Where in Skinstudio?

Been that way for many years Jan and no one fixed it, probably because it cannot be fixed due to good old Microsoft.

It is due to the size of the frames, if they are larger than the operating system ones, then this occurs.

To me it looks like there is a setting somewhere defining the minimum hight of the left & right frame borders or something like that. I just don't know where to find it.

Well I hope someone knows and can help then Jan, I'd like to know too.

Hello,
Sorry to hear you are having issues. Please list some skins, preferably, those that come with Windowblinds or free to download from Wincustomize, so I can test it out on my system.

Thank you.
Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant.

Perhaps in SkinStudio where it says Edit title bars and window frames?

Perhaps extra settings or Code Editor on the very bottom of the app? I'm just quessing here. This would be a great question for Neone6 to answer!   

Just to confirm these is on Windows 10, yes?

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Windows 22H2 19045.4239
WB 11.02

I think it something to do with the bottom frame vertical size. I changed the bottom frame with a shorter in vertical size graphics just as a test. And the issue seem went away.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

I have tried that with no effect or am I in the wrong place in SKS?

From what is see the bottom frame image is at 272 x 68. Try those that have XXX x 22. Vertically shorter

This was original Tried on Lightstar's Sectors.

Change the bottom frame with something shorter.

Thank you,

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

Can't Stardock do something to fix that issue Basj? Limiting the height of that bottom image totally destroys creativity.

That's a workaround, not the solution and it ruins the design of most skins.

The problem is a setting somewhere - or how can this in the screenshot below be explained?

I merely just sharing my finding. Not giving a solution nor workaround. As for asking Support to look at this issue. I have forwarded your problem/question to Stardock Support Team for their assistance. Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates. We appreciate your feedback and patience.

Basj,
Stardock Community Assistant

I've created an internal ticket to have this looked at. 

Internal Ref: ODNT-8048

Thank you for the feedback everyone.

Adam McGuinness
Customer Support Specialist

The original post was created 901 days ago. Yes, nine hundred and one. I tried to bump it more than a month ago with no luck.

It's a very simple question, imo. Where can I find a setting in SkinStudio to correct the error shown in the screenshots with the progress dialogs.

A ticket was created,  ODNT-8048 , 900 days ago by Adam McGuinness, Customer Support Specialist.

I have also tried to PM a couple of Stardock employees with no answer.

How about "We have no idea where the setting is" or "We don't know" or "We have looked at it and are as baffled as you are".

Something. Anything.

I have spent thousands of hours as a volunteer and in later years as a moderator in the forums and the galleries, for free. I think I should have gotten and deserved an answer by now. 

Jan, even without that, you should have gotten an answer. I wish I knew enough to have given it to you.

Unbelieveable how this kind of support, or should I say the lack of it, is even remotely possible from a company the size of Stardock.

Jafo related in Mods...take a squint.  

Hi Jan,

You're right, and I'm sorry.  I logged ODNT-8048 in April 2024 and never came back to you.  I understand the frustration at the lack of response, and I understand that isn't acceptable.

Here is where things stand: Basj found that the clipping follows the height of the skin's bottom frame image, and you're right that shrinking it is a workaround and not an answer.

None of the WindowBlinds releases since, up to and including 11.07, has changed this behavior.  I have now asked the developer directly whether there is a setting in SkinStudio that controls this, or whether the bottom frame height is the only thing that affects it.

If the answer is confirmed to be "there isn't one," you'll hear back plainly.

Best regards,

Adam McGuinness
Stardock Support Specialist

Thank you, Adam! I appreciate it!

I found out yesterday from another post, that Lightstar is using notepad to create his skins and I suspect he is using the same file/draft for this and have done so for a long time. There might be some leftover code in there somewhere that cause this or some code that no longer is compatible with later versions of Windowblinds. This is just me guessing, but it is after all only his skins that are affected. Since he is more or less the only active wb skinner left, it's an annoyance, but a non critical error, of course.

I only use NotePad to store some information about coding changes to add some changes in SKS 10 that apply to Windows 11 Jan. Nothing major, just color settings for the Status Bar.