Today we have released the WindowBlinds 8.09 beta. This also addresses the issues from the last update that users reported.
Updated:
You can download the update from your Stardock account.
I went to Stardock/My Account, there were two options, version 8.06.0 or 8.09.0(Beta). I downloaded the beta and rebooted, it shows as loaded.
I am running Skype and it did fix the dropdown menu problem.
Installed with no issues on Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. Thanks Stardock!
I had to disable Windows Defender to install successfully on Win 8.1, but the update installed smoothly and Malwarebytes works again, too! Thanks Stardock for a quick, thorough fix!
Can confirm that the 64-bit version of this "fixes" the previous Directory Opus problem in Win8.1.
Still has the titlebar painting issue (total transparency) in Pale Moon (Firefox) on Win7Pro 64bit here. It is usually always present on first launch of Palemoon (from it's icon) & requires re-applying the skin via WB Config to fix it. It's strange, though: if the first launch is by way of a link in an email, for instance, it usually paints normally. Paints normally on subsequent launches in same computing session.
This was the case with 8.06, too, FWIW.
Thanks
Comment from the other thread on WB 8.09:
I reset Firefox to defaults again and now all is well.
Which 'defaults' are you referring to, Tom?
I have no idea Daiwa, I was just quoting what someone else posted. I do not use Firefox, or Palemoon.
It definitely fixed the titlebar painting issue on Firefox for me. I am running Firefox 34.0.
Sorry, Tom. Shoulda caught that.
An alternate way to fix this issue is to go to the Customize Menu in Firefox in the Menu near the Search Box. Or you can go to View - Toolbars - Customize. Open the menu and on the very bottom left you will see a Title Bar button. Click it and the Title Bar will appear and will no longer be transparent. Then exit the Customize Menu.
Installed the 8.09 update for the second time and it still say's 8.06
Windows 7 Home Premium (7601.win7sp1_gdr.140706-1506)WindowBlinds 8.06 (029 - Windows 7 Edition) - 64 bit OS
Wblind.dll 2014/07/16 06:42:ll Wblind64.dll 2014/07/16 06:42:49 Wbsrv.dll 2014/07/16 06:42:48 WB8Config.exe 2015/01/11 16:39:54 Wbload.dll 2014/07/16 06:42:43 Screen.exe 2015/01/11 16:39:34
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How did you install?
Uninstall WB, reboot, and then reinstall. Something is not being overwritten correctly.
I uninstalled three times because it kept showing in my programs. After reinstalling and activating, nothing works. I uninstalled again and ran a registry cleaner. Hopefully that will work. If not,then I'm gonna give up. Im tired of wasting the day on one program.
Put windowblinds 7 back on this morning. Installed fine. Won't load any skins. Tried to reinstall Windowblinds 8 and it says to install 7 first. Done with windowblinds and win customize. Back to ordinary windows. I guess I wasted my money on all of this.
I uninstalled WindowBlinds, rebooted and reinstalled. Still had some issues, so I did another uninstall and reinstalled this morning again.
I can see that the Directory Opus issue is resolved, but my Firefox 34, is still without a title bar. Even the dialogs, like options, comes up without a title bar.
Supposedly setting Firefox back to default settings fixes that issue LStatie, there's a thread somewhere here on the site about it but I just can't find it again.
Thank you for the suggestion, LightStar. It worked.
Firefox 34, still looks a bit off, but it is much better than before.
Just realized that the fix is actually in this thread!
Thanks for all the help guys.
Updated to FireFox v35.0, and it's now crashing immediatly on startup. The error listing is "wbload.dll".
Firefox 35.0 Crash Report [@ wbload.dll@0xbae8 ]
If I exclude FF from being skinned, then it will start, but the titlebar is solid black, (no tabs or buttons available).
Edit: I did the customization tweak LightStar outlined above, and now FF is runnign again in a usable fashion, albeit without any skinning applied...
Do you have any custom addons in Firefox which possibly mess with text rendering?
A bunch, yeah, but even starting FF in safe mode, (or Private mode) without loading any add-ons or extensionsresults in the same crash immediatly at startup.
Would it help any if I send you a screenshot of the FF error page entry ?
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