Also if you own WB5.x I think within the last couple of months then you have access to the 6.0 betas.
It's got so many new features for both XP and Vista.
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BlendedFrog  Group: Registered Posts: 4,598 Joined: 28-August 01 Member No.: 899 
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Well if you have an objectdesktop subscription, fire up SDC and go grab it. And if you don't well then it's time to buy it.
Also if you own WB5.x I think within the last couple of months then you have access to the 6.0 betas. It's got so many new features for both XP and Vista.
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Resident Elite  Group: Registered Posts: 1,175 Joined: 27-August 06 From: Cordova, TN Member No.: 178,329
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That's pretty cool that you can change the Vista Sidebar. I may look into this later on.
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Tree Climber  Group: Registered Posts: 3,841 Joined: 24-March 05 From: Waterloo, Iowa Member No.: 102,394
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Sweet... I might have to buy Object Desktop now!
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Geek 2² Ever   Group: +Subscriber Posts: 12,153 Joined: 10-August 04 From: Quebec / Canada Language: French / English Member No.: 66,198
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Good god, that is awesome, I'm re-installing Vista and XP next week, can't wait to see that in action!
CODE [Please note WindowBlinds 5.90+ releases require existing versions of WindowBlinds to be
uninstalled and Stardock Central 2.46 Build 154 or later to install.] WindowBlinds 5.90 beta ------------------------------- [Refresh - turned off a debug file on vista and refreshed Molten skin for XP a bit] -Initial beta release for 6.0. WindowBlinds 6 is packed with new features. Many new features have been added for both Windows XP and Vista users. Check out the • WindowBlinds now has Blur support in title bars in Windows XP (addionally on the menus on Windows Vista) • WindowBlinds now supports all many of the new Windows Vista User Interface elements so that skins can change these sections (including sidebar skinning)! Other examples are IE navigation arrows, IE tabs, start menu shutdown/lock buttons, etc. • The Start Menu now supports animation on both Windows XP and Vista! The new Molten skin has been included with the BETA to show off this “hot” new feature. • WindowBlinds now has category filtering when viewing skins to apply. Users with many skins can now filter by the category assigned to the skin (for example Holiday, OS, Computers, Sports, etc.) • Wallpaper can now be filtered by tags (keywords) such as Light/Dark, Animals, Plants, etc.) Allowing the user to quickly find wallpaper that will match their chosen skin. • Support for a random skin selection when applying a new skin. • Users can now recolor a skin and save that setting on a per skin basis. (For example changing blues to reds.) • In addition, WindowBlinds now supports “Advanced HSL Coloring”. Users can choose a single color to change instead re-coloring the entire skin • A Vista-izeTM me function which sets some defaults to have a more vista like look • Explorer background bitmaps can now be included as part of the skin, • And many more features… More features list: WindowBlinds now has the ability to… • Edit the system colors from WindowBlinds • Change skin fonts from WindowBlinds • Control transparency and blur on start menu, menus, taskbar & window frames. Has some limitations on XP • Save all skin changes as presets • Edit a sidebar skin from within WindowBlinds • Alter the mouse over animation speed • Alter the default button pulsing speed • Handle skin upgrades in an improved fashion • Use the Aero frames with the rest of the skin |
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-- Violated on 1st Post --  Group: Global Moderator Posts: 3,315 Joined: 28-April 04 From: Southeast Michigan Member No.: 54,000
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oooo interesting
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Crystalline rules!  Group: Registered Posts: 952 Joined: 16-February 05 Member No.: 96,851
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Is Skinstudio 6 available as well?
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Resident Elite Group: Registered Posts: 1,300 Joined: 24-March 04 Member No.: 50,986
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I'll have to see more beta screenshots if I'm gonna be convinced to buy this.
 One thing I noticed in the alpha screenshots was that the captionbar text rendering was really bad on transparent captionbars. Did they fix this in the beta?
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| Post #8 Aug 2 2007, 12:06 | |
Neowinian Senior  Group: Partner Posts: 3,661 Joined: 4-April 04 From: St. Cloud, FL. Member No.: 51,791
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Quote - (martin10018 @ Aug 2 2007, 05:33)  Is Skinstudio 6 available as well? Got a ss from the new Molten skin? SkinStudio 6 beta should be up in the next week or so. I will get some screenshots up soon as well.  For those who have the beta, the WindowBlinds 6 beta feedback thread is here. Link This post has been edited by Island Dog: Aug 2 2007, 12:31 |
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| Post #9 Aug 2 2007, 13:49 | |
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Geek 2² Ever Group: +Subscriber Posts: 12,153 Joined: 10-August 04 From: Quebec / Canada Language: French / English Member No.: 66,198
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WB6 is PURE OWNAGE!!! PERFECT option for people not liking Vista but still like Aero.
Here a shot of Molten (TBH the skin sucks, because it's a mix of an old popular skin (forgot the name) with a new freaking cool animated start menu. The animation is mind blowing) and the two other new skins Diamond and Leo, both are really nice as well! http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/61240127/ |
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Neowinian Senior Group: Partner Posts: 3,661 Joined: 4-April 04 From: St. Cloud, FL. Member No.: 51,791
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Some more screenshots.
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Geek 2² Ever Group: +Subscriber Posts: 12,153 Joined: 10-August 04 From: Quebec / Canada Language: French / English Member No.: 66,198
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btw, I think that blur on XP with WB6 use less CPU than Aero, what you think Dog?
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Neowinian  Group: Registered Posts: 21 Joined: 12-January 06 Member No.: 150,753
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Wb is really good. I am using it.
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Neowinian³  Group: Registered Posts: 263 Joined: 5-November 04 Member No.: 79,490
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sweet. I added transparent borders to LE 5.1 black.
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Neowinian Wise One Group: +Subscriber Posts: 4,614 Joined: 9-August 01 From: Liverpool, England Name: John Member No.: 476
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Molten is basically a brown version of the Chaninja style from a while back, whilst I loved the Chaninja skin, brown doesnt really do it for me, though I have to admit the start bar and the animation at the top is awesome
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Geek 2² Ever Group: +Subscriber Posts: 12,153 Joined: 10-August 04 From: Quebec / Canada Language: French / English Member No.: 66,198
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Yes, and the skin really don't go nice with the start menu, but I think it's just a proof of concept.
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