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[GP007]

I dunno about blur, that's probably not the right way to go about it. I think added a glass effect like how the taskbar or windows have in the desktop right now is a better way to do it. That way the tiles would look like they're on top of a glass window and your wallpaper is behind the window etc. It'd fit with the "windows" theme still.

As for the desktop app tiles using a small icon I think, as I said in another post months back, that having different tiles look different is by design in the end. Think of it like this, if every type of "object" that you pinned to the start screen had the same live tile look then how would you know what is a metro app, what's a desktop app, or what's a pinned website? Or what's just a shortcut to something on your system for that matter?

Having pinned sites, desktop apps and metro apps with different tiles lets you, as a user, know right away what you're clicking on. But I agree that the icon for desktop apps under the app name could look better if it was a bit bigger. I think the reason it's not is that most apps icons don't support the bigger, i'm guessing 64x64, look and so they're just going with the default 32x32 size icon in the tile?

[bogas04]

CJEric, on 29 April 2012 - 19:19, said:

Maybe - although nobody is forced to use a weird wallpaper - ... but you're right, it might not be appropriate for MS's concept of going with the very stark colors for their tiles.

I think something like the blur effect would alleviate the problem to a certain extent though.
(first Google result I got for 'weird wallpaper' )

Well it would work (as Launchpad does same thing) but then metro apps' tiles are not like apple apps (no boundaries/shadows/<add more differences here>). Anyways , these concepts would just remain here

ALSO not to forget how WP is so locked in terms of customization , i think the amount of customization given for Metro Tablets/Desktop Users is more than enough.

[+sanke1]

I am excited about the new dotted cursor theme. Can't wait for it to be ported to windows 7

[CSharp.]

GP007, on 29 April 2012 - 19:19, said:

As for the desktop app tiles using a small icon I think, as I said in another post months back, that having different tiles look different is by design in the end. Think of it like this, if every type of "object" that you pinned to the start screen had the same live tile look then how would you know what is a metro app, what's a desktop app, or what's a pinned website? Or what's just a shortcut to something on your system for that matter?

Having pinned sites, desktop apps and metro apps with different tiles lets you, as a user, know right away what you're clicking on. But I agree that the icon for desktop apps under the app name could look better if it was a bit bigger. I think the reason it's not is that most apps icons don't support the bigger, i'm guessing 64x64, look and so they're just going with the default 32x32 size icon in the tile?

But would you really look for an app based on whether it's Metro style or legacy? Seems kind of backwards to me. In the end, you just care about what the app does, not what framework it's written in, or its visual style.

Maybe I'm too cynical about this. But I suspect Microsoft are making the tiles for legacy apps look deliberately bad so that the Metro tiles stand out more.

[bogas04]

sanke1, on 29 April 2012 - 19:28, said:

I am excited about the new dotted cursor theme. Can't wait for it to be ported to windows 7

Though it seems a small thing , but it hasn't been changed since umm 2006

[CSharp.]

bogas04, on 29 April 2012 - 19:22, said:

Well it would work (as Launchpad does same thing) but then metro apps' tiles are not like apple apps (no boundaries/shadows/<add more differences here>).

You're right. And I think that's great. MS is doing something completely original here (even though I don't agree with all of their decisions).

[freak180]

Any chance of screen shots being leaked?

[Dot Matrix]

freak180, on 29 April 2012 - 20:45, said:

Any chance of screen shots being leaked?

I would assume soon. If you're on Twitter, follow https://twitter.com/#!/Canouna

[bogas04]

The new cursors and new icon for setup. Apparently we can see the new Aero revision as well Thanks to Jim Allchin & Canouna , but i still hate him for keeping us drooling all this while :






Which reminds me of Canouna's old tweet which had no explanation behind it , now makes sense

http://twitpic.com/9enwup

[Anthonyd]

Pics aren't loading here Excepted the twitpic one.

[.Neo]

You can see the individual pixels of the cursor's black outlining pretty clearly. Doesn't look very professional in my opinion.

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[GP007]

Anthonyd, on 30 April 2012 - 10:29, said:

Pics aren't loading here Excepted the twitpic one.

Copy the picture links and open them directly in a new tab and they'll work that way.

[bogas04]

Anthonyd, on 30 April 2012 - 10:29, said:

Pics aren't loading here Excepted the twitpic one.

Lemme do it the Faikee way



PS : next time you see "Posted Image" Drag it to new tab (Probably works on non ie browsers)

Not really a BIG change but still a more of metro touch And no dotted loading cursor... The new aero revision is so much like those aero themes made during win7 rtm time , clear glass and soft colors! Really nice and less distracting , also the buttons are so soft looking. I bet MS is bringing such changes just to make desktop users who dont like metro at all have some love for the desktop mode of win8 , without these they would say its just win7 with metro , but now its umm lil fancier and polished.

[+Mephistopheles]

The revised Aero with the Watercolor-style widgets would look much better if the title bar weren't quite as tall. As it is the proportions between title bar and rest of the GUI are out of whack.

[Dot Matrix]

Wow! They look great!