Gap of 3 transparent pixels between taskbar of maximized window, and the program's graphic area

Can you state what window version and also what WindowBlind

Windows 10 "v 1803", says WINVER.

From WB "about" dialog: Windows 10 Home (17134.rs4_release.180410-1804), WindowBlinds 10.74 (054 - Windows 10 Edition) - 64 bit OS

I didn't ask about the Windowblind correctly.

What I'm looking for is the name of the WB you are using. Is this a problem with any WindowBlind you apply?

It's called "True Classic".

https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/windowblinds/8628/

It only happens on this particular one. (It's why I am wondering where to start looking first)

Hello,

You just need to change the Maximized Caption graphics size from 154x40 to 154x46 pixel since the normal top caption is size at 162x46. In the screen shot I've change that part to 154x46 and can confirm that the 3 pixel transparent part is gone.

Thank you,

Basj,

Stardock Community Assistant

You are a genius! It works.

These "borders" in the same menu, are they the window sizing borders, and if i made them wider/higher, would it just work and automatically make the sizing control wider/higher?

(I notice that the top border sizing control is somehow included in the "Caption" graphic but I still don't understand how the system knows that the topmost pixels are for sizing, and the remaining pixels are for dragging)

I would just test it but I'm a little bit afraid to go down this rabbit hole not really knowing how it all works ..

Not sure on which part you are referring to. A screen capture might help me understand.

Thank you,

Basj,

Stardock Community Assistant

What I mean are, the edges of the application windows where the cursor turns into these sorts of shapes:

In W7 (or was it earlier) I seem to remember a setting to make these "grabbable resizing edges (for lack of the correct term)", fatter with a setting that you just accessed from the desktop properties.

In W10 of course they are supper narrow and almost impossible to grab because they have turned into Apple and want to ram this idiotic Fluent Design stuff down everyone's throat   

OK, I just experimented and might have figured it out. It seems that Windowblinds is smart enough to extend the sizing area if you just extend the images for the left, right and bottom border.

(In Skinstudio, Edit titlebars and WindowFrames -- Edit per-pixel-frames -- Left border, Right border, Bottom border)


Then remains the issue of the top sizing control (see picture)



To extend this it seems you have to go to

Edit titlebars and WindowFrames -- Edit per-pixel-frames -- Caption, and

a ) edit the image
b ) change the "sizing area size" in the "Extra Settings" tab

But changing the top frame sizing area seemed to cause very many other bad ripple effects throughout the whole skin, and without knowing this stuff it's probably in too many places to fix easily.

Is there some easy setting that compensates for changes in the sizing area size? Or do you have to adjust every text/ button/ etc individually?

I guess I have to keep experimenting.

I am apparently not the only one who is crazy enough to want the old W95 style "classic" interface on windows 10, there is quite a few resources dedicated to this on the internet:

https://phorofor.github.io/The-Windows-Classic-Theme/
http://winclassic.boards.net/

Apparently the route these guys take is to somehow disable the DWM (Desktop Window Manager) and it seems potentially extremely messy, I imagine that tweaking the Windowblinds "True Classic" skin is actually a much better way to go.

you are in the correct area. Actually you want to change the "OS Caption Height"

Try somewhere between 26 and 30.