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Winrar

it seems its still broken

January 5, 2023 6:59:39 PM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

Strange Winrar (latest version) behavior with Windowblinds 11 (latest verison) on Windows 10 (latest version)....

When compressing, this little window is fine on its own...

winrar compress

 

But when extracting the little window not only goes wonky...

winrar wonky 1

 

Its also not allowed to leave the constraints of winrar itself...

winrar wonky 2

 

To replicate simply click the test button on a large archive and move the little window around...

windowblinds
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Reply #1 January 5, 2023 7:08:35 PM
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Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. It been sometimes now that Winrar do not play well with Windowblinds. I exclude it from Windowblinds. Steps to exclude an application as show in screenshot below.

Thanks
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

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Reply #2 January 6, 2023 10:23:49 AM
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Darn   Gotta love it when software authors do strange things with the Windows UI..

Thank you for your reply and info.

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Reply #3 January 6, 2023 10:31:33 AM
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@Mephitus: What version of Winrar are you using? I'm on Windows 10 22H2 19045.2364 using Winrar 6.11 (latest - no beta) and has no errors. There were issues with early beta versions of Windowblinds some moths back, but that was fixed, I think.

https://forums.stardock.com/515250/get;3868094

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Reply #4 January 6, 2023 3:41:33 PM
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@JanOscar: I'm using the same build of windows and winrar you are. Not sure whats going on.

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Reply #5 January 6, 2023 3:52:27 PM
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Can you post a screenshot with the About page in WindowBlinds config like this one?

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Reply #6 January 6, 2023 4:10:48 PM
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current version

Clicking 'Check for update...' says my copy of windowblinds is up to date... (????)

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Reply #7 January 6, 2023 4:28:38 PM
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Something must have gone wrong when you last updated. Can you please go to your account page and download the latest version of Windowblinds : [Link].

Apply the default theme (first one) in Windowblinds. Uninstall Windowblinds. Reboot your computer. After reboot, go to this folder C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock and delete the Windowblinds folder. Now run your newly downloaded installer from your account page and install Windowblinds. After install you can check if the about screen is identical to mine and hopefully this will solve your issue.

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Reply #8 January 6, 2023 4:51:46 PM
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Well... I have the correct version of windowblinds now, but winrar is still messed up.. and it seems to be the skin I am using called 'Steam System Gray' by 'Link' .. tried a skin called 'The Captain' and it worked fine... darn...

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Reply #9 January 6, 2023 4:58:37 PM
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I tested with the skin Steam System Gray but did not get any issues with Winrar, but that skin has some serious errors because my explorer crashed several times. At least we got your WindowBlinds updated to the latest version and found the cause(s) of your issue with Winrar.

Thank you for your patience and time and for working so well with me!

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Reply #10 January 7, 2023 11:12:40 AM
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My version of Winrar was old but no problem with WB11, I'm still on Win10 because I cannot update to Win11 but WB11 is working fine so far. Anyway I updated Winrar to 6.11 and it's working fine as well. Thanks Jan for reminding me to update Winrar!

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Reply #11 January 7, 2023 11:33:46 AM
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Just to stick a pin in this and call it fixed I found a new skin thats just as easy on the eyes, works properly, and even more minimalist.

'7Dusk' by 'TomRichter' https://www.wincustomize.com/explore/windowblinds/7574/

Thank you for all the help!

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Reply #12 January 7, 2023 11:37:46 AM
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You're welcome! 7Dusk is a very nice choice, Mephitus!  

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