Windows 7 tray alert font colors

SauloB · 28th August 2011, 17:10

Hello.

I don't know what's the name of this type of "alert" on Winamp, sorry

(I used two alerts side by side to show, they appear one at the time)

But check the font colors, with this green tone, it's like that since I upgraded to Windows 7.
I'm using the default Basic theme on Windows 7. All alerts are like this.

I'm using the Bento skin on Winamp.

How can I fix it?

Thanks.

SauloB · 6th September 2011, 02:48

Really, nobody?

DrO · 6th September 2011, 10:51

i thought it was mentioned in one of the known bug report threads but cannot find it now.

it's been mentioned a few times and seems to be a combination of how things work on Vista / Windows 7, cleartype and something else which i cannot remember. though i cannot remember what people did (if at all) to work around the issue - though is more down to something in the modern skin engine not working quite right, though i don't think anyone has looked into it (or is likely to any time soon).

-daz

DJ Egg · 6th September 2011, 13:11

Here's a previous thread:
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?p=2608329

@SauloB
It's called the Notifier (Bento skin > Options menu > Notifications)

Seems like it was a combination of having ClearType fonts enabled in Windows, and having desktop alpha blending option enabled in Winamp (Prefs > Skins > Modern Skins), although I can't personally reproduce the problem....

DrO · 6th September 2011, 13:19

likewise, i have seen it in the past but between OS changes, driver updates and just general passing of time i've not been seeing it happen for a while now.

-daz

SauloB · 7th September 2011, 21:02

Guys, thank you very much for the reply. When I posted I had no idea what to search, I made some for 'Alert', but with no luck.

Thanks for explaining and the other thread.

28th August 2011, 17:10	#1
SauloB Junior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brazil Posts: 17	Windows 7 tray alert font colors Hello. I don't know what's the name of this type of "alert" on Winamp, sorry (I used two alerts side by side to show, they appear one at the time) But check the font colors, with this green tone, it's like that since I upgraded to Windows 7. I'm using the default Basic theme on Windows 7. All alerts are like this. I'm using the Bento skin on Winamp. How can I fix it? Thanks.

6th September 2011, 10:51	#3
DrO Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 27,873	i thought it was mentioned in one of the known bug report threads but cannot find it now. it's been mentioned a few times and seems to be a combination of how things work on Vista / Windows 7, cleartype and something else which i cannot remember. though i cannot remember what people did (if at all) to work around the issue - though is more down to something in the modern skin engine not working quite right, though i don't think anyone has looked into it (or is likely to any time soon). -daz WACUP Project <‖> "Winamp Ramblings" - Indie Winamp Dev Blog

6th September 2011, 13:11	#4
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp & Shoutcast Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 36,136	Here's a previous thread: http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?p=2608329 @SauloB It's called the Notifier (Bento skin > Options menu > Notifications) Seems like it was a combination of having ClearType fonts enabled in Windows, and having desktop alpha blending option enabled in Winamp (Prefs > Skins > Modern Skins), although I can't personally reproduce the problem.... Playlist \| Twitter \| Albums

6th September 2011, 13:19	#5
DrO Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 27,873	likewise, i have seen it in the past but between OS changes, driver updates and just general passing of time i've not been seeing it happen for a while now. -daz WACUP Project <‖> "Winamp Ramblings" - Indie Winamp Dev Blog

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6th September 2011, 02:48	#2
SauloB Junior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brazil Posts: 17	Really, nobody?

7th September 2011, 21:02	#6
SauloB Junior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Brazil Posts: 17	Guys, thank you very much for the reply. When I posted I had no idea what to search, I made some for 'Alert', but with no luck. Thanks for explaining and the other thread.