>>1377498this may actually have something to do with your current win7 theme. Try and get appows dusk or if you havent tried already, download and use ui_hacks. browse the main preferences menu and look for a "main window option". mess around with those settings.
foo_ui_hacks is included in the same MF i posted earlier, (
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which is just the file i got off searching deviant art
http://twnsnd.deviantart.com/art/foobar-ncmpcpp-mod-289083149theres a great preview and set of instructions there.
hope this helps.