With the diamond style The start menu loses colors

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On my laptop with Windows 11 I have Start 11 and Windowblinds 11.

When I set up Diamond in the beginning the colors and aspect of start menu looked like that (don't bother about the purple square)

This is with "Windowblinds theme" selected in the Start 11 configuration menu (seems normal uhhh ?)

Correct diamond colors

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But now without doing something the start menu looks grey like that (still with Windowblinds theme selected in the Start 11 configuration menu)

The only manner I can change the color is to chose the default theme in Start11 configuration and set the color to look like diamond's color...

Is there a bug or do I something wrong ?

Roland

windowblinds
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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Not sure what you have done to change the color for your first screenshot. But your second short look correct to default diamond start panel color.

Thanks
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

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The fact is I didn't do something to the Windowblinds style.
The greenish-bluish color in the first screenshot is how I set the diamond style, so I don't understand why this color disappeared, at the same time the boarders arroud the recent programs list disappeared too.

Roland

Siege of Centauri
Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

How did you set the diamond style to be "greenish-blush color" in the first place. That could gives us hint how it was reset to Diamond default style. Perhaps, you did not saved your setting/mod properly. Not really sure what you mean about boarders around recent program list? Please post a screenshot and point us to that location.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #4 from Stardock Forums Top

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Thank you for your answer !
I changed the color with the "modify style" > "Colour" option when you are in the style, by using the "colour to apply", etc... sliders, and it worked well.
And I finished with "stop modifying" and "Apply style to desktop".
It worked for a whole day, it's just today that the start menu aspect changed.
Borders : see red arrows on image !



Roland

Reply #5 from Stardock Forums Top

If you referring to that white area, I believe those is not from default diamond skin. It possible you have a modded version of Diamond or totally different skin that have similar designed as Diamond. That are few of other skins that similar looking like diamond out there. For example. Aero 11 by SimplexDesigns. It can be easily recolor too.

Also, once you have mod a skin in Windowblinds, you can save it by click on the "manage presets" button.

 

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

 

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Thank you Basj for your answer.
I just downloaded and installed this Aero 11 Style, it is just what I wanted.

Roland

Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top

I'm using the latest version of windowblinds 11 and whenever I apply a skin it never looks right.  I attached a picture to show what I'm talking about.  I have no idea why I can't get the skins to display correctly.  This is a pic of Aero11

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Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting Envisaged0ne, reply 7

I'm using the latest version of windowblinds 11 and whenever I apply a skin it never looks right.  I attached a picture to show what I'm talking about.  I have no idea why I can't get the skins to display correctly.  This is a pic of Aero11

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Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Please start your own thread on your issue. Also include your system information. Please refer here: https://support.stardock.com/space/SHC/1387134987/Contacting+Stardock+About+WindowBlinds+Issues

Thanks
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.