Windowblinds allows choosing Vista styles on XP system

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I had a problem where the systray icons didn't display in a single row. I later determined that the skin defaulted to a Vista style when enabled. Shouldn't WB be smart enough as to allow only the selection of styles which will work with the current OS?

 

Dan

 

WindowBlinds version : WindowBlinds 7.0 (build 75 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.

(NEC MultiSync FP2141SB) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS

Wblind.dll         2009/06/04 12:48:20
Wbsrv.dll         2009/06/04 12:48:32
SevenConfig.exe         2009/08/05 14:25:27
Wbload.exe         2009/08/03 12:38:10
Wbhelp.dll         2007/08/27 11:54:07
Wbui.dll         2007/12/01 16:43:05
Tray.dll              2009/08/03 12:38:19
Screen.exe         2009/07/29 16:11:09

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

and so it should sometimes I want to run vista on my XP or XP on my vista computer

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

i don't think it works that way

all it knows is a wba is a skin to be applied

there is no difference in a wba for xp or wba for vista

it just sees them as parts to be applied

 

 

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

If the skin has been properly made the correct OS's substyle will apply at default, if it has not.. it will not.

This is a a skin author issue, not a WB issue, although it would be nice if WB could identify and correct.

Not a huge deal, just load the correct one when you notice it has loaded wrong.

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting vStyler, reply 3
If the skin has been properly made the correct OS's substyle will apply at default
End of vStyler's quote


What's the secret to properly making the skin so it applies the correct substyle, V?  Darn near anytime you post, I just want to plug a flash drive into your brain and copy all the information on skinning for my own personal use! :\

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I just want to plug a flash drive into your brain and copy all the information on skinning for my own personal use!
End of quote

I doubt a flash drive would hold all that knowledge,an external HDD might though.;)

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting Wizard1956, reply 5

I doubt a flash drive would hold all that knowledge,an external HDD might though.
End of Wizard1956's quote


I know, but I'm on a really tight budget right now and can't afford an HDD, but I DO have a flash drive, so I figured, I would just get it a little bit at a time. ;P

 

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

now if we could convince him to straight jact from his brain to his computer... ala the matrix...

Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Bichur, reply 2
i don't think it works that way

there is no difference in a wba for xp or wba for vista
 
End of Bichur's quote

 

If there is no difference, then why are there different styles named xxxXP and xxxVista?

And why do [at least] three Vista styles not work [systray empty in single row] in my XP system?

 

TS

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Dan, what are the WB skins that are doing this? 

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

If there is no difference, then why are there different styles named xxxXP and xxxVista?

End of quote

 

far as I know.. as named by the skinner.. no different than xxxx and xxxxCompact

 

there is no .xpwba or .vistawba

 

.wba is just a renamed zip

a .zip can have lots of parts

WB does it's best to apply those parts based on your selection of skin/substyle

 

 as VStyler said:

 

If the skin has been properly made the correct OS's substyle will apply at default, if it has not.. it will not.

This is a a skin author issue, not a WB issue, although it would be nice if WB could identify and correct.

Not a huge deal, just load the correct one when you notice it has loaded wrong.

End of quote

 

even if the skin is properly made and loads correctly the vista substyle if you're running vista, WB will stll let you apply the xp substyle (if there is one) or vice versa

 

And why do [at least] three Vista styles not work [systray empty in single row] in my XP system?

End of quote

 

if you are referring to a vista substlye (one designed for vista) as opposed to 'vista style' (a style emulating vista) it's probably because xp ain't vista thus the vista parts that can't apply mess it up

 

if i apply a vista substyle to my xp, it messes up the start panel

 

and for:

 

Shouldn't WB be smart enough as to allow only the selection of styles which will work with the current OS?

End of quote

 

WB can only be 'smart enough' if it's coded to do so.  Since it doesn't, I'm guessing it wasn't.  I'm betting on the offchance Neil probably thinks we're smart enough not to select an substyle for an OS we ain't running (unless we're just curious to see what will happen)

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

did WB6.4 default to vista style when enabled or just WB7(beta)?