Winstep Extreme Update

I got a subscription to Winstep Extreme this year so I'm new to it.  You don't get an email letting you know of update?

Oops, I see that it's a beta release, that might be why.

EDIT:  I see that I needed to register for the beta forums, did that, now just waiting. 

Also, if you open Winstep, the update notification should appear, Philly. Visit the Forums there. Very germane to Winstep itself, and you learn a heck of a lot about the software that way too.

Note that Winstep Beta's are by invite only.

Thanks Doc!

Welcome, Jim.

@Philly - In the WorkShelf Config window:

Does this mean the free version is also updated or is that too in beta? I ask because the one I have is acting a bit funky.

No, it isn't as far as I know. If it's not ok, uninstall it and reinstall. There may be a newer free build up, but I can't say for sure.

Thanks Doc.    Have that checked.

Nope. No new builds. I'll see if I can fix the one I got.

Betas announced in the Beta section of the Winstep forums are *private* betas, not public, available to registered Winstep users only who follow the procedure to access the private section of the forums. That's why you get no notification from the Winstep Update Manager even if 'Notify me of beta versions' is selected.

Anyway, the official release should be available sometime this week, and it will be v11.2. There will be new versions for Nexus free, Nexus Ultimate, Winstep Xtreme and the Winstep Start Menu Organizer.

Jorge, will the new skinning engine be in it?  

Then what's the 'functionality' of that choice in the config, Jorge?

Not yet, unfortunately, but the good news is that I'm activelly working on it (the 'Winstep Theme Builder' application), and using THIS new theme (not yet released) to test it.

Other good news is that the new Winstep Xtreme/Nexus Ultimate User Guides are nearly ready too (150+ pages each). The new User Guides won't be shipping with the applications themselves because they're huge 9 MB+ PDF files (for now in English and German versions only) but, once they are ready, clicking the Help button on the application will re-direct you to a page on the Winstep web site from where you will be able to either a) read them online or b ) download a program which will install the User Guide (in the language you selected from the list of available languages) onto your computer.

For betas I decide should go public, which are few and far between.

I'll be waiting on the new free version. Who knows what the future might hold though. I once did the trial version awhile ago and thought it was great. BTW .... did the uninstall and re-install. Working.

To Dr. JBHL...

      I saw this in the Forum the other day. I had never tried the program before and when I did I just loved it and got it. Thank you for putting this in the Forum I really like this program. It's just hard to learn it. 

                                                                                                          The Cats Meow Mix.

Trial and error TCMM. Once you wear it it'll grow on you. lol

       I agree with you Uvah... it grows on you. I like to use the Windowblinds Start Menus. I like the Themes. I just find it really really hard and complicated to learn everything but I think it's one of the best programs. I wouldn't want to be without it. It's like every single program rolled into one but organized. 

Winstep Xtreme is not hard to learn if you take into consideration all it does. Only problem is that it does so much that there is a lot to learn once you want to get past the basics. But learning all the new stuff is half the fun of it, at least in my opinion.

If it helps, you can read the first draft of the new Winstep Xtreme User Guide from HERE (150 page PDF). It's a translation of the manual originaly made by Winstep's distributors in Germany, Proxma AG, which explains why it still has their logos. The final version should be available sometime this month.

That Theme is just gorgeous, George. Gimme!

It's got so many possibilities and unbelievable flexibility, The Cat's Meow. I've been using it for several years and plan to keep doing so!

Exactly right! It's fun! Also great news about the User Guide.

Don't worry...you can't "break it" and if there's a problem, Winstep Forums is a great place to get advice....frequently answered by JcRabbit himself.

Jorge, that skin looks awesome!  You're such a tease!!  

DOC ..... Jorge is teasin' us again!

^I take back what I thought about you hanging on my every word.

You hang on my every letter.

That's not a tease. The theme is finished, just needs to be put together.

March is going to be an exciting month, not so much in terms of 'new stuff' but in terms of consolidating and polishing what is already there.

*doc thinks he missed the "Gimme!" 

Ditto....