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What Would You Like to See in WindowBlinds for Windows 7?

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What Would You Like to See in WindowBlinds for Windows 7?

from JoeUser Forums

Now let me make it clear from the start that I’m just looking for feedback on features you would like to see for WindowBlinds in Windows 7.  Many people are trying the Windows 7 beta, and through your experiences so far, is there anything different you would like to see WB try to accomplish? 

Please be specific and screenshots and mockups would definitely be welcome.

1-27-2009 10-32-32 AM

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Reply #26 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting lcassity, reply 25
I agree with the first part of #9.
I understand that the window itself needs to be square/rectangular, but why can't the frame around the window be something like this:
End of lcassity's quote
WB supports that.  But how would it be usable?

  :|

Reply #27 from Stardock Forums Top

When I say non-standard I mean that the app doesn't apply skins as defined by Microsoft; it does something different. So WB tries to skin it . . and can't. WB can't be coded to handle every crazy thing some developer tries to do. Sorry. I'll look into your case though, OK?
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Thank you, Zabaz. I do appreciate that. If I can be of any assistance, Please contact me via the ticket or my email.

Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion
Reply #28 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Tailsgirl, reply 12
Quoting Zubaz, reply 4

Also . . skinning the command prompt. 


Reduced 89%Original 667 x 336

Done.
End of Tailsgirl's quote

LOL! Actually looks good!

Unfortunately, the spelling in the command prompt is correct. Sooooo.....That could NEVER be Zu's!

Seriously?

I'd like to see WB and all of SD's apps put their documentation, etc. in just one place.

Everyone I've spoken with is unhappy about how SD apps deposit stuff in "My Documents" etc.

Apart from the files it puts in Programs, it should have it's own Directory and stay there. SD's dociments (etc.)

are not "My Documents".

Reply #29 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I actually like Zebra skin, I've got a Zebra skin dress:grin: [NOT made from real Zebra's..X| ].. and bed cover hehe

Reply #30 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Zubaz, reply 1

Quoting lcassity, reply 25I agree with the first part of #9.
I understand that the window itself needs to be square/rectangular, but why can't the frame around the window be something like this:WB supports that.  But how would it be usable?
 
End of Zubaz's quote

 

Art is art silly boy. The usage would be purely a function of the mind and ultimatly that is what matters most. B)

Reply #31 from WinCustomize Forums Top

more animation... :)

and on a sidenote for SKS import several images at the same time in subframe builder.. (not existing multipart image mind you)

and click and drag inside/and outside into the subframe builder.

Reply #32 from JoeUser Forums Top

Am testing 7 at present, and using objectdock (free), and right click (my favorite add-in) with no problems as of yet. I have trie Iconpackager; didn't work, so have been lurry of trying others.  Fix the bug in windowblinds that for some reason makes you have to load some skins twice so you get the name of the skin instead of "unknown"  This happens in Vista 32 bit and 64 formats (not with all skins. could name a soon but the list would be long).  Thanks.

Reply #33 from Stardock Forums Top

Oh, something else, not sure it is possible but a drag and drop would be nice in windowblinds, and iconpackager.

Reply #34 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Oh, something else, not sure it is possible but a drag and drop would be nice in windowblinds, and iconpackager.
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Drag and drop what?

Double clicking installs skins for both.

Reply #35 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I'd like to be able to change/adjust the colour of the fonts.

Reply #36 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting karmat, reply 10
I'd like to be able to change/adjust the colour of the fonts.
End of karmat's quote

Which fonts?

Reply #37 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Neil, reply 11

Quoting karmat, reply 10I'd like to be able to change/adjust the colour of the fonts.

Which fonts?
End of Neil's quote

 

Taskbar and start menu

Reply #38 from WinCustomize Forums Top

O/T...Actually, it would be nice to be able to change the text colours in tabbed docks in ObjectDock Plus too.

Reply #39 from WinCustomize Forums Top
For Zubaz in reply 26 and Spartan in reply 30. Gimme a break guys, I ain't no graphix designer (and I obviously ain't no english teacher neither :) ) That was just a quick (and ugly) pic to get my point across. The REAL graphic designers that hang out here could design frames that would have all yer fuction buttons and so forth. Even something that would allow just the title bar to be customized "outside the box (so to speak)"would be a nice change of pace.
Reply #40 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting lcassity, reply 14
For Zubaz in reply 26 and Spartan in reply 30.

Gimme a break guys, I ain't no graphix designer (and I obviously ain't no english teacher neither  )
That was just a quick (and ugly) pic to get my point across.
The REAL graphic designers that hang out here could design frames that would have all yer fuction buttons and so forth. Even something that would allow just the title bar to be customized "outside the box (so to speak)"would be a nice change of pace.
End of lcassity's quote
My point was that you can do that now.  Sorry the other question took the forefront.

Reply #41 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I dont know if this would be for windowblinds, but I would really like to see a 3d desktop feature kind of like Real desktop (except for the horrible system load of course).
Reply #42 from WinCustomize Forums Top

My mom has Windowblinds on her computer but the configuration panel is too huge for her to fit on the desktop. She has to keep her screen resolution at 768X1024 so she can see it. So my request would be a resizable config panel.

Reply #44 from Stardock Forums Top

1. the ability to include a user pic icon (not just a background) that will apply with the skin. Treetog did it with Transilvania, maybe it was a feature of SKS 4/5 that was removed in 6 but I can't figure out how to do it in 6.

2. if possible the ability to change font color in Windows calculator. It's hard coded, been told it can be changed but takes special tools to hack the .exe file, not easy, I tried and could get it. too many blue or red skins buttons are too close to calc font leaving buttons font hard to read/unreadable unless the mouseover button is far from font color. Would be way cool to change font color.

3. speaking of font color some area are extremely difficult to change, such as start menu program list (left), got places list font to change but can't get programs list font color to change nor can I get normal buttons fonts to change, mouseover and pressed fine but normal don't like change. woulb be nice if font color was easier to customize. I dunno maybe it's just a bug in my system.

edit: my bad for some reason I was thinking this was for the next SKS.

 

Reply #45 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Besides more transparency (check out diafragma's latest Mac screenshot https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.aspx?skinid=23547&libid=13) and animated window frames...

Reflection options :)

I know that we've seen this for icons in the Mac dock, so I hope it's on tap for OD+ 2.0+.  Or, at a minimum is a setting that can be applied to a folder of custom icons/pngs with IconPackager or IconFX perhaps?

But the reflective floor elements aspect is very sexy with other windows and graphic elements as well.

For example,

iTunes coverflow does this.

CD Art display does this on a skin by skin basis.  Here's an example, http://www.cdartdisplay.com/index.php?categoryid=13

cooliris does this http://www.cooliris.com/

Just my two cents.

 

 

 

 

Reply #46 from Stardock Forums Top

This isn't Windows 7 specific, I'd like the ability to re-use elements better. It's annoying to have to continually re-create the same arrows, buttons, borders, etc for something that is basically the same except with a different image count.

Reply #47 from Stardock Forums Top

1. A custom context menu with the available custom coloring profiles (quick color profile change) from the WB bar icon

2. Support for Windows Theme Packs

 

Reply #48 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Well question would be are we looking for Win 7 specific or working conpatability across OS's

I personally would like to see blinds support Directwrite and Direct2d.

Write brings in Support for better font support. as well as font acceleration.

2d offers other optimizations although I don't know how well it would integrate with the work done to accelerate wb.

El

Reply #49 from Demigod Forums Top

I always liked that windows and taskbar were completely remoddable so they didn't look the same. It wasn't just colour, it was different shapes.

I would like the option to move the start menu button and the clock and the systray around, although I guess that could be modded to a stale state, and a variable state should be done by MS.

Windows 7 has new stuff for setting up multimonitor setups, I would like an option to have different backgrounds on those monitors.

 

 

Reply #50 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I am pretty happy what windowblinds does now, its stable and does what i want, is there really much more you can do with it? you can  make your desktop complex, or keep it simple doesnt get any better than that, then again, it doesnt take much to make me happy