Please post all feedback about the WindowBlinds 6 beta on this thread.

Note that the beta is for 32 bit XP and Vista systems only.  Please do not post about it not working on 64 bit XP/Vista.  Please continue to use WB 5.51 on those platforms.

This beta is for Object Desktop customers ONLY.  Standalone WindowBlinds 5 owners will not be able to activate this build.

Please note that you must have Stardock Central 2.46 Build 154 or later to install the WindowBlinds 6 betas. If you try and use older versions, it'll eventually timeout and give you an error about an invalid URL.

If you have problems with it running at all, please uninstall WB6, reboot and then try reinstalling WB6 again.


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on Aug 14, 2007

Add skin and delete skin are on the main dialog (Install skin from disk and Delete this skin - they are on the preview)

The edit in skinstudio option will not launch SKS6 as right now it does not set the associations for .UIS files.  The final version will do.

on Aug 14, 2007
Will WindowBlinds 6 allow us to put the scroll bar arrows together at one edge like Mac OS X allows? I have been waiting for this feature forever.
on Aug 14, 2007
@Neil

I know, but before there were just two buttons to do that - looked easier ()
on Aug 14, 2007
NEE77: It is unlikely we will be adding any sort of control over the level of blur.  On Windows Vista blur is either on or off.
Sad because on some Skins a lighter Blur would be needed. Ohwell, WB6 just Rock anyway and nothing can be perfect.
on Aug 15, 2007
danilloOc: I get no "restore" button in the titlebar when I maximize any window using the new Diamond skin, with "Never use per pixel borders on a skin" checked. When this option is left unchecked, I get the restore button on maximized windows, but - as you say - the titlebar is intentionally shown as black. Same on two computers, already deleted the .WB4 files.
on Aug 16, 2007
Neil is there any update on when 64bit support will be added to the WB6 beta? The front page now has a countdown to release date, and we still don't seem to be getting any love from you folks on the 64bit side!
on Aug 17, 2007
Is this just me or is there a problem with Stardock Central. When I opened it today it updated itself an there is no windowblinds 6 available for download. Just when I was gona install it. I do have a objectdecktop subscription.
on Aug 17, 2007
Check your other post for a reply.   
on Aug 18, 2007
I have found an interesting problem with wb6. The diamond vista skin cause ie7 to crash when you access the tools button on the explorer bar. The xp version of the skin is fine. I have repoduced the problem on another computer I have. I uninstalled wb6 several times deleting all the skins etc, with the same results.
on Aug 18, 2007

I have found an interesting problem with wb6. The diamond vista skin cause ie7 to crash when you access the tools button on the explorer bar. The xp version of the skin is fine. I have repoduced the problem on another computer I have. I uninstalled wb6 several times deleting all the skins etc, with the same results.


tubster, I just reproduced the problem and I'm looking for the cause,
I'll update the skin soon as I get it fixed.

Thank you.
on Aug 22, 2007
WB6 is working fine here too. I do have a wierd problem though after installing WB6. Let me see if i can explain ( english is not my native language ).
When i click a txt file ( or view a picture ), then i have to wait some seconds before i can click the txt file again ( or view a picture ). For some strange reason it hangs for some seconds.
This happens with the majority of the skins. Only a few dosen't bring up this problem.
I can't really see why this happens, so i was hoping some of you might know why this is and how to fix it.
Not a big problem but rather annoying.  
Despite that, i love Windowblinds and i'm looking forward to the final release.
on Aug 23, 2007
I'm using WB6 with vista ultimate. Up until a few weeks ago the firefox nightly builds worked fine with WB6. But something has changed because when running the latest ones, such as firefox-3.0a8pre, when I right click on the browser or press on the top menu items, file, edit, view, etc., all that appears is a large blank area, with little scroll buttons at the center top and bottom edges.

Excluding firefox-3 from WB6 clears up the problem and firefox runs fine. I know, it's a beta on a beta, and weird stuff should be expected. Other than that, WB6 is great.
on Aug 28, 2007
Except one thing: If you don't backup your themes, the upgrade process delete VectorCell and others themes.

Same problem with latest build >

Aura
Acrylic
A Dreamy World
XPCobalt II
Thallos
and many more!!

Arfffff!!
on Aug 29, 2007
Hello,

I'm going to report and then kind of abandon a possible bug with the latest WB6 beta - release v5.91[b].038. I have another issue I am trying to resolve Startup questions - copying files and splash screen . Looking up this WB6 one right now will simply distract me. (Yes, only my computer can multi-task!)

I'm a current ODNT subscriber, with all products up to date. I'm running WB6, OB and OD+ with the Liquidox premium skin suite. The suite is pretty much installed across the board (font, icons, etc). I'm running WinXP (Windows Update is current) on an AMD 64 x2, with two nVidia 7900 GT in SLI. I believe my video drivers are up to date.

Anyway, the problem is this...

I've had some minor annoyances with the file copying and splash screen. In trying to resolve that issue I thought it might be related to the WB6 beta. So I used SDC to uninstall WB6 (latest version), rebooted, installed WB5 (latest version) from archive. Since this did not resolve my issue, I removed 5, rebooted and went back to 6.

At this point, as per normal, WB6 opened the configuration window to allow me to set up the "newly installed" program. I retained my previous Liquidox state, but since I had played with the new config screens a bit, I made sure they basically were in their previous (default) state and clicked Apply my Changes button (Configure>Look & Feel>Visual Styles). The desktop blurred out and when it came back I lost the standard window elements of the Config screen.

Everything else appeared fine. But on the Configure screen itself I had no titlebar, close box, border, etc. The scroll bar at the bottom (for the skin previews) was still present and I believe it still worked. These elements were not invisible. I could not drag or close the window by approximating their position. Nothing happened. My mouse events were (I assume) falling through to the desktop.

Clicking on the Apply my Changes button for a 2nd time, these elements re-appeared and operated normally.

Sabardeyn
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on Aug 29, 2007
Just updated to 5.91[b].038, the new config looks great but I have white text on a background where gradient goes to white, on settings pages, sys info and about, most of the text is unreadable.
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