New Sputnik Skins

August 17, 2003 11:17 AM from

Anyone know where I can get the old Sputnik Skin, This 8/1 version seems to be not minimizing like it use to in windows 2000, I don't get the silvery buttons anymore.

Also, the sputnik Web blinds skin seems to be cut short on the right, anyone know what's up w/ that.

Thx,

Jon

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Reply #1 August 17, 2003 11:26 AM from

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https://www.wincustomize.com/skins.asp?Library=22&skinid=34

BTW - make sure you're using the newest version of WB..http://www.windowblinds.net/

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Reply #2 August 17, 2003 11:43 AM from

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I got version 4.10.010
I tried that link to and it's still not workin right...ARGH!
wtf am I gonna have to uninstall wb and reinstall?
I can't even find the web blinds skin anywhere else but that skin pack (from winstyles I think), but the fact that it's cut off on the right is annyoing.

Reply #3 August 17, 2003 11:48 AM from

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does it work except for web blinds???

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Reply #4 August 17, 2003 11:50 AM from

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oh the link worked, and the skin installed, but the skin didn't minimize windows to the toolbar like it use to

Those little silvery buttons only show up when someone AIM's me for some reason

Reply #5 August 17, 2003 11:54 AM from

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Don't know about the silvery things, but a lot of changes were made in WB config dealing with min/max and such. User overrides/advanced settings

Reply #6 August 17, 2003 11:55 AM from

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I checked and I don't have the 'flatten' buttons option selected, software upgrades always suck I guess

Reply #7 August 17, 2003 12:00 PM from

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checked and I don't have the 'flatten' buttons option selected

you lost me on that one....are you trying to change the min/max bottons or what the right/left mouse clicks do?

Reply #8 August 17, 2003 12:08 PM from

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OK, I'm not trying to change anything, just get it to work!

1) Web blinds wasn't skinning properly the right side was chopped off (I've restarted and this is working correctly now)

2) When you minimize a window (keep in mind i'm in Windows 2000) the button should look similar the the silvery style of the start button (in the sputnik skin). For me it's flat.

Reply #9 August 17, 2003 12:14 PM from

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now I got ya.......never had that happen before. Might want to try different skins and see if same thing happens. At least that will tell you if it's a setting in WB that needs to be addressed or if it's just that skin ...

Reply #10 August 17, 2003 12:19 PM from

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Wierd, I actually just noticed that I don't even have web blinds enabled I guess sputnik just does that. I dunno thought you needed weblind to skin IE. I'm confused now as to the IE issues, and why I even need web blinds. Guess this skin is just funky.

Maybe it's winstyles. I dunno this could all work more seemlessly I suppose.

Reply #11 August 17, 2003 12:22 PM from

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WB will skin IE without Web Blinds, however if you want to change toolbars, throbbers etc you will need Web Blinds installed.

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Reply #12 August 17, 2003 12:28 PM from

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Cool, thanks that answers the first question. Apparently the "Web blinds" sputnik skin is fubr'd. I've set web blinds to "use windows blinds skin" works much better.

I've also abandoned the sputnik skin anyway and just went back to Makinarama.

For me the skins gotta have the thumb tack stay on top thing

Minimizing window works fine w/ other skins. Damn the XP skin upgrades

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