I've always found double clicking on the left corner more time consuming than single clicking the close button

DITTO

Or maybe not ...

Aren't there skins you can use that have left oriented buttons? a la mac? why not just add a close button on left to the skins you prefer?   

That could work, if all applications were themed. Gets pretty confusing when some apps close from the left corner and others from the right.

Of course I could always do a double-click, so depending on the app either the first or the second click closes. Unfortunately, this could cause problems later if there's a window or app behind the active one, and the second click performs something funny.

Nah, too confusing and kludgy. I prefer a consistent UI.

My theory is that the overhead from WindowBlinds message-hooking and/or manipulation changes the order in which messages are processed.

Since the double-click detection involves timing and threshold checking, this would sound logical.

Maybe WindowBlinds causes the drop-down menu processing hook to override the double-click timer before it gets enough time to expire?

Haven't check my Petzold Bible since the Windows 95 era, so don't take it for granted

Anyway, here's a brief screencast from some message spying: http://s3.amazonaws.com/BugCast/WindowBlinds/MessageLoopBreaks.html

Harri

Sounds like Wb may just not be for you Harri..some things just don't like each other.. like.. myself and Vista for example  

No matter what your doing on your pc, your going to encounter repetetive movement.. I've learned to live with it. Maybe this can be fixed, maybe not..looks like you have investigated it pretty thoroughly and have yet to find an answer.. maybe it's time to persue other options. If i had a C-note for everything I wanted SKS \ WB to do.. that it didn't, I could take a couple of months off. Regardless, I still use it and love it.    

C'est la vie   

I have yet to find flawless software was the point. Some i would love to use and can't due to various problems that other people may be able to live with but I cant.

I got a new Xp 64 bit disc from MS with my last PC purchase.. guess what.. Photoshop CS2 menus are screwed.. can't use it. So i use Xp home.. I adapt to suit my needs...to get the job done. You think adobe is going to accomodate every request and suggestion and pet peave of everyone who is dis-satisfied?

I understand why you want a solution, hope you find one.

Apologies to those offended regarding the harsh tone of my initial posting.

Maybe I simply had too high hopes after waiting for over a year for WB to mature, and then let down because small things have not been taken care of.

If it's a bug, then it should be fixed. I would never use that option to close a window either. But a bug is just that...a bug. And an attempt should be made to repair it by the software developer. Just telling a user to forget about it and do something different is bad business and poor customer service and certainly NOT typical of Stardock. I assure you, if he does it that way, others do too.

On the other hand...if Fuzzy is right and it is a preference set by the skinner, then move on htalvitie and make skins that include it.

Now...if I could just learn to spell certainley, certainely, certaineley? How about definitely!

Currently running a Windowblind called Murishani by Jonep and it works with this blind.

To follow-up on Fuzzy's comments:

As he said, the action on double-click for the System Button can be set to "close" in the skin - Windows' inherent functionality isn't "broken" at all, just amplified.

In addition, you can set a skin-specific double-click action for the Titlebar itself to "close" as well, so double-clicking anywhere on the Titlebar (other than on control buttons) will close the window, as shown in this SkinStudio snapshot:



And you have a global override to make double-clicking the Titlebar "always" close the window. So you have 3 options that ought to satisfy your need.

Ok, let's wrap this up:


Yes, one could fix or modify the skin - with proper tools etc. But in my mind there's a better and simpler solution (see below).


But wouldn’t this conflict with the existing standard action Maximize/Restore window in place?

Doesn't seem logical nor practical, since I (like most?) have to work between different computers, and functional consistency is nice.

Maybe it's the developer in me who likes solving stuff and making things better, but when I see a bug (or "a missing feature causing problems" -- call it what you want), my mind tries to come up with a way to make it just work.

And this shouldn't be so difficult, after all.

Just in case, here's the summary of WB behavior as far as I have observed and interpreted - and please let me know if it contains any errors:

Three separate and closely related GUI actions can by modified by the WindowBlinds skin author. However, only two of them can be overridden by the user:

1. Double-clicking the title bar (Restore/Maximize window)
2. Right-clicking the title bar (Open the system menu)
3. Double-clicking on the program icon on the left side of title bar area (Close window)

Please let me know if I'm missing something (maybe a hidden option added to 5.51 or something similar), but if not, then how about a simple solution:

All we need is a third check-box to the settings, so the user could override the skin-supplied behavior of the program icon!

Or not?

Rgds,
Harri

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PS. Photoshop compatibility in WinXP x64 isn't a "pet peeve from customers".

Also, I don't understand how your comment is related to this topic.

Microsoft released Windows XP Pro x64 in April 2005 shortly after Adobe released Adobe Creative Suite 2. All CS2's are 32-bit programs, so they have to run on x64 with the help from heavy WOW64 "middleware" plumbing etc.

FYI, Adobe has not certified any of their CS2 products to run on WinXP x86.

(My theory your menu corruption might be related to video drivers.. but then again.. just a theory.. and also getting *really off topic* ...)