Some visual issues withe netbeans and tabs

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Hello all, I'm trying the latest version of windows blinds, and I'm seriously considering a purchase, I'm just being hold by this small issue. I'm a programmer, and one of the programs I use most is netbeans, and here's what it happens. As you can see, tabs in the editor are black when they are not selected, and so is the text, thus making them impossible to read. I've tried lots of things, switching themes, disabling the theme for ths program only, etc, etc, but nothing seems to work.

 

 

Anyone has an idea of what can I do to fix this? I really would like to keep using wb, but I cannot if netbeans will stay like this forvere, I need to know what's on those tabs, cause I usually have twenty or more opened...

 

One more thing, I don't know if it makes any difference to wb, but netbeans has many java swing components in it's gui.

 

Thanks in advance for all the help.

 

Cheers

 

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

By the way, just a small out of the topic question. I see on many forum posts advices on using impulse to buy and download the software, I installed impulse, but I can seem to find a purchase option. Is there any?

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Make sure Netbeans is not running.

Try excluding Netbeans from being skinned. Open the WindowBlinds Configuration screen and click on Settings then click on the Per Application tab. From there select add and then find the exe for the Netbeans program and select it. In the next screen put a check mark in Ignore this application and do not skin it.  Click OK.

Run Netbeans as usual and see if that resolves the black tab issue.

Reply #6 from Stardock Forums Top

I had tried that before, I tries again now with wb registered and the problem remains. Heres a screenshot of how it looks now. The only thing it changes is that the minimize and close buttons are no longer skinned.

But now wb gives me the option to change some of the theme colors. I'll try that.

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Is it the same on every skin that you try or just particular one's?

Reply #9 from Stardock Forums Top

Initially it was the same on every skin, but I found that if I restart my computer, and use a lighter skin it's not the same. Aparently (and this is me guessing), because netbeans is java based, so the tabs inherit the new colors, but not the images that compose the skin. When i add an exception to exclude netbeans from wb, or to make netbeans use a different skin, effectively the title bar is not skinned, but the particular colors that compose the default skin are still there, thus making the tabs very dark or completely blavk (depending on the theme).

 

I can think of two solutions, but I don't have a clue of how to make i:

 

1 - Make wb not to skin nb at all, even the colors.

2 - Change the color scheme (on tabs).

 

If any of these solutions is viable, and if you now how can I do it, pleas etell me how.

Cheers