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WB 7.4 and Opera 12 with Hardware Acceleration using DirectX in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

Opera just released a version (12.00.1422) that supports both OpenGL and DirectX hardware acceleration. I have my version configured to use DirectX and previous issues regarding font rendering seem to have been solved. However, the titlebar is not being skinned in WB 7.4. It is clear (glass?) and not the background for my skin. It is skinned correctly when hardware acceleration in Opera is turned off. It is also skinned correctly when OpenGL is selected in Opera but the font rendering with Op

Reply to Problem with Windowblinds and Opera 10.5 in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

I had the same problem with Opera 10.50's title bar getting messed up when running WB7 and found a solution using the 'Opera Launcher' at this web site. http://my.opera.com/Tamil/blog/opera-launcher It launches Opera and fixes the title bar problem and backs up a bunch of the opera files at the same time (bookmarks, contacts, etc.) Hope this helps. EDIT: OperaLauncher lets you disable the title bar.

Reply to SKS7 Apply Skin button not working in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

I had the save confirmation turned off but have now turned it back on. If I make a change and click Apply Skin in SKS7, the Save Changed window appears. I'll click Yes, the 'busy' cursor is displayed for about 2-seconds and the changes I have made are not displayed (for example, text color of inactive windows stays like it was). If I click Apply Changes in WB7, the WB 'skin change' window displays, the screen goes gray and blurry and the changes are then displayed. Any other thoughts?

Reply to SKS7 Apply Skin button not working in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

Uninstaled SKS7. Rebooted. Reinstalled SKS7. Verifed. SKS7 Apply Skin still will not apply skin changes. If I click Save Skin in SKS7 and then click Apply Changes in WB7, the changes are applied. Weird. Win7 32-bit, doesn't matter if Nortons 2010 is turned on or off.

SKS7 Apply Skin button not working in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

Nothing happens when I click Apply Skin after making changes to a skin. SKS6 asked if I wanted to save the skin before applying but SKS 7 does not. I have to click Save Skin and the go to WB7 to actually load it. Anyone else having this problem. I think I'm running the latest beta release since 'Update' isn't displayed in the Impulse window. EDIT: I meant to put this under the SKS7 bugs. Sorry.

WB7 bug-Colors/Textures/Transp./etc. options disappear on new skin after 'Save As' in WindowBlinds Stardock Forums

WB7 will let me select Textures, Fonts, Transparency, etc. for an existing skin without any problems. Using Skin Studio 7, I can open a skin and then create a copy of it using the 'Save As' option. When I reopen WB7 and select the new skin, the Textures, Fonts, Transparency, etc. options are now not available (e.g., grayed out). If I reselect the old skin again (the one I copied), they are available again. Is this a bug or is there some setting somewhere that controls these op

Reply to Mycolors ate my icons in MyColors Stardock Forums

TweakUI is a Microsoft PowerToy. The link for it is http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/Downloads/powertoys/Xppowertoys.mspx It didn't fix things completely though. I did find another program on CNet Download called IconTweaker (a freebie). It let me go back over the icons that were not restored and reset them to the XP icon. The link for it is <a href="http://www.download.com/IconTweaker/3000-2195_4-

Reply to Mycolors ate my icons in MyColors Stardock Forums

MyColors ate my icons too. I fixed the problem and went back to XP icons using Microsoft's TweakUI program. Select 'Repair' in the list on the left, then select 'Repair Icons', click 'Repair Now'. Everything is back the way it was wih the XP icons.