DigitalE Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 WindowBlinds 6 is awesome! Definitely worth buying if you're on Vista. Molten is cool, and the animation is definitely neat, but it's not really a skin I would use on a regular basis... A bit too flashy and complicated for me :p Oh, does someone want to make a variant of Diamond with the regular Vista start orb? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588894281 Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlang Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 just a quick question ... will it work on my pc and my notebook at the same time (1 license?) or is it the same sh*t as with windows vista? :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588894286 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis W. Veteran Posted October 3, 2007 Veteran Share Posted October 3, 2007 just a quick question ... will it work on my pc and my notebook at the same time (1 license?) or is it the same sh*t as with windows vista? :p It will. The license permits installing WB on the machines you own. The activation process shouldn't nail you unless you have like 50 PCs at home activating at the same time. :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588894302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordtinuviel Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 just a quick question ... will it work on my pc and my notebook at the same time (1 license?) or is it the same sh*t as with windows vista? :p wonder that too, Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588894308 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoDEAN Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Seems like another resource hog app to me. To me, default vista with Aero enabled is just fine. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588894311 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenji Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 (edited) You can download the free version if you dont want to pay for it, plus uxtheme skins cannot change the start menu so radically as what WindowBlinds does, you have to see Molten in action to believe it. This kind of comment is brought in everytime there is a WindowBlinds thread :( It only lasts for a month.. I just downloaded it, Themes take ages to load, There aren't any good ones and it causes last.fm and msgplus to crash. Uninstalled. Edited October 3, 2007 by .Dazzy Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588894320 Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo_the_lion Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Seems like another resource hog app to me. To me, default vista with Aero enabled is just fine. Have you actually tried it? No, I thought not. Give it a whirl - try the free trial version - and you might change your mind :) This update is excellent and is being well received by those of us that use Stardock products. It appears from this forum and others around the net that many others are trying out the product for the first time and enjoying it. :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588894342 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pas Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 themes take ages to load? my sytem changes skins in about 3 seconds, maybe less. it doesn't take long at all. and as for the other guy saying it looks like a resource hog but yet he hasn't tried it..........grow up. why must people who have yet to try the app say such ridiculous things about it? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588894348 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knife Party Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 i think its incredibly smoother looker back at v5. the theme load faster and smoother and things generally seemed pretty ironed out. im using the trial, so far ive spotted no flaws, if it stays like that, im getting it Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588894358 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Island Dog Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 What I have noticed, whether it's a bug or something which couldn't be resolved by Stardock programmers I don't know, is that the blur does not work when it is over the top of another maximised window. See below: It's normal behavior on Windows XP. It is something that might be addressed in the future. Seems like another resource hog app to me. To me, default vista with Aero enabled is just fine. What resources did it actually "hog"? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588894369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo_the_lion Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 It only lasts for a month..I just downloaded it, Themes take ages to load, There aren't any good ones and it causes last.fm and msgplus to crash. Uninstalled. A month. That's pretty good for a trial version. Some vendors only give you 15 days. Themes sometimes take about 10 seconds to load. I'm told patience is a virtue :D There are some people reporting msgplus problems and others who say it's fine. Have a look at the news item you will see that Frogboy is getting the developers to look at this immediately to resolve the issue, if there is in fact an issue. You can't get any better service than that. That says a lot about how much he cares :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588894370 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dog Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Oh, does someone want to make a variant of Diamond with the regular Vista start orb? Try the AeroglassV5 theme (written for WB 5 but works well in WB6) for such a theme. (I recommend increasing the font size slightly, by moving the font size slider by half a notch - then the fonts will be the same size as in Vista) It's normal behavior on Windows XP. It is something that might be addressed in the future. Fair enough - it's a minor issue but would certainly be nice if it was possible to solve it one day. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588894450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
huskerpat Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Been using windowblinds for a while and am happy with the update. I'm not able to use the uxtheme hack on my work machine, so this is great. I mostly use visual styles I import with skinstudio. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588894530 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmr250z Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I just bought WB 5.51 a few days ago. Do I have to uninstall WB 5.51 first, then install WB 6.0 or can I just upgrade on top of my existing installation? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588894546 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalE Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Try the AeroglassV5 theme (written for WB 5 but works well in WB6) for such a theme. (I recommend increasing the font size slightly, by moving the font size slider by half a notch - then the fonts will be the same size as in Vista) Unfortunately, AeroglassV5 doesn't have the curved taskbar ends. That's what I like about Diamond. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588894548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Island Dog Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 I just bought WB 5.51 a few days ago. Do I have to uninstall WB 5.51 first, then install WB 6.0 or can I just upgrade on top of my existing installation? You should be able to just install over 5.5. I would always recommend installing with Stardock Central so you will always have the latest updates. :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588894603 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmr250z Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 You should be able to just install over 5.5. I would always recommend installing with Stardock Central so you will always have the latest updates.:) OK, thank you. :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588894668 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹ Posted October 3, 2007 Subscriber¹ Share Posted October 3, 2007 I would personally say uninstall first, mainly as thats what you had to do for the beta of WB6, just an opinion though :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588894673 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuco Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Is there anyway of changing the transparency of the sidebar ? was rather hoping there would be an option under 'Control transparency and blur' Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588895192 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danrarbc Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 It only lasts for a month..I just downloaded it, Themes take ages to load, There aren't any good ones and it causes last.fm and msgplus to crash. Uninstalled. There aren't any good ones? EVERY Windowblind and msstyle theme is at your disposal. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588895900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Dog Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 I would personally say uninstall first, mainly as thats what you had to do for the beta of WB6, just an opinion though :) FWIW I installed WB6 over the top of 5.51 and it worked fine for me :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588896249 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalE Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 I just downloaded it, Themes take ages to load, There aren't any good ones and it causes last.fm and msgplus to crash. Uninstalled. Themes load in about 5 seconds for me.. There are lots of good skins if you look, and you can also use SkinStudio to convert regular msstyles to use as well. I haven't had any problems with Last.fm, either. :| Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588897272 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BeLGaRaTh Subscriber¹ Posted October 4, 2007 Subscriber¹ Share Posted October 4, 2007 last.fm has no problems here, there is an issue with msgplus, but it certainly doesnt crash, it just doesnt load, and that is being looked into by Stardock and the creators of msgplus Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588897282 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icarus ^i^ Posted October 4, 2007 Share Posted October 4, 2007 Installed today and love it so far :) My object desktop sub will run out in december... I'll deffo renew it now. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588897505 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowVlican Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 FWIW I installed WB6 over the top of 5.51 and it worked fine for me :) same here no problems (though i used stardock central to upgrade) what's the deal with msgplus?? it's working fine on my system! (Windows Live Messenger 8.1.0178.00 and Messenger Plus! Live 4.23.0276) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/591615-windowblinds-6-for-neowiners/page/2/#findComment-588898532 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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