TaskBar and Wallpaper with Automatic Hide

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Hello all

I have this problems, when I active the Automatic Hide in TaskBar (the XP bottom bar) it has a strange bug. The background around the bar isnt delete or it is damaged, example if my desktop background is red and I active a window with white background, the background around the bar is red instead white.
I think that WindowBlids creatse a bad copy of background and it use for every updates. How can i fix it?

Excuse me for my English and thanks for all answer.

windowblinds
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
example if my desktop background is red and I active a window with white background
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Are you using virtual desktops? If not I am not following your example, desktop color red, window with a white background. Window background color does not change the desktop color.

Post the System info from WindowBlinds config.
Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top
No Im using a standard XP SP2, Im talking the background around the taskbar. It happens also with wallpaper.

Here's a screenshots







WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 6.2 (build 61 x86)

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.

(Monitor Plug and Play) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 6200

Wblind.dll 2008/07/22 10:53:20
Wbsrv.dll 2008/07/22 10:53:10
Wbconfig.exe 2008/07/22 10:53:32
Wbload.exe 2008/04/26 16:14:14
Wbhelp.dll 2008/04/26 16:14:07
Wbui.dll 2008/04/26 16:14:05
Tray.dll 2008/04/26 16:14:21
Screen.exe 2008/07/15 11:31:09
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
which are you using to hide the taskbar?

right click taskbar > properties?


can you post a screenshot of the bad effect?
Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top
which are you using to hide the taskbar?right click taskbar > properties?
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yes

can you post a screenshot of the bad effect?
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Again? In my previous post there is a screenshot, you can see (me :) ) in the bottom corners, red squares.

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The color around the taskbar is your desktop color?

It happens also with wallpaper.
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So you see the wallpaper around taskbar?

If yes, nothing is wrong, that part of the taskbar in that skin is transparent, your desktop color/wallpaper is suppose to be seen there.
Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top
Yes infact, it happens with a simple text, the icon's name.
Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The taskbar transparency on XP is fake, it is just your desktop color/wall drawn behind it, to be part of the taskbar image. When you apply a wall and have a trans taskbar you will see it draw behind taskbar first then be drawn on desktop top, behind taskbar as well.
Take your taskbar of auto hide, drag a window down so it goes under taskbar, you will still only see the desktop under taskbar. In fact in the pic you posted if trans was true you would be able to read the window thru the taskbar. On Vista the trans is real live trans.

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
I have partially resolved with an jpg instead of png, Why? Is the jpg better than png?.
But I cant fixed the background around the taskbar. Ok no problems for a free program :)
I hope you can fix before end of my year.
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
But I cant fixed the background around the taskbar.
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There is no fix for XP, if you want true live transparency for taskbar you need Vista.

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
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Ok no problems for a free program
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The part I have bolded in quote from your WB info means full purchased version is installed, where did you get it for free.?
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'd guess he means the blind itself,otherwise the dates would be out of wack on a couple of the .dll's.
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'd guess he means the blind itself,otherwise the dates would be out of wack on a couple of the .dll's.
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ummm... no.



I have partially resolved with an jpg instead of png, Why? Is the jpg better than png?.
But I cant fixed the background around the taskbar. Ok no problems for a free program
I hope you can fix before end of my year.
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Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top
My bad :(