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Windows 8 RC To Get Flatter Explorer UI, Other Changes


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#16 +Brando212

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Posted 03 April 2012 - 15:11

are they going to finally fix the scroll bar too? in the CP the only place that has the new flat scroll bar on the desktop is IE


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Posted 03 April 2012 - 15:15

View PostBrando212, on 03 April 2012 - 15:11, said:

are they going to finally fix the scroll bar too? in the CP the only place that has the new flat scroll bar on the desktop is IE
That's something I was quirked about. It appears in IE but then even not in Windows Explorer. Also I'd prefer if it was a little thinner, as it's thicker than the current default one which bugs me a bit.

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Posted 03 April 2012 - 15:18

Looks ok. But they need to change all the Vista era iconset to match metro and complete the experience.

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Posted 03 April 2012 - 15:37

View PostJan, on 03 April 2012 - 15:01, said:

New cursors??

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This flatter new Explorer is just the beginning, folks. We've learned separately that other UI changes are coming to the RC build, including new icons, new cursors, new controls, and more. Looks like Rafael and I will be retaking all of the screenshots for Windows 8 Secrets ... as expected.

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#20 nominak

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Posted 03 April 2012 - 15:40

Why must apps and menus take up a gigantic % of screen real-estate?

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Posted 03 April 2012 - 15:42

Nice.

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Posted 03 April 2012 - 15:42

View Postnominak, on 03 April 2012 - 15:40, said:

Why must apps and menus take up a gigantic % of screen real-estate?

Problem?
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Posted 03 April 2012 - 15:50

Reminds me Whistler's Watercolor shell theme Posted Image

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Posted 03 April 2012 - 15:55

View Postfirey, on 03 April 2012 - 14:22, said:

Wow, I thought metro was supposed to be simple. It looks like they are making Aero overly busy and strange looking to make people WANT to use full Metro apps. It's like they are trying to make the Desktop so ugly to work with you just want to get away from it.

I think they have the mentality that the Desktop can be the "geek interface" or "advanced interface" and they can throw the kitchen sink in, while novices will just use Metro. Why else would you have Disk Management on the Start area right-click menu? Thats also why they put the up one folder button in I think.

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Posted 03 April 2012 - 15:55

Why can't they go with the Office 2010 style of drawing the ribbon tabs on glass. That blue bugs me like ant that somehow got inside my pants. :p

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Posted 03 April 2012 - 16:04

View Postnominak, on 03 April 2012 - 15:40, said:

Why must apps and menus take up a gigantic % of screen real-estate?

The ribbon arguably uses up less space than the old menu system, unless you choose to have it always be shown.

Then:

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and now:

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Posted 03 April 2012 - 17:08

I hope they move to monochrome icons on the Desktop. I know some people took some time to getting used to VS11 but I think in the end it looks better

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Posted 03 April 2012 - 18:26

wheres the new icons ? atleaste for videos,docments,pics,music...

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Posted 03 April 2012 - 18:53

View Postbrianshapiro, on 03 April 2012 - 17:08, said:

I hope they move to monochrome icons on the Desktop. I know some people took some time to getting used to VS11 but I think in the end it looks better
This.
Although the only problem I'd have with that is fitting in with all wallpapers. If they were all black for example, good luck having them on a black wallpaper.
But still, they need an over-haul as the Aero style icons look stupid on the Start Screen.

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Posted 03 April 2012 - 19:37

View PostCl8ud9, on 03 April 2012 - 18:26, said:

wheres the new icons ? atleaste for videos,docments,pics,music...
they're coming, just give it a little more time