WindowBlinds painting issue 2

Screw you guys, I'm goin' home

Good riddance.

Screw you guys, I'm goin' home

Promises, promises.

Screw you guys, I'm goin' home

I bet you're home already...

That happens when Windows XP glitches and decides to paint always on top perpixel UNDER non always on top per pixel. Its a bug in the OS itself and can be reproduced without WB between 2 per pixel windows when 1 is set with always on top and the other is not. In your screenshot the startmenu is an always on top window. CursorXP, ObjectDock, WinAMP etc (any app which makes use of per pixel alpha) will show this problem in the right circumstances. The usual trigger is a change in screen resolution. Note it does not matter if WB was even running when the resolution changes as the problem is something internal to the OS that gets messed up. Rebooting will always fix it and changing the screen resolution again can also fix it sometimes. Our tests have shown Window XP 64 bit does not suffer from this problem and neither does Windows 2003 SP1. Dual headed pcs seem to show it much more often and other computers seem to never show it.

Neil Banfield

This post should be tucked away for the next rant about crappy Stardock support and then pulled out to shove in the face of the detractor.

GraffiX-MajjiK was a putz. A few members of the community dismissed the request for help becuase of said behavior. And a Stardock developer came up with an answer.

You're a good man Neil; working for a good company. My hat is off to you.

GraffiX-MajjiK was a putz. A few members of the community dismissed the request for help becuase of said behavior.

WTF are you talking about

https://www.wincustomize.com/Forums.aspx?ForumID=167&AID=111476

That'll be the 'WTF' to which they refer.

#5 here by Neil Banfield is the definitive answer.  Neil should know, for quite good reason, likewise on that other thread.

When people have problems and request assistance it's generally a good idea to be less dismissive and more receptive....

First off, where in my first post do you see a request for assistance? I was merely pointing out something odd that I found WB doing, if you don't care, fine. I won't post anymore.

Secondly, if this is how the so called "community" is going to act you can have my account.

And lastly, don't think for a minute I will "turn the other cheek" and allow someone to "talk smack" to me and not have that confronted. It's not in my nature.

Good day.

And Jafo, yeah your link proves nothing except the fact that I pointed out a flaw, offered to take screenshots, and did things like thank people.


I'm such an asshole.

 Citizen GraffiX-MajjiK ...I think perhaps there's a discrepancy between your intent and and its perception by Joe Public.

As with most such instances the fault is unlikely to be wholely one-sided.

The WC community is more tolerant than many but still has limits. 

Look after them and they will look after you...

I think perhaps there's a discrepancy between your intent and and its perception by Joe Public.

That may well be. It wouldn't be the first time someone took me the wrong way.

As with most such instances the fault is unlikely to be wholely one-sided.

True. And I'm always up for a good confrontation.

The WC community is more tolerant than many but still has limits. Look after them and they will look after you...

This community, outside of a few individuals, have pretty much ragged me from the start. They love to berate my skins and can't wait to flame my posts. I am part of other online "communities" and have no problems. I come here to attempt to contribute and get shit for it.

I come here to attempt to contribute and get shit for it.

If you are 'always up for a good confrontation' perhaps the trouble here is that at Wincustomize.com the community can/will give as good as it gets.

Nearly always there'll be a legitimate 'cause' of such ragging, though often that is mis-interpretation of intent/wording.

Remember to use the emoticons....they're not an affectation....they help disarm what can otherwise often be mis-construed...

First off, where in my first post do you see a request for assistance? I was merely pointing out something odd that I found WB doing, if you don't care, fine. I won't post anymore. Secondly, if this is how the so called "community" is going to act you can have my account. And lastly, don't think for a minute I will "turn the other cheek" and allow someone to "talk smack" to me and not have that confronted. It's not in my nature.

You are correct - your first post did not specifically request assistance. In fact, it was nothing but "talking smack" itself, trashing the software and WinCustomize, not exactly offering potentially helpful feedback in a spirit of "community" or a selfless effort to help improve the program. The nature of the "community" being peer-to-peer help, however, and the presumption typically being that someone wouldn't bother posting just to see themselves type, some people kindly offered information, to which you replied rudely and dismissively.

It's fairly simple - if you don't want to be perceived as rude, don't be rude.

I wasn't rude. Maybe your perception is a little f'ed up.

Remember to use the emoticons

Sorry, I use the English language to express myself.

The webite will not let me "edit" a comment. Every time I try it pops me to an error page.

Opps, was that rude? Should I not point out flaws? Maybe some pictures will ease the pain.

I think this thread's served it's purpose