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January 13, 2015 4:10:58 PM from Stardock ForumsStardock Forums

After installing latest update to FF 35.0 WB makes crash of my browser in sefe mode and after unload WB everything works fine Any ideas how to fix this problem ??

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Reply #1 January 13, 2015 5:54:39 PM
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Reply #2 January 13, 2015 6:33:17 PM
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Glad I don't use Firefox any more!  Seems like every time they put an update out, it screws up Windowblinds. Stardock fixes the issue the best they can, and then the cycle repeats itself. Personally I would be yelling at Mozilla, not Stardock. 

 

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Reply #3 January 13, 2015 8:13:16 PM
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There is no one to blame for. Windowblinds is complementary software,whereas Firefox is browser which has to implement the newest scripts/codes that websites owned,otherwise it will be outpaced/abandoned in the market.  

On the GUI part,not only FF,so has Chrome the same quirks that try to wow users but put snags at Windowblinds.  

 

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Reply #4 January 15, 2015 9:35:41 PM
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I found a solution for Firefox -- in the Options > General > General tab, uncheck the "Use Hardware acceleration when available." Then the program can be skinned without issues. At least, this works for me.

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Reply #5 January 16, 2015 1:55:57 AM
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Quoting Bakensobek,
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I found a solution for Firefox -- in the Options > General > General tab, uncheck the "Use Hardware acceleration when available." Then the program can be skinned without issues. At least, this works for me.

Works for me as well. It's becoming increasingly difficult to remember all of the various fixes for firefox, just to get it to play nice with windowblinds....

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Reply #6 January 16, 2015 8:38:36 AM
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What graphics cards do you have as FireFox should be skinning just fine with out of the box settings on any DirectX11 capable graphics card.

If you are getting crashes with FireFox, check if you are using any tweaker apps which might force DirectX settings on games etc as they are prone to causing problems like this.

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Reply #7 January 16, 2015 5:57:30 PM
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I'm using just the on-board Intel Graphics HD with an Intel Core I7-4770 CPU @ 3.4 GHz.

Also - now Windowblinds is not loading when I log in, instead I am seeing the Windows Classic crap, not even aero.

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Reply #8 January 16, 2015 9:10:12 PM
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Quoting Neil Banfield,
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What graphics cards do you have as FireFox should be skinning just fine with out of the box settings on any DirectX11 capable graphics card.

If you are getting crashes with FireFox, check if you are using any tweaker apps which might force DirectX settings on games etc as they are prone to causing problems like this.

 

My laptop has Intel HD graphics for regular desktop apps, and an nVidia 860GTX for games. Perhaps forcing Firefox to use the nVidia would make it work using hardware acceleration, but would drain the battery faster. I'll take longer battery life.

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Reply #9 January 21, 2015 1:16:09 AM
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I have a Windows 8.1 machine running an ATI Radeon HD 7850 and firefox 35 crashes immediately on load while Windowblinds is installed. If I go into Firefox's options via safe mode and disable hardware acceleration for Firefox, it no longer crashes. It seems however, that without hardware acceleration enabled, the title bar and min/max/close buttons are all transparent just like they were before this most recent windowblinds update.

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Reply #10 January 21, 2015 6:06:11 AM
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We have an update internally which assuming it passes QA testing should resolve the Firefox 35 issue.

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Reply #11 January 21, 2015 5:27:38 PM
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This must drive you guys nuts. BTW just for information purposes, FF 36 BETA exhibits exactly the same behavior regarding WindowBlinds as does FF 35. So MAYBE, there will be a short respite from the issues.

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Reply #12 January 31, 2015 6:35:52 PM
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Hi,

Great tip! My Firefox is working very well now! Thank you very much.

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Reply #13 January 31, 2015 6:46:00 PM
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Hi,

I found this answer here on the wincustomize forums: "In the Options > General > General tab, uncheck the "Use Hardware acceleration when available."

Now, my Firefox is working normally.

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Reply #14 February 25, 2015 2:32:22 PM
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Still holding out for the fix for this. Firefox runs poorly with the hardware acceleration turned off, so I'd like to switch it back on. I can't until this windowblinds issue is resolved.

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Reply #15 February 25, 2015 2:43:27 PM
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There's a new update in Object Desktop Manager 8.095(beta). It doesn't say what was updated in the change log. I'm waiting for others to install to see if there are any side effects.

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Reply #16 February 25, 2015 6:51:13 PM
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The latest version 8.095(beta) didn't fix firefox 36 for me at all. Same crash at startup.

uncheck the "Use Hardware acceleration when available." do not fix it either.

 

 Back to v 1.06 and Everything works fine again.

 

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Reply #17 February 25, 2015 8:18:28 PM
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Sometimes I wonder about discussions in the Firefox dev boardroom...

"Yo...I see Neil's got Windowblinds working happily with Firefox Version X ......"

"Yep, it's time to release Version Y ......"

 

 

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Reply #18 February 25, 2015 9:20:03 PM
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Quoting Nerius,
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The latest version 8.095(beta) didn't fix firefox 36 for me at all. Same crash at startup.

uncheck the "Use Hardware acceleration when available." do not fix it either.

 

 Back to v 1.06 and Everything works fine again.

 

Please uninstall, reboot and reinstall.

Having checked here FireFox 36 is working just fine.  From the sounds of it key files were not replaced when you installed 8.095.

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Reply #19 February 25, 2015 9:27:34 PM
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Please uninstall, reboot and reinstall.

Having checked here FireFox 36 is working just fine.  From the sounds of it key files were not replaced when you installed 8.095.

 

I've done that 2 times. Same.

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Reply #20 March 1, 2015 3:03:21 PM
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Any word on when the new beta will be available?  Thank you.

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Reply #21 March 1, 2015 5:15:17 PM
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8.095 beta is currently available

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Reply #22 March 1, 2015 7:18:15 PM
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Confirmed that the latest beta does fix the Firefox issue. However, Thunderbird's titlebar is now broken.

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Reply #23 March 2, 2015 12:59:47 PM
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Oh, I really didn't see an "announcement" that it was released.  So, I didn't know.  I can confirm that Thunderbird's titlebar is now "broken" with the latest beta.

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Reply #24 March 13, 2015 3:03:14 AM
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Quoting Neil Banfield,
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Please uninstall, reboot and reinstall.

Having checked here FireFox 36 is working just fine.  From the sounds of it key files were not replaced when you installed 8.095.

 

I have done that. Clean install of firefox 36.0.1 and now the menu text and the text inside firefox is all blurry. (not the websites)

just the text in menu, etc.

Disable Use Hardware acceleration when available. does not fix it.

Tried all the stardock skins. Tried unloaded WB doesnt help either.

When completely uninstalled windowblinds 8.095 then firefox is all good again.

Using firefox 36.0.1 and windows 8.1 pro x64

 

Windows 8.1 Pro (9600.winblue_r8.150127-1500)
WindowBlinds 8.095 (034 - Windows 8 Edition) - 64 bit OS

    Wblind.dll      2015/02/23 16:57:ll
    Wblind64.dll      2015/02/23 16:57:30
    Wbsrv.dll      2015/02/04 15:43:01
    WB8Config.exe      2015/01/27 17:41:11
    Wbload.dll           2015/02/24 13:53:33
    Screen.exe      2015/02/03 14:46:50

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Reply #25 March 13, 2015 6:15:55 AM
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Quoting Nerius,
reply 24

Quoting Neil Banfield,
reply 18


Please uninstall, reboot and reinstall.

Having checked here FireFox 36 is working just fine.  From the sounds of it key files were not replaced when you installed 8.095.



 

I have done that. Clean install of firefox 36.0.1 and now the menu text and the text inside firefox is all blurry. (not the websites)

just the text in menu, etc.

Disable Use Hardware acceleration when available. does not fix it.

Tried all the stardock skins. Tried unloaded WB doesnt help either.

When completely uninstalled windowblinds 8.095 then firefox is all good again.

Using firefox 36.0.1 and windows 8.1 pro x64

 

Windows 8.1 Pro (9600.winblue_r8.150127-1500)
WindowBlinds 8.095 (034 - Windows 8 Edition) - 64 bit OS

    Wblind.dll      2015/02/23 16:57:ll
    Wblind64.dll      2015/02/23 16:57:30
    Wbsrv.dll      2015/02/04 15:43:01
    WB8Config.exe      2015/01/27 17:41:11
    Wbload.dll           2015/02/24 13:53:33
    Screen.exe      2015/02/03 14:46:50

Blurry text sounds like your video drivers may be applying some very poor quality antialiasing like effect.  This is often a problem with NVidia drivers and their FXAA modes which end up applying on non games too.

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