Outlook

Calendar month view - prior and future months are black

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With the new skins in WB5, it seems as though all of them make the prior and future months totally black in Outlook. Is there a way to fix this?
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I can also confirm that this issue exists in WB 4.95 beta, using Outlook 2002.

Black is displayed where gray is the normally displayed color for the month days.

No text is displayed, just black when WB has skin applied.

Luna has no ill effects.

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Same here. The other views are ok though, it's just the monthly view which is corrupt
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I'm using DogmaX4 with WB4.95 beta and the screenshot is of my month view in Outlook 2003. I'm not seeing a problem. Am I looking in the right place?
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Lantec,

What does the month of October or December 2005 look like when displayed as "Month"?

In Outlook 2002, the current month displays fine, but if you display the previous or next month, the days for that month are black.

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
No problems with Outlook 2003 here either. Must be specific to Outlook XP.
Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Must be specific to Outlook XP

Could be.

Here is Outlook skinned with StealthOS, showing December 2005

Same Outlook and month using default XP Luna theme:

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top
What does the month of October or December 2005 look like when displayed as "Month"?

Same as the screenie. I used to have XP but I can't remember if you scroll through months or click an arrow.
Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I have no problems using WB5 5imple Alpha and Outlook 2003.
Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Corky_O I've checked almost all of the WB5 blinds and I don't show a problem with any so far.
Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top
If you add Outlook.exe to the per app list does it fix the problem?
Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

If you add Outlook.exe to the per app list does it fix the problem?

That would be a "no", unfortunately.

Complete exclusing will not even fix it, and "Only skin this applications titlebar" results in the complete loss of the titlebar.

/me thinks this is a bug.

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Complete exclusing

Sorry, that would be "Complete exclusion..."

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I also have no problems with Outlook 2003.

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top
OutlookXP only the even numbered months show up blacked out, the odd numbered ones seem ok. I'm using Blue glass alpha skin with the 4.95b.002 build.
Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top
OutlookXP only the even numbered months show up blacked out, the odd numbered ones seem ok. I'm using Blue glass alpha skin with the 4.95b.002 build.


Now that sounds like one really weird bug!

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Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The WB5 beta version 4.96 fixed this issue.
Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top
All you have to watch now is the alternate colour causing the problem is the scrollbar background colour. So if you have a blind which uses black for that (um, like my Noctilucent skin) you need to change the colour to something suitable.
Reply #19 from Stardock Forums Top
yeah. I upgraded to the newest WB beta and now for the skin I'm using it fixed the black on black.