We are putting together the schedule to make WindowBlinds 11.
Customization is a lot harder now than it used to be. Microsoft, for reasons unknown, has actively encouraged developers to take care of their own client and even non client (border, frame) painting rather than using standard Windows controls.
Microsoft's baffling decision to throw away trying to provide a standard set of in-app controls for developers and instead provide vague, often conflicting standards (cough, Fluent) has resulted in having less and less of the OS we can even touch.
Which is unfortunate because WindowBlinds, in theory, could actually give Windows users a consistent, OS-wide Fluent if apps weren't handling the drawing of their own UIs these days.
Still, with that in mind, there are things we can do such as skin the standard OS controls and then handle apps on a case-by-case basis. Keep in mind though, the more non-standard apps we have to handle, the harder it is for us to keep compatibility.
Earlier this year we released Curtains which doesn't even hook into the OS. This means it is 100% compatible. Skins, even the weirdest ones, won't break a given app. Of course, the price is that it doesn't skin nearly as much (no client area GUI controls like scrollbars, push buttons, radio buttons, etc.). It's done quite well. However, we know there are still plenty of people out there who would like to have more full control over how their Windows desktop looks.
That's where this thread comes in: What would you like to see in WindowBlinds 11?
I hate black themes. Windows 95/98/2000 has best themes.
when is approx release date of windowblinds 11? or is it being planned for few more years? lol j/k
It would be nice if WindowBlinds 11 would fix this problem. Under Windows 10, if you place a window at a specific pixel spot using SetWIndowPos, Windows 10 will place it semi-randomly somewhere else: it will be off by a few pixels in X, Y, W, and H, and it will be off by different amounts for different programs and different window styles. Similarly GetWIndowPos has problems and misreports location by various amounts. When you then apply a skin using WindowBlinds, these numbers change. Some way to get windows to go where they are told to go, and similarly to find out exactly where they are, would be nice. The underlying problem here is in Windows, not WindowBlinds, but you are smart guys and you maybe can help.
In the coming weeks we'll be reaching out to some of the Master skinners to see about being contracted to bring classic Stardock Design skins and OS skins up to high DPI modern levels.
If your using Edge the new update works WindowBlinds 10.86 Beta Issue Thread » Forum Post by sdRohan (wincustomize.com)
I been down-under where the kookaburras fly and the wallabies leap willfully through the bush. As for it being easy, I just looked over the settings in WB and could not see an option anywhere to change the directory to another drive/location. So please do tell me how it is done and how WB can still see the directory on another drive. Thanks.
Would love to be able to make my title bars transparent + blurry in the newest Windows 10 releases. I'd pay more than a fair amount for this.
I'm getting it by using a standard non-url shortcut
This is a copy/paste of the target in case you've got a syntax nag:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" -disable-windows10-custom-titlebar
If I want to open a site directly, same type of shortcut with the address tacked on, again a copy/paste:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe" -disable-windows10-custom-titlebar http://forums.wincustomize.com/recent/
Maybe that'll get it, works for me.
I see it on mine, as long as you did the chrome mod thing, as what Dave said, it should work.
Thank you,
Basj,Stardock Community Assistant
I thought it should work out without the mod when the beta thread says it skins Edge.
just a question, what is the point of having the option in windowblinds settings... allow windowblinds to skin chrome and the other one allow windowblinds to skin edge, if you have them both checked and they dont do anything to skin the browsers at all?
I would like an option to optionally hiding the Folder Band Area when the Windows 10 Ribbon UI is disabled, this part:
Commonly called the Command Bar
Speaking of the command bar, we lost transparency after windows 7......could we have it back?
You're right Tim, we lost a lot of transparency after Win 7, be nice to have some of them back, I believe (correct me if I'm wrong) we use to have transparency on the explorer background too.
just try and make it actually skin chrome without having to jump over hoops only for it to not work lol...
Maybe you add theme version info ?
Please add back Vista style Start button support. As of Windows 10, it gets cut off if it is larger than the taskbar. Using any themes that have buttons like that gets cut off.
Vista for reference:
I'd just like to see Windowblinds work on Windows 11. I know it's probably to early to think that far ahead, but that's the one wish I have
Windowblinds 10 seems to work with the current Windows 11 leaked version (21996.1). It just doesn't skin the taskbar or start button. The taskbar is locked anyway by default, but the other Window frames get skinned.
The entire atmosphere surrounding Windows 11 is FUBAR. MSFT has managed to screw up every other Windows OS starting with Windows 95 (95, Millenium, Vista, 8.X, and now 11). It's absolutely ridiculous to require Secure Boot, TPM 2.0, UEFI, and an internet tethered install, etc. But that's just my opinion. I don't want to spoil things for people who think they must buy new hardware to run a new version of Windows. I hope this doesn't become a trend.
Windows Processor Requirements Windows 11 Supported AMD Processors | Microsoft Docs
Windows Processor Requirements Windows 11 Supported Intel Processors | Microsoft Docs
Microsoft remove support for old cpu. You must have Intel 8Gen CPU or AMD Ryzen 2xx0+
Excellent links, thanks.
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