Skin-specific WB5 Problems
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I have 2 different problems with 2 skins. Wasn't sure whether to post them together or individually, but here goes:
Both skins have been on my PC for several months. After experiencing the problems described below, I deleted both & did new installs, but neither problem changed.
1. Opulence by b0se is one of my favorites. It does not show up on my list of skins in WB5. I can see Opulence using Theme Manager, Visual Styles, but I can no longer apply the skin using TM.
2. OverByte by ^^Gabriel now has a band of Magic Pink across the top (see SS below). It was not visible in earlier versions of WB.
My WB5 Troubleshooting blurb is pasted below the SS. I can't update the vid card driver -- it's no longer supported by ATI
By chance, this SS shows both problems-- Overbyte Magic Pink & no listing of Opulence:
WindowBlinds 5 BETA Troubleshooting Report:
STATUS : WB+ SRV+ HLP+ UI+
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
Your machine does not support per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
This is because :
Your computer graphics hardware does not support acceleration of per pixel alpha. WindowBlinds requires this for per pixel alphablended borders as without it performance would be poor. Please see if you can obtain new drivers for your graphics hardware. Recent ATI & NVIDIA boards should support this feature. Onboard graphics tend not to.
You have one monitor in total.
(ViewSonic VG150m) 1 is attached to Rage Fury Pro/Xpert 2000 Pro
'NetMeeting driver' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV1', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
'RDPDD Chained DD' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV2', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
Both skins have been on my PC for several months. After experiencing the problems described below, I deleted both & did new installs, but neither problem changed.
1. Opulence by b0se is one of my favorites. It does not show up on my list of skins in WB5. I can see Opulence using Theme Manager, Visual Styles, but I can no longer apply the skin using TM.
2. OverByte by ^^Gabriel now has a band of Magic Pink across the top (see SS below). It was not visible in earlier versions of WB.
My WB5 Troubleshooting blurb is pasted below the SS. I can't update the vid card driver -- it's no longer supported by ATI
By chance, this SS shows both problems-- Overbyte Magic Pink & no listing of Opulence:
WindowBlinds 5 BETA Troubleshooting Report:
STATUS : WB+ SRV+ HLP+ UI+
WindowBlinds is installed correctly on this PC.
WindowBlinds appears to be activated on this PC
Your machine does not support per pixel borders on WindowBlinds skins.
This is because :
Your computer graphics hardware does not support acceleration of per pixel alpha. WindowBlinds requires this for per pixel alphablended borders as without it performance would be poor. Please see if you can obtain new drivers for your graphics hardware. Recent ATI & NVIDIA boards should support this feature. Onboard graphics tend not to.
You have one monitor in total.
(ViewSonic VG150m) 1 is attached to Rage Fury Pro/Xpert 2000 Pro
'NetMeeting driver' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV1', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
'RDPDD Chained DD' also exists as device '\\.\DISPLAYV2', but is not attached to the desktop and is a mirror driver.
I found his website & dropped a line.