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Transparent Skins

Any transparent skin lags my screen. Makes webpages and stuff like that all choppy and sketchy. Any idea why? I know my pc can handle it. My specs are,

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 2.0GHz
Asus K8V
ATI X800XT
1 Gig Kingston Hyper X
Dual SATA Seagate 120GB HDD's (Running in Raid 0)
500 WATT Ultra X-Connect Power Supply


Any help would be great...
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Reply #51 Top

I give up
Reply #53 Top
I've read through the comments here & at DA. a couple mention it's only this skin.
maybe it's something to do with JJ's doing it in Chinese and it's losing something in the translation.
Reply #54 Top
Try ClearOne by Evgen. You can find it at DeviantArt
Reply #55 Top
JJying is using experimental coding for his transparent taskbar in his Ecliz plus skin. When I first installed it, the skin was all messed up. After changing the experimental coding, the skin works fine. I haven't seen any other skins using the code so it might just be the problem.
The coding I believe is to create a true transparent taskbar but seems to be causing problems.
Reply #56 Top
I wonder why it only affected some but not all?

I used it all day yesterday - even went to Several's site and the other site Several gave me but had no problems.

But then, I've never had any of the FF issues posted here in the last couple of years.
Reply #57 Top
JJying is using experimental coding for his transparent taskbar in his Ecliz plus skin. When I first installed it, the skin was all messed up. After changing the experimental coding, the skin works fine. I haven't seen any other skins using the code so it might just be the problem.
The coding I believe is to create a true transparent taskbar but seems to be causing problems.


You think you could upload the version that your changed the coding? I can supply the host if needed.

I think its totally Ecliz. When I have that skin applyed and I try to unload or change my skin it totally messes up. Doesnt do that with any other skin.

Try ClearOne by Evgen. You can find it at DeviantArt


Thx for that, totally what I was lookging for!
Reply #58 Top
Ok the ClearOne by Evgen skin does it aswell. Again another highy transparent skin that wont work.
Reply #60 Top
What other apps are you running? Something else is amiss.


I was running mIRC with the Noname script, Adobe Photoshop CS2, Msnm Messenger Live Beta, Kasperky anti-virus, and some Logitech drivers.

Reply #61 Top
Just restarted and closed all programs and same thing.
Reply #62 Top
Try the Aura skin that comes with windowblinds. Does the problem occur?
Reply #63 Top
So far I have been using it for like 10mins and it hasent done it. Aura isnt as transparent though.
Reply #64 Top
RADEON X800 XT


Is this a good card with lots of memory?


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Reply #65 Top
Is this a good card with lots of memory?


16 pipelines with 256mb of memory, paid 700 brand new like 2 years ago or w/e.

Review of it here. Link

Reply #66 Top
Confirming something..

Have you uninstalled windowblinds. REBOOT. Go to the windowblinds folder and manually remove any remaining files. Be sure to copy to another folder any skins you want to save first before uninstalling.

Reinstall windowblinds via Stardock Central. Be sure you are downloading the latest Beta.

Then reboot again.

Have you done all this prior?
Reply #67 Top
I didn't download the beta and it wasn't in my list as available yesterday when I looked. It was showing as available before.

Reading #7 here: Link
- has it been pulled?
Reply #68 Top
I haven re-installed but not with beta. Also when I uninstalled I didnt check if there was any remaining files. So I will do that now.
Reply #69 Top
Confirming something..

Have you uninstalled windowblinds. REBOOT. Go to the windowblinds folder and manually remove any remaining files. Be sure to copy to another folder any skins you want to save first before uninstalling.

Reinstall windowblinds via Stardock Central. Be sure you are downloading the latest Beta.

Then reboot again.


I just did all that again right now. Everything EXECPT installing the beat as you can.

Now I will go test for 15mins.
Reply #71 Top
Wow I totally figured it out! Everything is fine when im brosing the web, I can have as many firefox windows, or ie windows open that I want. But the second I open something else while using firefox or ie it screws up and gets all laggy.

Like lets say I have a website loaded in firefox then click Start->My Pictures just firefox or ie gets laggy as hell. The second I close the my pictures window all lag is gone.

And remeber my computer specs, my pc can totally handle this.
Reply #73 Top
not me, just opened FF - 6 tabs, my pics, my docs and my computer.

copacetic.


i feel your pain.
Reply #74 Top
not me, just opened FF - 6 tabs, my pics, my docs and my computer.

copacetic.


i feel your pain.


Lol thx. Atleast you feel my pain and understand how bad this sucks.

But seriously though, am I the only one that has this prob. I almost want to format just to see if it would happen again,
Reply #75 Top
Could you try the WB 5.01b beta that went up on the 30th please.