It dont work too well with WindowsFX running, window are ok but the Taskbar screws up

Ama02, that problem is fixed on the internal build, and should be up on Object Desktop soon.

Speedy, but no morph on 2000/98se.

Only the XP version gets the new faster skin apply & 'morph' feature.

#27 by Wizop Hippy - 4/1/2004 6:01:55 AM Ama02, that problem is fixed on the internal build, and should be up on Object Desktop soon.

Internal build? Not sure what that is...but I can wait until the next beta version (if that's what you mean). It's not affecting the actual programs (it's now happening on IE) or browser functions. I get around it now by minimizing the window to taskbar, then remaximize it. Thanks for the info!

Magic pixie dust. Elfen evil. Witchery and wizardery. Sorcerery That's all. Leaks out all the time. Good effect tool though. >

Oh, Z71, when the Old Crab uses the frowny smilie face its in jest not anything mean spirited!
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so.. from what i gather, its a like a new hat on a barbie doll. new look, same old barbie?

Internal build? Not sure what that is

Internal build just means the latest development build. The developers are obviously running a step or two ahead of what is publicly available as they work on the features for the next release, so an internal build would be a test point for the developers and QA to test drive to see how the features are progressing.

Don't know about which version you're talking about but the latest 4.29f[rc].002 get troubles the 4.29e[rc].002 did'nt have, on the first restore action of a maximized window

For more info watch a post by me on Windowblinds group

The morph is cool but the I think the best change is the fact that WB is no longer creating 70-80 .wb4 files. Now there are five files. The 4 windowframes and a BLOCK.wb4 (about 92k on the skin I'm currently running. This is a lot less messy.

I love the quick changes between skins. It was driving me nuts having to wait around every time I applied a skin. Sure it was only 5-10 seconds, but they add up fast!

Just downloaded it and skin changing is quickvery quick. A tip of the old ball cap to our buds at Stardock

CerebroJD - you could change skins in 5-10 seconds?? It usually takes about 20-30 to finish applying on this poor steam driven machine...When I tried the build with the accelerated changes, it failed to apply the new skin properly at all with lots of graphics being left blank or solid black...I'm leaving it a few versions before tryign again, though some of the things in the latest Skin Studio need the latest WB build and they look so useful that I can't wait to get it working

Well, it was still applying at the 10 second mark, but I could do some stuff, like switch windows. It was just slow.

Oh boy! I really can't see the morphing that much to be honest, but this build is -much- faster for me. Very happy!

I don't like it! Is there a way to turn it off?

There will be, AFAIK.

WOW!  I love it I hadn't seen it till just now... Only my fairly new desktop will do it, my 3 year old notebook must not have enough horsepower.... I always work on my notebook so I didn't realize how impressive this effect was. The new (or is it?) skin color dialog is pretty cool too.

c'mon China... it's so fast you could just look away from the screen for a second and you'd miss it...

#27 by Wizop Hippy - 4/1/2004 6:01:55 AM Ama02, that problem is fixed on the internal build, and should be up on Object Desktop soon.

I just went into Stardock Central and found version 4.29f[rc].002, which I downloaded/installed...and everything is working great now! Thanks so much guys for the quick fix/update! I cannot imagine computing without this program!

I dunno about morphing but, with the latest iteration of WB4 (4.29f[rc]002), when I change WB skins, the new skin doesn't show until I mouseover portions of a window!! Additionally, after changing a WB skin, then rebooting my system, I get a BLACK SCREEN and system halts right after bootskin runs. When I restart a second time, I get a message saying Windows experienced a major problem and halted the system to protect my files. Following the 25 second delay, I just let windows restart and wa la, all is okay. This ain't the way it's supposed to happen. Didn't have these problems with the iteration previous to 4.29f[rc]002, so I'm pretty convinced programming is hosed somewhere in this ?update?. This ain't cool for payware!

Maggot - I've noticed with that build that if I have something else running which is taking a significant amount of processing time, then the switch to a new skin doesn't seem to complete fully. Graphics then appear with a mouse over/resize etc.

It could be that something else on your system is interfering with the switching process, and WB in general.

Rather than complain that beta software isn't 100% working, best to contact tech support directly [email protected] and give them full details of your system so that they can sort it for everyone who might be affected before the next official release version.

You have to remember that using the very latest development build means putting up with the odd glitch in things. If you don't want that, then stick to the released versions. Think of it this way - you pay for the released versions, access to the beta versions is a bonus