Flashing orange taskbar gayness

Gunslinger42 · Post by **Gunslinger42** » August 25th, 2007, 16:01

When I have multiple windows open and I click the one I want in the taskbar it'll flash orange rather than make the window pop up.

Post by **deject** » August 25th, 2007, 16:08

lol

oh wait you wanted help sorry I don't know wtf to do.

Gunslinger42 · Post by **Gunslinger42** » August 25th, 2007, 16:16

Checking the "Prevent applications stealing focus" box and then unchecking it in TweakUI (and then restarting) seems to have fixed it.

Post by **deject** » August 25th, 2007, 16:20

but why was it orange? is that the default Luna color? I haven't used Luna in ages because it's shit.

Post by **FatherJack** » August 25th, 2007, 21:46

Sounds like Zune. I use Royale Noir, which is similar but without the annoying orange.

Stoat · Post by **Stoat** » August 25th, 2007, 21:50

FatherJack wrote:Sounds like Zune. I use Royale Noir, which is similar but without the annoying orange.

I thought stuff that wanted your attention flashed orange on the Taskbar whatever theme you were on.

And I like the Orange Zuneness.

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » August 25th, 2007, 22:19

Stoat wrote:I thought stuff that wanted your attention flashed orange on the Taskbar whatever theme you were on.

Me too.

I use the silver theme, don't know what it's called, don't care. It just makes a change from the blue one.

Post by **HereComesPete** » August 25th, 2007, 22:28

I've got zuneness going on as well. I've had various skinning programs, like stylexp and stardock, but I just leave it alone now.

Gunslinger42 · Post by **Gunslinger42** » August 26th, 2007, 0:43

Anyone know what causes this, it's happened once or twice now and it always annoys me

Post by **HereComesPete** » August 26th, 2007, 1:08

I think I've had a similar thing before, but it seems to have sorted itself out when I got rid of stylexp and loaded the zune theme, sorry for the lack of any actual help!

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » August 26th, 2007, 1:11

What everyone has said and no-one has asked.

are you using any custom themes, skins or skinning apps??

Fear · Post by **Fear** » August 26th, 2007, 1:14

It happens sometimes, but I have no idea why exactly.

Most likely it is some handler or callback failing to hand over focus to another process, there are many such things available to every application and it only takes one to behave incorrectly to affect explorers behaviour.

Most likely there is one culprit process, it's just working out which on it is.

Post by **deject** » August 26th, 2007, 5:59

Stoat wrote: I thought stuff that wanted your attention flashed orange on the Taskbar whatever theme you were on.

not on Windows Classic.

Stoat · Post by **Stoat** » August 26th, 2007, 10:56

deject wrote:not on Windows Classic.

Everything looks red when I use Windows Classic.
I think it's the blood haemorrhaging from my eyes.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » August 26th, 2007, 10:59

Stoat wrote:Everything looks red when I use Windows Classic.
I think it's the blood haemorrhaging from my eyes.

you are wrong in the eyes.

windows classic FTFW.

Post by **tandino** » August 26th, 2007, 14:35

<img src="http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g52/e ... ntheme.png" border="0" alt="greentheme">

My green theme is teh best000rx

eion · Post by **eion** » August 26th, 2007, 15:07

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:Windows classic FTFW.

This, harder than hard.

Or to put it another way: Windows Disney FTFL.

spoodie · Post by **spoodie** » August 26th, 2007, 15:15

What's so great about windows classic theme, other than a perceived badge of nerd pride?

eion · Post by **eion** » August 26th, 2007, 15:17

spoodie wrote:What's so great about windows classic theme, other than a perceived badge of nerd pride?

First, it's more compact. Second, it looks nicer.

friznit · Post by **friznit** » August 26th, 2007, 16:51

Gunslinger42 wrote:Checking the "Prevent applications stealing focus" box and then unchecking it in TweakUI (and then restarting) seems to have fixed it.

Might have something to do with it.