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[Pettor]

Does someone know the shortcut for zooming out in the Metro interface?

[Anthonyd]

Pettor, on 22 July 2012 - 17:07, said:

Does someone know the shortcut for zooming out in the Metro interface?

ctrl+mouse wheel. It's pretty much standard since a while.

[Pettor]

Anthonyd, on 22 July 2012 - 17:27, said:

ctrl+mouse wheel. It's pretty much standard since a while.

Yeah, and that's what I thought would be logical. However, it doesn't work so maybe a problem with the VM. Thanks anyway!

[Subhadip]

The keyboard-only shortcut for semantic zoom is Ctrl+-, out is Ctrl++.

[rorrr]

when Microsoft announced* the removal of Aero glass, they said Windows 8 would allow users to choose a taskbar color that was different from the window color. in the RTM Windows 8 Enterprise leak, this is not present in the GUI. however, you can keep achieve this look by changing EnableWindowColorization to 0 in regedit. example: http://i48.tinypic.com/qzhm3q.jpg

*see section: Updating the visual appearance of the desktop

[rorrr]

in the RTM leak, you can set the window color black and have a different color taskbar. this isn't particularly elegant, but maybe someone can use this to discover some better tweaks.




I've found that the taskbar color will usually be darker or lighter than whatever you choose, or even a completely different color based on the ColorizationColorBalance value

some more screenshots:

http://i50.tinypic.com/ivipmp.jpg
http://i49.tinypic.com/b67zgy.jpg
http://i47.tinypic.com/20jredf.jpg


how to:

- select your desired color in Personalize under Control Panel
- open regedit
- find ColorizationColorBalance entry in regedit (\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\DWM)
- right click ColorizationColorBalance. choose modify. make sure hexadecimal is selected
- to make the active window black and inactive windows white, set ColorizationColorBalance to ffffffff
- to make the active window black inactive windows grey, set ColorizationColorBalance to 80ffffff
- sign out and sign back in


you can also set the taskbar color using hex code

- find a hex color code: http://web.njit.edu/...in/rgb.txt.html
- or find an rgb color code http://www.tayloredmktg.com/rgb/ and convert it using this hex tool: http://tweaks.com/wi...argb-converter/
- right click ColorizationColor. choose modify. type the hex code into the value field, make sure hexadecimal is selected
- sign out and sign back in

[Unrealistic]

Can someone explain how you sort the items on your desktop by their names?

[osuwildlifer]

Unrealistic, on 26 August 2012 - 00:02, said:

Can someone explain how you sort the items on your desktop by their names?

Right-click the Desktop, select Sort by -> Name.

[Unrealistic]

osuwildlifer, on 26 August 2012 - 19:04, said:

Right-click the Desktop, select Sort by -> Name.

That option is no longer in Windows 8, hence the question.

[+Yorak]

Unrealistic, on 27 August 2012 - 00:46, said:

That option is no longer in Windows 8, hence the question.

It is...

[+RisenTyranade]

Is there anyway I can make the scale of the metro screen smaller so I can fit more on it without that scroll bar at the bottom?

[Shane Nokes]

Unrealistic, on 27 August 2012 - 00:46, said:

That option is no longer in Windows 8, hence the question.

Yes it is...unless you are not meaning on the desktop...
Are you meaning on the start screen?

[grayscale]

Unrealistic, on 27 August 2012 - 00:46, said:

That option is no longer in Windows 8, hence the question.

It still is:

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[Shane Nokes]

Fractalize, on 27 August 2012 - 00:50, said:

Is there anyway I can make the scale of the metro screen smaller so I can fit more on it without that scroll bar at the bottom?

There is if you're running at a high enough resolution. When you're on the start screen press Win+I and click on tiles. If your screen is at a high enough resolution it will allow you to change the setting to show more tiles.

[+RisenTyranade]

Shane Nokes, on 27 August 2012 - 00:55, said:

There is if you're running at a high enough resolution. When you're on the start screen press Win+I and click on tiles. If your screen is at a high enough resolution it will allow you to change the setting to show more tiles.

Im at 1920x1080 and all I have is the option to show administrative tools.