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#1 Feb 20, 2014 7:59 PM

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Windows 7: Transparent Windows

I put this in SPAM because I don't think this thread is important enough.

Does anyone think this is worth doing? I really like the look, but I'm not one to do much customization to my vanilla operating system. (Though I did install QTTabBar to get tabs for Windows Explorer.)

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#2 Feb 21, 2014 12:35 AM

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Re: Windows 7: Transparent Windows

I really like the look of that. I could see it being difficult to see things depending on how many windows you have open and what your wallpaper looks like though


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#3 Feb 23, 2014 9:54 AM

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Re: Windows 7: Transparent Windows

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#4 Feb 23, 2014 11:37 PM

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Re: Windows 7: Transparent Windows

Well if this inspires you to anything, this is Rainmeter 2090led.png
And this one is my windows explorer.exe ^^
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#5 Feb 24, 2014 3:14 AM

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Re: Windows 7: Transparent Windows

As cool as that looks, i personally wouldn't use it :B


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#6 Feb 24, 2014 3:14 AM

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Re: Windows 7: Transparent Windows

I'm not really one for looking at my desktop too much. The only times I really see it are when I'm starting up my PC, or when I have to drag something to my recycle bin. I did look into Rainmeter a while back, but I ended up never using it.

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literally my entire desktop


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#7 Feb 24, 2014 3:17 AM

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Re: Windows 7: Transparent Windows

Thats a dope wallpaper. Respect *brofist*

*stares at the glory of the recycling bin*


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#8 Feb 24, 2014 4:43 AM

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Re: Windows 7: Transparent Windows

Yeah I'm the same way flapjacks, I've always got something open.


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#9 Feb 24, 2014 6:41 AM

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Re: Windows 7: Transparent Windows

Giganoto wrote:

Thats a dope wallpaper. Respect *brofist*

*stares at the glory of the recycling bin*

*le brofist meme*

OH NO MY RECYCLING BIN ISN'T EMPTY

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#10 Feb 26, 2014 11:33 PM

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Re: Windows 7: Transparent Windows

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#11 Feb 27, 2014 5:55 AM

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Re: Windows 7: Transparent Windows

I think NeoReaper is an Asus fan. XD

I also don't like a crowded desktop, I like to see my background image. Unfortunately I always have modding stuff all over the desktop because I kind of use it as a working directory.

I just don't know how much system resources that transparent windows thing will use.


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#12 Feb 27, 2014 4:41 PM

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Re: Windows 7: Transparent Windows

Barely any unless your PC barely can't handle DirectX 10/11

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#13 Feb 27, 2014 10:27 PM

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Re: Windows 7: Transparent Windows

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#14 Mar 02, 2014 11:02 PM

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Re: Windows 7: Transparent Windows

I am thinking of making a Spyro (Or dragon) based Rainmeter theme that will not look techy like mine does right now but will look in completely the opposite direction.


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#15 Mar 03, 2014 3:40 AM

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Re: Windows 7: Transparent Windows

Well, my desktop actually looks like a generic desktop.


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#16 Mar 16, 2014 1:30 PM

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Re: Windows 7: Transparent Windows

STAN!!!!!


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#17 Mar 16, 2014 3:23 PM

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Re: Windows 7: Transparent Windows

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#18 Mar 16, 2014 4:58 PM

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Re: Windows 7: Transparent Windows

That transparency...


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#19 Mar 16, 2014 6:54 PM

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Re: Windows 7: Transparent Windows

NeoReaper wrote:

That transparency...

Have you tried it?


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#20 Mar 23, 2014 3:13 PM

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Re: Windows 7: Transparent Windows

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