First screenshots of WindowBlinds Vista
Windows Vista gets skinnable!
Wednesday, August 30, 2006 by Frogboy | Discussion: WindowBlinds
Plymouth, MI- (August 31, 2006) – Stardock Entertainment is pleased to
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ZubaZ
Reply #2 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 7:23 AM
Reply #2 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 7:23 AM
Fun stuff . . . just remember all of us who won't be upgrading to Vista for a while. 
Fuzzy Logic
Reply #3 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 8:07 AM
Reply #3 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 8:07 AM
Awesome 
Looks like a good reason to upgrade to Vista.
Looks like a good reason to upgrade to Vista.
MIKE031489
Reply #5 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 12:21 PM
Reply #5 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 12:21 PM
Is windowsblinds gonna support the Aero "blur" effect?
But, it looks great.
But, it looks great.
DesignCaddy
Reply #6 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 12:39 PM
well now THAT is a home run
Reply #6 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 12:39 PM
| it includes a new technology called SmartSkinning which enables skins designed with Windows XP in mind to automatically be extended to skin the new GUI elements of Windows Vista |
well now THAT is a home run
seldomseen
Reply #7 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 12:51 PM
Reply #7 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 12:51 PM
SmartSkinning, yes!
Still sticking with XP PRO SP2, 'til the bugs are worked out(a bit more...). Great work, everyone involved.
Still sticking with XP PRO SP2, 'til the bugs are worked out(a bit more...). Great work, everyone involved.
aimzzz
Reply #8 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 2:24 PM
Reply #8 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 2:24 PM
Thanks for providing a transition between where we are & where we're going
There's too much good stuff just to chuck it with the upgrade
There's too much good stuff just to chuck it with the upgrade
stevedawg71
Reply #9 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 9:08 PM i hope "windowblinds vista" will be a hit with vista users ....
Reply #9 Wednesday, August 30, 2006 9:08 PM
i hope "windowblinds vista" will be a hit with vista users ....
artweasloh
Reply #10 Saturday, September 2, 2006 7:08 AM
Yeah that IS the feature that I would like Windowblinds 5.xx versions to have and of course Windowblinds Vista. Would that be possible, Mr. Frogboy?
BUT for now... with Windowblinds Vista!
Reply #10 Saturday, September 2, 2006 7:08 AM
| Is windowsblinds gonna support the Aero "blur" effect? |
Yeah that IS the feature that I would like Windowblinds 5.xx versions to have and of course Windowblinds Vista. Would that be possible, Mr. Frogboy?
BUT for now...
with Windowblinds Vista!
Frogboy
Reply #12 Sunday, September 3, 2006 1:25 AM
Reply #12 Sunday, September 3, 2006 1:25 AM
| Yeah that IS the feature that I would like Windowblinds 5.xx versions to have and of course Windowblinds Vista. Would that be possible, Mr. Frogboy? |
Not in WindowBlinds 5.x. That will require quite a bit more work. Microsoft's had to do some pretty scary stuff to get that effect be remotely fast and it is extremely hard coded.
scratch_pentagon
Reply #13 Sunday, September 3, 2006 3:37 AM
Reply #13 Sunday, September 3, 2006 3:37 AM
pardon me if i'm missing something obvious, but what new stuff does this bring to the table? or is that classified? the screenshots don't look all that different from wb5 to me.
Neil Banfield
Reply #14 Sunday, September 3, 2006 8:08 PM
Reply #14 Sunday, September 3, 2006 8:08 PM
The big thing the screenshots are showing is WB running on Vista using existing WB skins. If you recall when XP came out, older WB skins lacked the startmenu & taskbar sections which looked bad.
artweasloh
Reply #15 Friday, September 8, 2006 12:59 AM
Well,
LOL if you put it that way then perhaps i just have to wait for Windows Vista and Windowblinds Vista to get that feature. 
Reply #15 Friday, September 8, 2006 12:59 AM
| Not in WindowBlinds 5.x. That will require quite a bit more work. Microsoft's had to do some pretty scary stuff to get that effect be remotely fast and it is extremely hard coded. |
Well,
LOL if you put it that way then perhaps i just have to wait for Windows Vista and Windowblinds Vista to get that feature. 
thomassen
Reply #16 Saturday, September 9, 2006 6:58 AM
So there isn't any big chances of being able in the fututre to create your own effect is it then? (Speaking of Vista systems here) It's a Shader effect isn't it? I've been watching Greg Schechter's Blog as he's been posting information on how some of the graphic system in Vista work.
And now that Vista is in RC, will you make the WindowBlinds Vista beta availible?
Reply #16 Saturday, September 9, 2006 6:58 AM
| Not in WindowBlinds 5.x. That will require quite a bit more work. Microsoft's had to do some pretty scary stuff to get that effect be remotely fast and it is extremely hard coded. |
So there isn't any big chances of being able in the fututre to create your own effect is it then? (Speaking of Vista systems here) It's a Shader effect isn't it? I've been watching Greg Schechter's Blog as he's been posting information on how some of the graphic system in Vista work.
And now that Vista is in RC, will you make the WindowBlinds Vista beta availible?
Oobatz
Reply #17 Sunday, September 10, 2006 12:07 PM
Reply #17 Sunday, September 10, 2006 12:07 PM
Any body know what screencapture program takes that good a' pic? When you zoom in on that it's like lookin at your own desktop. Mine is a pretty low res. I'd like to replace it with one of that quality
Draginol
Reply #18 Sunday, September 10, 2006 12:16 PM
Reply #18 Sunday, September 10, 2006 12:16 PM
| So there isn't any big chances of being able in the fututre to create your own effect is it then? (Speaking of Vista systems here) It's a Shader effect isn't it? I've been watching Greg Schechter's Blog as he's been posting information on how some of the graphic system in Vista work. And now that Vista is in RC, will you make the WindowBlinds Vista beta availible? |
Not in WindowBlinds 5.x. If we do that, it would be a WindowBlinds 6.x feature.
We plan to have a WindowBlinds 5.x version that runs on Windows Vista in the near future. WindowBlinds 5.x has the features mentioned in the article.
Draginol
Reply #19 Sunday, September 10, 2006 12:17 PM
Reply #19 Sunday, September 10, 2006 12:17 PM
| Any body know what screencapture program takes that good a' pic? When you zoom in on that it's like lookin at your own desktop. Mine is a pretty low res. I'd like to replace it with one of that quality |
The print screen button on your keyboard.
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