 2012 By Island Dog In WinCustomize News

A new update for WindowBlinds 7 has been released today. WindowBlinds lets you change the look and feel of the Windows user interface with thousands of skins that are available from sites like WinCustomize.com.

This is a maintenance update with various fixes included:

Adds support for transparent scrollbars on Windows 7 Explorer windows
Updates for start button and high dpi
Fix for IE sizing issue
Fix for Opera repaint issue on scrolling
Fix for blurred borders on large bordered skins
Fix for UltraMon secondary taskbar
Directory Opus fixes -SyncBack / SyncBackSE / SyncBack Pro fixes. There are still some menu text colour issues with some skins, but thats skin-specific.
KVIrc - Black scrollbar resolved along with some other issues linked to the QT framework. Unfortunately apps using this framework may end up with strange mouseover issues where the previous skin images are used on mouseovers for a while. This is not a WindowBlinds issue. It also has menu text colour issues. The QT changes should impact any other app that also uses this framework such as the TeamSpeak 3 client.
Total Commander - The black menu bar items are now resolved
Photoshop Elements - tweaks to sort out a cosmetic non maximized window issue and seperators in their menus painting light when the rest is dark.
Yahoo Messenger - The correct theme is now used on the frames
uTorrent- An issue with buttons not positioning correctly when the add link window is expanded / collapsed has been worked around
Alcohol 120% - WB enforces strict Vista rules on the menus now
Automatic detection of custom menus that use the new menu theme parts added and strict Vista menu rules are forced on the application when this is detected.
The mouseover animated flash now applies to readonly combo boxes as well as buttons and toolbars.
IE9 should now support the use of the Web scrollbar sections where defined
IE9 groupboxes in webpages tweaked to match the style closer
CCCleaner - Small tweak to alter margins on header bars to prevent text on headers ending ... when there was enough space.
Thunderbird - Small tweak to add a line gap between the attached files list border and the selection box of any files attached.
IE9 on Vista - The second apply of a UIS2/PerPixel theme will no longer cause the tabs to vanish if IE is closed and reopened.
Keyboard selected items in explorer will now show with a selection image for all themes.
Menu padding settings no longer impact the menu bar itself.
Activation will request elevation (if required) -Some tweaks to the default themes included with WB

You can download WindowBlinds 7.4 from the Stardock download page (http://download.stardock.com) or via the beta of Stardock Central (https://www.stardock.com/products/stardockcentral).

Comments (Page 2)

Rosco_P

on Apr 13, 2012

vwaldbrunn

reply 15

May be my fault not to unload WindowBlinds before starting Stardock Central?

This shouldn't be necessary. Perhaps the planets were in such an alignment at the time that it prevented it from working properly the first time. That's what I'm blaming it on, anyway.

It's up and running now, though?

Budaii

on Apr 13, 2012

Rosco_P

reply 16

Quoting vwaldbrunn, reply 15May be my fault not to unload WindowBlinds before starting Stardock Central?

This shouldn't be necessary. Perhaps the planets were in such an alignment at the time that it prevented it from working properly the first time. That's what I'm blaming it on, anyway.

It's up and running now, though?

It's okay, no problems, thank you.

Perhaps I will wait for a full moon next time.

sithious

on Apr 13, 2012

i hope this fixes the right click menu from being on the left instead of the right side every time i enable a blind.

Daiwa

on Apr 14, 2012

I got that 'error' message, too, but just clicked OK & it installed without a hitch. I don't think it was an 'error' message - rather just a 'message'.

The-Reaper-Man

on Apr 15, 2012

The-Reaper-Manreply 11Mine did not update properly through Stardock Central. I had to go to the Stardock Store and download it. Then it installed properly to version 7.4. vwaldbrunnreply 12The same here (Win 7 64bit) What happened when you tried? Errors? Explosions? Nothing?

No errors, although I did hear a couple of explosions It just said it was still version 7.3 (Vista 32bit) The Stardock Store version took much longer to install but it at least upgraded me to 7.4.

DaveRI

on Apr 15, 2012

The-Reaper-Man

reply 20

The Stardock Store version took much longer to install

Ya the store install runs that alcs or acls (whichever it is) routine that sets the permissions on all the files in the skins directory. It can take awhile if there are a lot of skins and it runs silent - I thought the install had hung until I opened up task manager to see what was going on. But it works as long as you wait for it.

Lantec

on Apr 15, 2012

Updates for start button and high dpi

Kudos to Neil. Fantastic update. I've been using 125% dpi fonts for a while and it always bothered me that only a few blinds looked good enough to use that way.

Wizard1956

on Apr 15, 2012

With this update, on reboot I have to stop then restart UxSms to get Aero running again. Windows 7 Ultimate/64/4Gb RAM. I don't reboot often, so I just noticed it today.

Your computer has a Windows Experience Index base score of 5.9
Your Windows Graphics Experience score is 6.9

WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 7.4 (320 - Windows 7 Edition) - 64 bit OS

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
(Acer LCD Monitor X223W) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT

Wblind.dll     2012/04/11 12:31:20
Wblind64.dll     2012/04/11 12:31:05
Wbsrv.dll     2011/09/26 15:10:56
SevenConfig.exe     2012/04/10 18:38:58
Wbload.exe     2010/10/20 16:08:35
Wbhelp.dll     2011/10/04 10:01:37
Tray.dll          2009/10/23 20:12:19
Wbload.dll          2010/06/07 15:59:25
Screen.exe     2010/06/07 15:59:43

Edit: After a few WB skin changes, and several reboots, it now appears to be ok. I will keep an eye on it, but so far, so good.

LizMarr

on Apr 15, 2012

Lantec

reply 22

Updates for start button and high dpi

Kudos to Neil. Fantastic update. I've been using 125% dpi fonts for a while and it always bothered me that only a few blinds looked good enough to use that way.

Hum. I've been using 96 on any display graphics. Just what resolution can the new displays show?

roflmfaoo

on Apr 16, 2012

sithious

reply 18

i hope this fixes the right click menu from being on the left instead of the right side every time i enable a blind.

That was fixed a few versions ago. Sometime last year, I too also had that problem but yes it's fixed

@Lantec,

I'm sure you already know but most blinds support the default DPI setting of 96.

robertcole

on Apr 20, 2012

it will be very helpful. thanks

JeffxBreeze

on Apr 21, 2012

Total Commander 64 bit menu bar and menus are not skinned yet,

os: win 7 64 bit

Could you fix this issue, please,,

kramirez

on Nov 01, 2012

Hi guys!

Anyone know when it will be certified for windows 8?

thanks,

Snowman

on Nov 01, 2012

<@ZubaZ> It's an issue in that WB is not able to run on Win8 yet.
<@ZubaZ> Beyond Start8, Fences 2, Multiplicity 2, Tiles (beta), and WindowFX 5 (beta) Stardock applications are not certified to work with Windows 8 and running current version may or may not work. At this time though, they are not supported.
<@ZubaZ> We plan on updating more of our software as time goes on, keep an eye on our forums for more details.

snowleopard77

on Nov 28, 2012

Interesting.... I renewed my subscription and I am running windows 8 (avoid metro) and use the desktop, but window blinds still won't run at all on windows 8 to re-skin the desktop and explorer windows...... what are the plans to be able to skin windows 8 's traditional windows?

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