ui/window_title_style=10

[markds]

I can't get the SageClient.properties to hold the ui/window_title_style=10 for aero style in sage7. Sage shut down. SageTVServiceControl disabled and stopped. Inserting ui/window_title_style=10 into SageClient.properties and then restart but still reverts. Any ideas? Worked in 6.

[GKusnick]

You shouldn't need to insert it. The property should already be there. Just change the value. Inserting a second copy of the same property with a different value will likely have unpredictable results.

(Also, you don't need to disable the service to edit Sage.properties; just stop it. And you don't even need to do that to edit SageClient.properties; just close the client UI.)

[markds]

Damn I hate getting old. I was just positive that ui/window_title_style=10 was inserted into the properties on sage6. And don't even get me started on short term memory.

Thanks again.

[darcilicious]

So I updated the line to be:

ui/window_title_style=10

But now when I use ctrl-shift-f to go into full screen mode, it doesn't get rid of the window frame. Is this normal / expected behavior?

(I works fine if I switch it back to the default, no kind of window frame present when I go into full-screen mode).

[markds]

Yes, unfortunately this is normal behavior. To have aero you must be willing to accept the windowed frame. This is something we have asked on numerous occaisons to change.

[darcilicious]

Huh. Even programs like Firefox do the right thing, via F11 if nothing else.

[markds]

agreed. bug it. again.

[darcilicious]

Consider it (or them? ;) ) bugged :)

[darcilicious]

I was asked to try:

>enable full screen exclusive mode in Detailed Setup->Advanced

And that worked for me; SageTV (the application) did warn me that this might cause playback issues (possibly lose HW acceleration maybe? something like that) but my playback is fine.

[mickp]

I just noticed that this is still a problem and have also bugged it.

Mick.

[darcilicious]

This:

enable full screen exclusive mode in Detailed Setup->Advanced

and

ui/window_title_style=10

work great for me on W7 x64 and Vista x86 PC clients. I'm currently using 7.0.16 beta.

[mickp]

This:

enable full screen exclusive mode in Detailed Setup->Advanced

and

ui/window_title_style=10

work great for me on W7 x64 and Vista x86 PC clients. I'm currently using 7.0.16 beta.

Thanks dacrilicious. I've long been using this approach:

http://forums.sagetv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=30241&highlight=aero+glass

though I don't think that this should be necessary in the new version. To have a fake XP fisher price interface presented by default is a bit embarrassing in 2010/Win7 imho.


Mick.

PS: I suspect that the fake XP window stuff (no other app presents this appearance in Vista/Win7) relates to some dodginess required to get the speed indicator thinger that you can display on the blue bar in the windows placeshifter.

[mickp]

Hey there,

Just wanted to say that the Sage Support and Dev teams are awesome!

I received the following update from Sage this morning re: my support request:

We took another look at this and found a way we can make it work with that
mode properly. We're also going to change the default on Vista/Win7 to use
that platform style title bar (although this then loses the ability to
right-click on the title bar and set 'video always on top' or select a
predefined window size....but those features aren't used too often).

This'll be in the next build.



Absolutely superb responsiveness. Well done Sage.

Mick.