i can see through it!

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   This keeps happening to me.. if a window contains the color purple, it becomes see through.. my other PC does the same thing, but only when dragging a window.. this one does it all the time.. http://blackevilweredragon.spymac.com/seethrough.JPG   finally got this message to post, kept getting too many errors...
windowblinds
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
C-o-o-o-o-l.

You solved the ultra transparency problem.



looks more like magic pink than purple (25-0-255)
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
it's not just you and easy enough to duplicate:

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
looks more like magic pink than purple (25-0-255)







255-0-255
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
but mine does it all the time, even if I am not dragging a window around... like, ill be surfing the net, and if a website comes up with that certain color, it'll be transparent..
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
all skins?
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
This happens to me also. I first noticed it in an msn convo with a friend. She didn't understand what I was talking about cause it wasn't happening to her. Then noticed it in photoshop.

It only happens when I drag the window however. Otherwise the color shows up fine .
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
saw a post about that after 5 came out, but can't find it.
Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top
incase it helps, this is from system information in WB...

WindowBlinds 5.0 System Information Report:

STATUS : WB+ SRV+ HLP+ UI+ TRAY+

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.

WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC

Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.

You have one monitor in total.

(Default Monitor) 1 is attached to Ventiken Technologies DragonBlood4 MX IGP

Wblind.dll 2006/03/21 13:33:46
Wbsrv.dll 2005/12/20 22:57:44
Wbconfig.exe 2006/03/19 14:33:44
Wbload.exe 2005/12/21 00:04:40
Wbhelp.dll 2004/09/18 15:37:00
Wbui.dll 2005/12/06 21:29:06
Tray.dll 2005/11/02 13:28:26
Reply #10 from Stardock Forums Top
Sorry, couldn't make another new thread. Keeps saying there was an error. (this forum needs it's code looked at)...

SUBJECT: Dual monitor, different video cards...
Is this possible? I plan to use dual monitors on my PC. I use XP, and my main graphics chip supports per-pixel.. the second card, PCI, 8MB VRAM, does NOT...

what would happen? would the lowest-link rule happen here?
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
WindowBlinds will probably still have per pixel enabled if the primary supports it.  However I suspect it will be very slow on the 2nd screen.
Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
hmmm. Doesn't an application, like Paint for instance, have an application background, an application layer, something like that? The grey part of that screen shot provided. It would seem as though WB is keying on the 'magic pink' as something it is suppose to render as transparent and then looking through it AND the application layer. That is certainly very odd behavior.

I know this doesn't help anything, just curious.
Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top
In theory, sounds good.
In practice I'm willing to bet the canvas is just a part of the background that's coded to be repainted.