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BlackcombUpdated Apr 10, 2003 by TheGreenReaper |
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GreenReaper
Comment #122 Monday, January 27, 2003 8:06 AM
Comment #122 Monday, January 27, 2003 8:06 AM
Swan: Try converting the JPG to a BMP and using that as your background. I suspect the JPG activated Active Desktop, which is known to have some incompatabilities with Stardock stuff.
George: Thanks.
George: Thanks.
Duncan Stevenson
Comment #123 Monday, January 27, 2003 3:24 PM
Comment #123 Monday, January 27, 2003 3:24 PM
OMG!!!! I'll admit when I first saw this theme I thought it was boring and dull looking, and couldn't understand how it got to such high position, and so many downloads etc. I had to download it to satisfy my curiosity. I now understand....
What a wonderful skin!
What a wonderful skin!
J Swan
Comment #124 Monday, January 27, 2003 5:12 PM
Comment #124 Monday, January 27, 2003 5:12 PM
Converting the JPG to BMP didn't help so I decided to backup a step and remove the background all together. I'm just trying to change the desktop color and can't, at least permanently. When I reboot and login, the color defaults back to the original. I can see the new color for about 10 seconds and then it changes back during the login process. What am I missing? FYI - I disabled Active Desktop from within the Group Policy MMC so that shouldn�t be an issue any longer. I obsess when I can�t get something simple working so please save me!
GreenReaper
Comment #125 Monday, January 27, 2003 6:44 PM
Comment #125 Monday, January 27, 2003 6:44 PM
WB always applies the skin's colour on boot - it doesn't save it (since it could be changed . . . like you're doing). Since the colour overrides option seems to be departing, your best bet is probably to edit the skin to use that colour - it's fairly easy with SkinStudio (Miscellaneous/Colours/Miscellaneous/Background - Desktop), or even Notepad ([Colours] - Background). Sorry, but can't think of a better solution.
J Swan
Comment #126 Tuesday, January 28, 2003 8:49 AM
Comment #126 Tuesday, January 28, 2003 8:49 AM
I changed WB to use Blackcomb Plus instead of the regular Blackcomb and now it works with my brackground (BMP) - Thanks! Sorry if this was a rookie mistake...
mike steve
Comment #128 Tuesday, February 4, 2003 12:04 PM
Comment #128 Tuesday, February 4, 2003 12:04 PM
Absolutely love this. The only thing that bugs me is that I stretch the taskbar to double-height and lock it. Everything is fine until I reboot. The taskbar keeps reverting to single height. Could you please let me know how to fix this.
Thanks - Mike.
Thanks - Mike.
GreenReaper
Comment #129 Tuesday, February 4, 2003 1:12 PM
Comment #129 Tuesday, February 4, 2003 1:12 PM
This is a bug with XP (that of course only really shows up with WB). When you switch from XP Luna to Classic, this problem occurs. Unfortunately WB has to do this every time you reboot. There is a workaround - if you stack two taskbar bars on top of one another (eg quicklaunch under tasks), the taskbar will remain at the same height.
El Mariachi
Comment #130 Wednesday, February 5, 2003 1:40 AM
Comment #130 Wednesday, February 5, 2003 1:40 AM
this is the best windowblinds skin there is, it looks good, is functional, and isn't loud, doesn't take up too much space, Ive been usuing this skin for a year now.
ShankarR
Comment #131 Monday, February 10, 2003 9:38 AM
Comment #131 Monday, February 10, 2003 9:38 AM
This is awesome skin! The colors are pleasing, not overwhelming, and the functionality is amazing. I've used many of the other great ones out there, but this will be my fav for a long time to come. Naturally, I�m currently using it!
Way to go, GreenReaper!
Shankar
FSI@ForeSeeIT.com
Way to go, GreenReaper!
Shankar
FSI@ForeSeeIT.com
pwhitted
Comment #132 Thursday, February 20, 2003 3:57 PM
Comment #132 Thursday, February 20, 2003 3:57 PM
LOVE this skin! 
I don't normally like the darker colored skins, but this one isn't too dark to make it oppressive. One problem: I have to use Lotus Notes for e-mail, and the active tab in Notes is impossible to read. It appears to be white-d out (very light background with white text). I also had a similar problem with a calendar control in an Access app I was building - (with the skin applied) the background of the calendar is white and the dates are too light to read. I tried Blackcomb Plus and Blackcomb Dark, and got the same result. Am running Win2K Pro. Any suggestions?
I don't normally like the darker colored skins, but this one isn't too dark to make it oppressive. One problem: I have to use Lotus Notes for e-mail, and the active tab in Notes is impossible to read. It appears to be white-d out (very light background with white text). I also had a similar problem with a calendar control in an Access app I was building - (with the skin applied) the background of the calendar is white and the dates are too light to read. I tried Blackcomb Plus and Blackcomb Dark, and got the same result. Am running Win2K Pro. Any suggestions?
GreenReaper
Comment #133 Thursday, February 20, 2003 5:29 PM
Comment #133 Thursday, February 20, 2003 5:29 PM
Alas, they are probably using button text colour, but forcing the background to be white (or using the window background colour). Usually button text is black so this works out, but not for Blackcomb. Not much that can be done for this, I'm afraid, unless you can override the colours inside the application.
Mister Bump
Comment #135 Thursday, April 10, 2003 6:11 AM
Comment #135 Thursday, April 10, 2003 6:11 AM
One of the best windowblinds skins I have ever seen - simply awesome!
i81b4u-uc
Comment #136 Thursday, April 10, 2003 9:37 AM
Comment #136 Thursday, April 10, 2003 9:37 AM
WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW, WOW--- Now this is a skin
CasonBang
Comment #137 Thursday, April 10, 2003 10:10 AM
Comment #137 Thursday, April 10, 2003 10:10 AM
Re: white button text color
I've noticed the same thing with several apps having white text instead of black text (Opera 7, ReGet, etc). I'll have to contact the programmers about that. This skin is in my personal top 3!
I've noticed the same thing with several apps having white text instead of black text (Opera 7, ReGet, etc). I'll have to contact the programmers about that. This skin is in my personal top 3!
Fred Hall
Comment #138 Thursday, April 10, 2003 11:41 AM
Comment #138 Thursday, April 10, 2003 11:41 AM
I gravitate away to something new for a couple days and always find myself coming back to Blackcomb - can't find anything that has the combination of clean looks and easy to use features. I have to give it a 10.
Yohtan
Comment #139 Sunday, April 20, 2003 8:24 PM
Comment #139 Sunday, April 20, 2003 8:24 PM
Gah! I love this skin. It blends so nicely with my DM 86>98 plus wallpapers...now I'm judging all the skins I download to this one. Nothing really gets me like this one...
Kodar
Comment #140 Sunday, April 20, 2003 11:00 PM
Comment #140 Sunday, April 20, 2003 11:00 PM
I greatly enjoy this skin it's definately breathtaking. Now I am looking for some icons to complement this.
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Comment #121 Sunday, January 26, 2003 11:42 PM
Thanks!