Question for Skinners: Are you updating themes for Windows 7?
Monday, August 17, 2009 by Island Dog | Discussion: OS Customization
I wanted to get a general feel from the skinners about Windows 7. I know some of you already have updated some WindowBlinds themes to get them ready for Windows 7, and I wanted to see who else is doing similar work.
- Do you plan on updating previous WB skins to work with Windows 7?
- Are you creating new WB skins just for Win7?
- Do you plan on making skins compatible with XP, Vista, and Windows 7, or just one of them?
Thanks in advance to any skinners who answer. 
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Reply #2 Monday, August 17, 2009 11:37 PM
Yeah ill move on to 7 when its 'final' also update 1 or 2 skins.
Going to be hard work having 3 OS's to get it right for....... 
Reply #3 Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:22 AM
Whenever I look at an older skin with the thought of updating, I can never resist the urge to rebuild the thing from the bottom up. Problem is, it usually turnes into a totally different skin all together!
I feel that in the future, we will be producing skins for only 2 OS. Xp and Win7. Vista is, in essence an early pre beta Win 7 and will go the way of Windows ME.
Reply #4 Tuesday, August 18, 2009 6:36 AM
I'll make skins for my current OS.
I will finish my first, and probably only, vista skin before I migrate over to win7
I won't remake any skins (I've had my first blind on the back burner for a re-do for some time, but...)
Reply #5 Tuesday, August 18, 2009 6:41 AM
Some I'll update, and I'll make some new Win 7 skins also..
Reply #6 Tuesday, August 18, 2009 7:00 AM
I am in the process now of updating some of my older skins that were XP only to both XP and Vista. When I get my copy of Win7, I will be uninstalling Vista, so I will only be able to make skins for Win7 and XP from then on. (I pre-ordered Win7, so I should be receiving it sometime in October). I have no idea how to make my desktop dual boot for both Vista and Win7. As long as I have the same laptop that I have now, I will continue to make skins for XP...Vista will not run on it.
Reply #7 Tuesday, August 18, 2009 5:02 PM
Reply #11 Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:16 PM
Well, I'm still working on my first WB. It will be for all three, I think. Dunno when I'll finish though. 
Reply #12 Thursday, August 20, 2009 8:20 PM
I am currently on XP. I will continue to skin for the operating system that I am on. If/when I am able to upgrade, I will then skin for the upgrade. It is just too much of a pain to skin without the benefit of seeing what I'm doing.
Reply #13 Thursday, August 27, 2009 12:44 AM
Miricla will be updated for W7 when SKS7 is available to me. I'm not savvy enough to figure out all the hand-coding involved in making it fully 7 compatible now.
I am currently working on another skin which is in the same situation. When the skin is done, it will be for Vista and XP, with a 7 substyle to be added later.
Reply #14 Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:08 AM
I am currently working on another skin which is in the same situation. When the skin is done, it will be for Vista and XP, with a 7 substyle to be added later.
SKS7 beta is available, I think. 
Reply #15 Thursday, August 27, 2009 1:12 AM
i am dropping xp and will continue with vista and windows 7 my pc at the moment dosent like xp one bit.
i will be buying a new pc in a few months, and hopefully that will be my last pc for a LONG time, i cant keep buying a new pc every year because bill wants to put out anohter os.
Reply #16 Thursday, August 27, 2009 2:51 AM
Thanks, Jim! 
It wasn't available last time I looked.
Reply #17 Thursday, August 27, 2009 2:52 AM
Some of those new settings in SKS7 look a bit daunting. 
Time to tear into Corporate and do some studying.
Reply #18 Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:41 PM
My pleasure, sir. Now get to work, I need some tinted graphics...lol!!
Reply #19 Thursday, August 27, 2009 5:04 PM
I, fortunately, am in a situation where I have all 3. To be honest, I'd probably move over to 7 across the board, but since I like to skin 'em, I won't.
Reply #20 Friday, August 28, 2009 7:24 AM
- Do you plan on updating previous WB skins to work with Windows 7?
- Are you creating new WB skins just for Win7?
- Do you plan on making skins compatible with XP, Vista, and Windows 7, or just one of them?
No, for the following reasons:
1. I'm sticking with XP as long as possible, or until someone gives me some money for a new pc
2. I'll start skinning again when SKS is as usable as version 6
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Reply #1 Monday, August 17, 2009 10:11 PM
I'll update certains skins and make new Win 7 skins when I get my pre-ordered final version of W7 and when WB 7 and SKS are 'final'
At that point I suppose I'll be skinning 3 OS's I can't see anyway out fof it.
I don't see much sense until then.
Also a bit curious about two skins I did for SD that were supposedly for 7 but haven't showed up yet.