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- WindowBlinds 3.5 [11/22/02]
- Shareware build
- news://news.stardock.com/stardock.windowblinds
-
- A component of ObjectDesktop.net
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-
- Thank you for your interest in WindowBlinds!
-
- If this is the first time you have used
- WindowBlinds, welcome to a new way to customize
- your OS. We are pleased you've downloaded a
- copy of WindowBlinds and we look forward to
- your comments and suggestions (use the newsgroup
- linked above).
-
- Be sure to check out www.WinCustomize.com to
- select from over 2000 free skins.
-
- See the whatsnew.txt file in the WindowBlinds directory
- for a short list of some of the enhancements to
- WindowBlinds 3.5.
-
- Applying skins
- --------------
- Adjust WB skins and settings from either the
- Skins or Appearance tab in Display Properties.
- Set the skin to Windows Classic to not use
- a WB skin on startup (or use the options on
- the Skins tab or in the Advanced Config window).
-
- Download additional skins
- -------------------------
- Be sure to check out www.WinCustomize.com to
- select from over 2000 free skins.
-
- Creating your own skins
- -----------------------
- Create your own skins with SkinStudio (www.skinstudio.net)!
- See WindowBlinds.net for information on the
- UIS Language.
-
- A note on drivers and compatibility
- -----------------------------------
-
- WindowBlinds has been designed and tested to
- be as compatible with with thousands of applications
- and pieces of hardware available. Its memory load
- is quite low (unless you are using complex skins
- with lots of animation) and any oddities with
- specific apps can generally be worked around
- quickly (see the Troubleshooting section of the
- online help file for more information).
-
- Multiple monitors
- -----------------
- If you are using a Matrox G400, make sure you have
- the latest drivers on Windows 2000 if you are using
- both monitors. There is a bug in earlier ones that
- may cause buttons on maximized windows to stop responding.
-
- Obligatory Bits
- ---------------
-
- Non-Stardock skins included with the permissions of their respective authors:
-
- Johanne Chaine aka Alexandrie (Canada)
- TheGreenReaper (UK)
- Treetog (Brazil)
- DavidK (US)
- Robert Smith (US)
- AJCrowley (Canada)
-
- Default Explorer and Dialog bitmaps courtesy of DAK (dak@redcom.ru).
-
- And a special thank you to everyone in the Stardock newsgroups
- and on #stardock on irc.stardock.com.
-
- WindowBlinds incorporates decompression code by the Info-ZIP group.
-
- There are no extra charges or costs due to the use of this code,
- and the original compression sources are freely available from
- ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/infozip/ on the Internet. We will also,
- upon request, mail you the full sources on a 3.5" MSDOS-formatted
- diskette for the cost of mailing.
-
- The full source of the InfoZip compressor/decompressor can also
- be obtained from ftp://ftp.uu.net/pub/archiving/zip/.
-
- Developed and Published by:
- Stardock.net, Inc.
- 17292 Farmington Road
- Livonia, MI 48152 USA
- http://www.stardock.com
-
- Stardock is a registered trademark of Stardock Systems, Inc.
- Stardock.net, WindowBlinds, and WindowBlinds XP are trademarks of Stardock.net, Inc.
-
- (c) Copyright Stardock.net, Inc. 1998-2002.
-
- All trademarked names mentioned in this document and SOFTWARE are used for
- editorial purposes only, with no intention of infringing upon the trademarks.
-
- No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from
- Stardock.net, Inc. All rights reserved.
-
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