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ggrussell
PostPosted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 7:30 am 
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I really like this skin and it worked fine with Win8, but ever since I updated to Win 8.1, it is no longer transparent. I even tried a different video card. I've selected 'Show all settings' / Menu Look. Enable Aero Glass is checked. Is there another setting I'm over looking?
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Gaurav
PostPosted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 9:17 am 
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The setting "Enable Aero Glass (requires Aero Glass mod)" should be unchecked on Windows 8.1 for the Smoked Glass skin to be transparent. It should be enabled only if you have installed the commercial project for Windows 8 by that name: http://www.glass8.eu/ which brings back Windows 7 like glass.

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Ivo
PostPosted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 10:45 am 
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The Smoked Glass skin is transparent on Windows 8.1. Maybe you disabled some system setting that controls transparency.
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Gaurav
PostPosted: Sun Feb 09, 2014 11:14 am 
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He said he turned on the Aero Glass setting. Turning it on in Windows 8.1 makes skins non-transparent if the Aero Glass mod is not installed..

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ggrussell
PostPosted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:08 pm 
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Thanks - unchecking Aero Glass did the trick, but also made the color darker. I might see if I can get a light brown color to match my desktop colors.
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Ivo
PostPosted: Wed Feb 12, 2014 11:53 pm 
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You can override the color that is used for the glass from the Menu Look tab.
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