Got WindowBlinds? Just Configure it to Ignore IdeaMason!
Every now and then a customer contacts us with a frustrating list of problems. If you are experiencing problems with even the basic IdeaMason functions, like editing an idea or setting up a new source, your problem may be the presence on your computer of a software package called WindowBlinds.
WindowBlinds is a Windows overlay program that allows users to skin the Windows graphical user interface and reconfigure the basic behavior of the windowing technology.
If you have WindowBlinds installed on your desktop, it conflicts with IdeaMason’s movable docking panel technology and quite literally plays havoc with a number of functions in IdeaMason.
This conflict is a fairly common problem between WindowBlinds and a number of applications, which is why the product provides a simple solution: WindowBlinds gives you the ability to “ignore” a specific software package. So all you have to do is configure WindowBlinds to “ignore” IdeaMason. After this, everything runs normally.
See the Wikipedia article on WindowBlinds.