StartAllBack for Windows 11

[Tihiy]

StartAllBack 3.6.1

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- Alphabet markers for All Programs list (if apps and folders are sorted together)

- Flicker-free explorer address bar

- Fixed uneven borders on 125/150% scaling

- Fixed some rounding errors in taskbar search box

- Fixed text invisible on property sheet tabs

- Fixed some theme overrides applied to non-aero.msstyles

- Fixed pin/unpin icons mixed up in themed jumplist

 

Edited February 13, 2023 by Tihiy

[Kristibek512]

20 hours ago, Tihiy said:

Organise - Layout - Menu bar. In Control Panel though works only after you maximise its window

Is it possible to fix it not working in Control Panel?

[ender`]

21 hours ago, Tihiy said:

StartAllBack 3.6.1

 

There's something wrong with All Programs icons in 3.6.1:

Windows 11 22H2 22621.1105, running at 225% DPI.

[Tusticles]

SAB 3.6.1

https://streamable.com/ar0gmj

As you can see in the video, after closing the "Select User or Group" window, the "Advanced Security Settings" window restarts with white theme.

[Tihiy]

2 hours ago, ender` said:

There's something wrong with All Programs icons in 3.6.1:

High contrast. Try that: https://www.startisback.com/StartAllBack_setup.exe

2 hours ago, Tusticles said:

As you can see in the video, after closing the "Select User or Group" window, the "Advanced Security Settings" window restarts with white theme.

Yes, it's in elevated dllhost now

[GlassExplorer]

On the image I posted you can see on the left side a window opened by an application when trying to upload a file (in my case I've used Google Chrome but this happens with any app), while on the right a regular File Explorer window directly opened from the desktop. As you can see, any change from StartAllBack is not in effect in the former case, which would normally not be a particularly huge issue, but it is in my case as I'm using StartAllBack to circumvent a bug I'm experiencing with windows search since the 22H2 update.

I was wondering if it would be at all possible for StartAllBack changes to apply to any file explorer window, and not just those specifically created from the desktop app. Thanks in advance for any insight you'll provide.

[ender`]

2 hours ago, Tihiy said:

High contrast. Try that: https://www.startisback.com/StartAllBack_setup.exe

Fixed, thanks!

[barchee]

On 2/14/2023 at 12:05 AM, Tihiy said:

- Alphabet markers for All Programs list (if apps and folders are sorted together)

Not a big fan of this change. Can you add some option to disable it, or make the feature itself a separate option?

 

Speaking of Start Menu, there are also 2 small problems I noticed, both of which are related to custom Start Menu with "All Programs" section set as default:

1. The previous section navigation button ("Back") always remains present, even though no program would ever show up in there, as recently used apps are disabled (which is required in order to enable "All Programs" section open by default).

2. Hitting ESC while searching will discard output, but open the empty default section instead of "All Programs" one.

[Tihiy]

1 hour ago, barchee said:

Not a big fan of this change. Can you add some option to disable it, or make the feature itself a separate option?

Eventually it would be either Win7 or Win10/11 look, don't see the need to invent something in the middle. Would you show your All Programs looking after and before?

[barchee]

6 hours ago, Tihiy said:

Eventually it would be either Win7 or Win10/11 look, don't see the need to invent something in the middle. Would you show your All Programs looking after and before?

Sure:

The problem is not even the presence of letters themselves but the additional height they take to be displayed, i.e. on a comparison above removing them adds room for 5 more items per screen!

[ender`]

On 2/13/2023 at 10:05 PM, Tihiy said:

- Alphabet markers for All Programs list (if apps and folders are sorted together)

Any chance of having this work like the Win10/11 alphabet markers (if you click one, you get a list of all markers, to quickly jump to the letter)?

Another thing: in high contrast mode, the selected option button in Settings is not distinguishable from background on selected row:

[adacom]

forgive my stupidity - how do i get alphabet markers

[JFX]

On build 2262?, Clear type has be vanish between preview and 3.6 Final, for tabbar and OK, Cancle, buttons.

[Tihiy]

That's right because they're on Mica. Though they're not rendered against transparent background I think I can bring ClearType back.

[acky]

Just a thought, maybe you will look into it sometime. I prefer windows and menus without round corners. I managed to make them sharp but startallback is interfering with menus, for example classic desktop context menu is still rounded.

Edited February 19, 2023 by acky