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Description:
Small program that adds various window effects that can be adjusted by user. Currently, those are:
-transparency effects, with fading
-window fading in on creation
-transparency change of active window
-transparency change of non-active window
-taskbar and start menu transparency(no fading)
-contrast screen(adjustable transparency)
-transparency on window move and resize
-transparency when mouse leaves window area
-jelly effects
-window kinetics while moving
-window bouncing
-window resilience - window remembers it's shape on quick resize
-"illusion effects"
-snow - very simple falling snow effect
-shimmering - star line passing through whole window
-jelly windows - very simple window shape deformation on moving, wobbly, jellying windows
-other
-window quiver - minimizes or restore non-active windows on active window quiver movement
-window snap - maximizes window to half-width of screen when it's left more than half outside screen
-picture wallpaper-board - generate wallpaper filled with random images from User picture folder as said it replaces wallpaper & stores generated in application data folder

This post has been edited by SamiWiecieKto: 04 January 2009 - 02:25 PM

[FalseAgent]

WOW! I mean, WOW! This app is AWESOME!

hella buggy, but WOW. I <3 the UI. But, make the app work, and not a pretty UI!

windowFX replacement, anyone?

This post has been edited by comedy_guy: 02 January 2009 - 07:40 AM

[SamiWiecieKto]

comedy_guy, on Jan 2 2009, 08:06 AM, said:

WOW! I mean, WOW! This app is AWESOME!

Surely it is

comedy_guy, on Jan 2 2009, 08:06 AM, said:

hella buggy

It's still 0.6 not 1.0 - though some bugs just can not be fixed, or I should say I have no idea how do it due to VB.net & api limitations.

comedy_guy, on Jan 2 2009, 08:06 AM, said:

, but WOW. I <3 the UI.

Developin easy to acces GUI is major goal of development as I wish that anyone could work without any problems with Nimi.

comedy_guy, on Jan 2 2009, 08:06 AM, said:

But, make the app work, and not a pretty UI!

...application work, but still don't expect fireworks - it's early stage. If You would scan through development process I've done a lot in last 5 months, oh and overall I've to study & work too Still it's like above - somethings just can not be fixed currently, or their usability is intended to be such as now. (as I found them more usable)

comedy_guy, on Jan 2 2009, 08:06 AM, said:

windowFX replacement, anyone?

sssh! I will be quite pleased if other people start developing free applications like that - it's fun to be pioneer, but would be better if shown more attention, for example: to get more bug reports.

[Lord Devrexster]

Ya pretty awesome ....

surely this is running to be THE windowfx replacement.

[Villain]

you know, this seems to have wonderful potential, but i have to admit. I have never got a single version of this to run for me. I get the "control panel" and i see the buttons to click, but in 0.5 there was no descriptions of what each button did, i had to blindly click on them, hoping for something.

downloading and trying this one out, hope it works ok.

[Eye Pie Rate]

Wonderful program, I actually haven't found any serious bugs in it.
The only thing that annoys me is when you have "Wobbly Windows" it doesn't it "wobble" properly, I know that its intentional, but I much prefer it if it ACTUALLY wobbled rather than just made black boarder around it.

P.S

I would start testing it in Windows 7 if I were you, it would save you the trouble for when it is released, If you want, I'll do your Win7 testing.

This post has been edited by Eye Pie Rate: 02 January 2009 - 01:47 PM

[JohnnyV1500]

good idea but...it does have some bugs...and that makes me sad......
im sure u'll fix them tho!

[Lord Devrexster]

There are problems with layered windows like docks etc. U need to exclude layered windows.

BTW, transparency effects are awesome and VERY stable. The window effects need work though.

p.s: its on the frontpage once again .... may I tell u to hurry .... its only a matter of time before this app gets noticed on a world wide scale (its just too good) and things generally go out of hand once all that hulla-bula happens. I know from experience. Plz hurry !! I hope u get my point....

[SamiWiecieKto]

Lord Devrexster, on Jan 2 2009, 01:59 PM, said:

Ya pretty awesome ....

surely this is running to be THE windowfx replacement.

(...)

Villain, on Jan 2 2009, 02:11 PM, said:

you know, this seems to have wonderful potential, but i have to admit. I have never got a single version of this to run for me. I get the "control panel" and i see the buttons to click, but in 0.5 there was no descriptions of what each button did, i had to blindly click on them, hoping for something.

downloading and trying this one out, hope it works ok.

Hmm in RC1 there wasn't descriptions, but RC2 brought many changes - and now You can see Nimi 0.6 RC1

and You know - word hope is popular nowadays (as well as changes XD)

Eye Pie Rate, on Jan 2 2009, 02:46 PM, said:

Wonderful program, I actually haven't found any serious bugs in it.
The only thing that annoys me is when you have "Wobbly Windows" it doesn't it "wobble" properly, I know that its intentional, but I much prefer it if it ACTUALLY wobbled rather than just made black boarder around it.

Hmm black border? I noticed unexpected (for me) behaviour while using DWM - or more precisely accurate to it's task. Otherwise it works as intended.

Eye Pie Rate, on Jan 2 2009, 02:46 PM, said:

P.S

I would start testing it in Windows 7 if I were you, it would save you the trouble for when it is released, If you want, I'll do your Win7 testing.

1. I don't have Win7 - and I don't think I could be beta tester, I need stable OS to use _-_ However, I wouldn't mind if I would get legal OS from Them in order to bring ever more glory to it.
2. I don't assume there are any serious api changes, as AFAIK it's designed to show great compatybility with previous releases. Still, if one wish to report some bug one can feel free to do it

JohnnyV1500, on Jan 2 2009, 04:36 PM, said:

good idea but...it does have some bugs...and that makes me sad......
im sure u'll fix them tho!

In most cases "bugs" are just result of non-undersanding of OS phisics, and VB.net, api limitations. Though I try to make everything as much pleasurable to use I can.

hmm however, sometimes some alghoritm bug might appear - it happens from time to time XD

Lord Devrexster, on Jan 2 2009, 07:19 PM, said:

There are problems with layered windows like docks etc. U need to exclude layered windows.

In options You can find exclude dialog - above website/license icon.

Eye Pie Rate, on Jan 2 2009, 02:46 PM, said:

BTW, transparency effects are awesome and VERY stable. The window effects need work though.

There are first that were developed xD - and still as before, some effects can be pushed any further due to both limitations, or lack of idea how to make them better (not to mention - I assume some effects don't have top-priority...for example I think I will leave "snow effect" till next X-Mas ^O^'...also I just prefer some effects to leave as simple & minimalistic I can)

Eye Pie Rate, on Jan 2 2009, 02:46 PM, said:

p.s: its on the frontpage once again ....

Was whole day at work _-_ will check that[checked] no way! Great news thanks

Eye Pie Rate, on Jan 2 2009, 02:46 PM, said:

may I tell u to hurry .... its only a matter of time before this app gets noticed on a world wide scale (its just too good) and things generally go out of hand once all that hulla-bula happens. I know from experience. Plz hurry !! I hope u get my point....

I've nothing against going it world wide. If I could describe main Nimi goal in few words I would say: easy for everyone to use, free, small & minimalistic. So far mostly Spanish language countries were interested in Nimi, some Chinese ones as well.

I though about making site - but as being non-profit student T_T I decided to leave it as it is for now. It worked for past few months, so it should work for future as well.

I think I know what You mean - but still it's to early to be worried about that, if "wobbly, jelly windows" effect - even so simple - didn't make great impact I've nothing to be aware of I guess.


For upcoming months I plan to work more on shell part of Nimi(already used some code of my, as I used to call "Nimiberry" idea), as to be blunt it was planned for 0.5. But as past experiences shows - source code that was postponed from release was usually added after after two version changes.

[JohnnyV1500]

In most cases "bugs" are just result of non-undersanding of OS phisics, and VB.net, api limitations. Though I try to make everything as much pleasurable to use I can.

hmm however, sometimes some alghoritm bug might appear - it happens from time to time XD[/quote]
i like the speedy response but now i must say, ur app is great but it f**ked my computer. i had to repatch my system files back to their originals then BACK to the modified ones because ur app changed my vista basic and it wouldnt change back properly.
other than that, great idea and ill keep up with ur updates

This post has been edited by JohnnyV1500: 03 January 2009 - 02:46 AM

[SamiWiecieKto]

JohnnyV1500, on Jan 3 2009, 03:45 AM, said:

i like the speedy response but now i must say, ur app is great but it f**ked my computer.

JohnnyV1500, on Jan 3 2009, 03:45 AM, said:

i had to repatch my system files back to their originals then BACK to the modified ones because ur app changed my vista basic and it wouldnt change back properly.
other than that, great idea and ill keep up with ur updates

Sorry to hear that, though<b> Nimi doesn't change any system files at all</b>, beside saving settings in AppData and setting wallpaper - but's that have nothing to do AFAIK with any system dlls. It's just setting system value and saving plain config file.

I would suggest just <u>unloading application from memory(via tray or tasklist), restarting computer or checking any other 3rd part influence on Your OS</u> - I'm using Vista Basic and didn't have any problems at all(beside DWM one, but that actually nothing unexpected considering it's task and nature)

Anyway, RC2 will be out soon - maybe it will work for You.

(btw if You didn't run in administraor mode, or You doesn't have UAC disabled - no application can't change anything in Vista AFAIK )

[Eye Pie Rate]

When can we expect RC2?

[InlineSkate]

Eh doesn't work in Vista atleast for me

[Eye Pie Rate]

It does work in vista for me, it even works in Windows 7.

[Secured Tim]

@SamiWiecieKto In the post #9 there are some wrong names in the quotes.