Firefox and WB6

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I have had this problem since installing WB6, and i think it was happening in wb5 aswell.

My Titlebar and all edges of the window around Firefox are completely transparent... Heres a Screenshot to illustrate my meaning.


It is particularly annoying when trying to minimize/maximize or close firefox. Since as you can see, the buttons are in visible, forcing me to guess where they are and usually missing. Now i have to right click on the bar and hit what i want, which is annoying. This happens with every skin i try, ones made for wb5 and wb6, for vista and xp. I know Firefox and WB dont get along together too well. I have heard of WB not skinning firefox at all, leaving it normal, but i have never heard of it making it completely invisible. I'm just wondering if anyone else has had this particular problem and if they found a work around. Or will i just have to add firefox to WB's exclude list? It's a shame because i do hate vista and xp so. Since i have a dual boot. They run ok (That being an overstatement) but they're so damn ugly. Xp didnt try at all, and vista tried way too hard.

Any help i can get on the matter is greatly appreciated.
windowblinds
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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

In both XP and Vista Firefox skins fine for me. The only problem I have is some dark skins make the toolbar unreadable, but that's it.

So, don't know what is wrong with yours.

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top
That happens to me too. Most of the time, when I open Firefox and something else, and then focus on the other program so Firefox opens in the bg. Just close it, open it agin, and wait until it is done loading before opening something else.


Also, use Alt-F4 to close it, or right click on the title text and chose "Close".
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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top
I guess ill just have to exclude firefox then, its a shame to forgo beauty for functionality. But then again isnt that usually they way it works?

May'haps ill try opera, see if that has any skinning problems. I strongly oppose the use of IE by sane and coherent people. Leave it for the crazies ;)
Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Hum wierd..

I have NOT had that issue with Firefox ever since I started with WB...


The wierd thing is I Have that Issue with Yahoo Music Engine. I even tried setting up Yahoo Music Engine to be "ignored" by WB and that doesn't work


Try setting Firefox to be "not skinned" or "ignored" in your WB config window..


Anne
Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top
Well i tried the option that says to hit if the image appears blank. The bad thing is that i wont know for a while if it works. It comes and goes, and right now its fine, i can see it and its skinned. But who knows how long that will last.