Wallpaper Disappeared after Yestersay's Update?

from WinCustomize Forums
This is a weird one. Two days ago I downloaded the Pixtudio ThunderStorm WB5 skin and then the ThunderStorm Wallpaper - T-S1280.jpg - for wallpaper. Immediately after installing the latest WB5 beta and SDC, first I wasn't prompted to restart my PC, which is a first for WB5. Then I noticed that my wallpaper is set to Pixtudio's PixOffice, which was what I had loaded before ThunderStorm. I right-clicked on the desktop and in display that wallpaper was no longer available as a choice. I browsed to it and it won't take. I tried moving into the Windows directory where most of the others are located, but it still win't show up.

Was support for .JPG wallpaper eliminated in this release? Or is my WB5 installation corrupt, since it didn't prompt a restart?

Thanks.
windowblinds
2,756 views 4 replies
Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The only way to make the wallpaper stick now is by using Theme Manager.

Additionally, the "Stay on Top" setting for Object Dock Plus no longer works for me on either PC since WB5 .008 was installed.



WindowBlinds 5 BETA Troubleshooting Report:

STATUS : WB+ SRV+ HLP+ UI+

WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.

WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC

Your machine supports per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.

You have one monitor in total.

( SyncMaster 170N(M)/172N(M)/173N(M) , SyncMaster Magic CX176N(M) ) 1 is attached to NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200
'NetMeeting driver' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV1', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
'RDPDD Chained DD' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV2', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.

Posted via WinCustomize Browser/Stardock Central
Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

The latest build had no changes to wallpaper support and the display properties desktop tab is not touched by WindowBlinds and never has been.

Your Object Dock Plus issue sounds like a problem with Object Dock Plus, not WindowBlinds.

Object Desktop - Get all of our enhancement utilities in one suite
Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Additionally, the "Stay on Top" setting for Object Dock Plus no longer works for me on either PC since WB5 .008 was installed.

This has always been a problem for OD+. Toggle it off, and back on........ that usually fixes it for a while.

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
The latest build had no changes to wallpaper support and the display properties desktop tab is not touched by WindowBlinds and never has been


Weird. Never happened before here. Not a biggie; I just figured that since this is a beta I should report any change or oddity that occurs...

Your Object Dock Plus issue sounds like a problem with Object Dock Plus, not WindowBlinds.

Probably is. Just that it has been behaving quite well for the last few months and just started again after installing the last WB5 beta...

This has always been a problem for OD+. Toggle it off, and back on........ that usually fixes it for a while.


Yep. That's what I'm doing now. It is a little bit of a pain though. Which is quicker when you need to open an application and the dock isn't showing:

Minimize all open apps and use the dock?

Hit the deesktop icon in the quick launch menu and lose all DesktopX objects and widgets?

Or Start>Today>All Programs?

When the docks stay covered, it kind of defeats the whole purpose of OD+

I just noticed a couple of other threads about this. Has development ceased on OD+? Haven't seen any updates or discussion for OD+ for a while.


Posted via WinCustomize Browser/Stardock Central