_I am Reptar Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Kill the warez talk... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623037 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FtheRIAA Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Kill the warez talk... 586623037[/snapback] I hardly think you can consider a beta warez. This isnt a product they're selling yet. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Hiroshi- Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 well so much for asking him to post screen shots or anything after that post. edt: Where did it go? 586623035[/snapback] Mod deleted my post, it was too heated. Oh well, subscribers are apparently allowed to diss regular members. Anyways, your right, it'll leak eventually. I bet in an hour or so. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623044 Share on other sites More sharing options...
_I am Reptar Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 I hardly think you can consider a beta warez. This isnt a product they're selling yet. 586623040[/snapback] Your talking about leaking on irc and torrent, that is warez. If your not subscribed then your not meant to have a beta. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623068 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackice912 Veteran Posted October 4, 2005 Veteran Share Posted October 4, 2005 Mod deleted my post, it was too heated. Oh well, subscribers are apparently allowed to diss regular members. Anyways, your right, it'll leak eventually. I bet in an hour or so. 586623044[/snapback] No, I just haven't gotten to everybody else yet. Yours stood out. I'm going through the thread. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannlich Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 it is cool, but not as cool as i was expecting. To drag windows, you cannot just click any place on the title bar. You must click over the text in order to drag. That is very strange. But it looks great. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623053 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fascist Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Hmm just subscribed I think. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
FtheRIAA Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Your talking about leaking on irc and torrent, that is warez.If your not subscribed then your not meant to have a beta. 586623068[/snapback] But ask yourself this, are they loosing money on a product that they are not selling? They already haev the money from the subscribers for a previous product. As a thanks for that they are rewarding them with this "inside" preview of whats to come. So really, the subscribers didnt pay for it either, this was like an added bonus or gift. Due to that, I dont think a beta can be warez since no money is lost. Infact, giving more people a free sneak peek of whats to come I think would increase sales, not hinder it, especially in these early stages. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vip Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 new skin looks nice :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623104 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-hurley18 Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 ^Nice Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Hiroshi- Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 it is cool, but not as cool as i was expecting. To drag windows, you cannot just click any place on the title bar. You must click over the text in order to drag. That is very strange. But it looks great. 586623053[/snapback] Wow really? :huh: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaker Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Trying it out now. It has 3 new themes that look pretty nice. WB no longer loads in the system tray and it seems pretty buggy at this point. Of course it's only a Beta so we probably should expect that. At this point sometimes you can drag window sometimes you can't. It has great potential though. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoL Veteran Posted October 4, 2005 Veteran Share Posted October 4, 2005 I got the transparency on the taskbar but not on the windows :( I thought an ATI Radeon 9250 128MB would support WB5. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623137 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mannlich Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 But ask yourself this, are they loosing money on a product that they are not selling? They already haev the money from the subscribers for a previous product. As a thanks for that they are rewarding them with this "inside" preview of whats to come. So really, the subscribers didnt pay for it either, this was like an added bonus or gift. Due to that, I dont think a beta can be warez since no money is lost. Infact, giving more people a free sneak peek of whats to come I think would increase sales, not hinder it, especially in these early stages. 586623096[/snapback] Stop trying to justify why you should be able to get it for free. If you want it that badly right now, stop your crying and pay the money to get the object desktop subscription. WindowsBlinds 4.xx users are not getting this for free, it is only those who have paid for the object desktop subscription and are entitled to receive every product update released by stardock over the course of their annual subscription. WB 4.xx users who bought after a certain time will receive wb5 as an upgrade, because they paid full price for wb4 and only received full functionality for a month of two. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623118 Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuarterSwede Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 It has nothing to do with money. If they don't want the public to have it then that is their right (under US law). Therefore downloading it when you have no right to is wrong. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623119 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutex Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 it is cool, but not as cool as i was expecting. To drag windows, you cannot just click any place on the title bar. You must click over the text in order to drag. That is very strange. But it looks great. 586623053[/snapback] I'm not sure what skin you are tying out, but I don?t have any problems with having to drag windows from where there is text only...and I?ve tried all the skins that wb5 comes wit:huh:huh: Performance wise, I haven't noticed any major slow downs this far. So far so good(Y) (Y) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackice912 Veteran Posted October 4, 2005 Veteran Share Posted October 4, 2005 Trying it out now. It has 3 new themes that look pretty nice. WB no longer loads in the system tray and it seems pretty buggy at this point. Of course it's only a Beta so we probably should expect that. At this point sometimes you can drag window sometimes you can't. It has great potential though. 586623100[/snapback] I'm having no dragging issues at all. Interesting. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623149 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaker Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Here's another screenie: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623134 Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenreaper Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 it is cool, but not as cool as i was expecting. To drag windows, you cannot just click any place on the title bar. You must click over the text in order to drag. That is very strange. But it looks great. 586623053[/snapback] There is a specific problem with various older GeForce cards (4xxx, 4xx Go, possibly some 5xxx). On these the alpha channel is not being honoured, and so the titlebars are excessively bright and non-clickable. This is a driver bug. The WindowBlinds dev team is trying to work around it, but we figured it wasn't serious enough to hold up the beta for people who wanted it now (especially as ATI or newer NVIDIA customers do not appear to be affected). Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623141 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Hiroshi- Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 There is a specific problem with various older GeForce cards (4xxx, 4xx Go, possibly some 5xxx). On these the alpha channel is not being honoured, and so the titlebars are excessively bright and non-clickable. This is a driver bug. The WindowBlinds dev team is trying to work around it, but we figured it wasn't serious enough to hold up the beta for people who wanted it now (especially as ATI or newer NVIDIA customers do not appear to be affected). 586623141[/snapback] Nice! Glad to know.. deffinatly interested in this product when its released. :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623148 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweaker Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 A 3rd one for you! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623152 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakor Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 There are some open issues with cards around the GeForce 46xx/5xxx era. It seems to be stripping the alpha channel, which is causing the oversaturation of the top/bottom frames and the "only drag from the text" bit (which I believe is related) that people have reported. Please remember this is the first beta and there are going to be some bumps. If you're uncomfortable with beta software, just enjoy the screenshots from the people that are for the moment. :) Kris Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623175 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fascist Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Who made these themes? KoL should of made some for you for release. More interest would of sparked. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623157 Share on other sites More sharing options...
meamog Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Lol, the vista one is called "arrow" :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623179 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Hiroshi- Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 A 3rd one for you! 586623152[/snapback] YES A Vista Mockup!!! :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/377607-windowblinds-5-beta-coming/page/6/#findComment-586623161 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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