ethernet Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 (edited) Just wanted to share how excited I was after reading Paul Thurrott's The Road to Windows "Longhorn" Part Two. The new UI codenamed "AERO" has yet to be revealed which took me by surprise since the screenshots I have seen of the latest Alpha release of Longhorn seemed similar to XP with a few tweaks and enhancements. I know ( hope ) they will blow away computing & technology enthusiasts with the new UI. Give it a read if you're interested in details about the development of Longhorn. Edited May 13, 2003 by ethernet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadishTM Veteran Posted May 13, 2003 Veteran Share Posted May 13, 2003 Yep, it's a good article by Paul :) .... Radish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y_notm Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 aero is probably the feature i am most looking forward to in Longhorn now, and I hadn't even heard of it before I read that article. :) now, my big question is, is it going to be a new shell or a heavily modified explorer? because it could go either way at this point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwarren Veteran Posted May 13, 2003 Veteran Share Posted May 13, 2003 Yup as I said to Paul I am glad he mentioned Aero, means I can mention it now too ;) Looks like it will be a kind of 3 fold thing, Classic, XP and then Longhorns new UI. Should be fun for all those skinners ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emon Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 man .. I need a time machine .. I should go to 2005, get a copy of LongHorn then come back and show off to everyone ! :devil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 What is this all about? :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emon Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 What is this all about? :huh: big deal ..they will fix all those glitches by 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 big deal ..they will fix all those glitches by 2005 Wanna bet? :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apa1exakis Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 um yeah.. ive heard so many people comment on the corners. They are simply showing off some visual stuff they are playing around with. They didnt bother with the small stuff.. they just wanted to show off a few things they were playin with. that simple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emon Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Wanna bet? :rofl: Bet .... I'll bet my PC :woot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 So Aero? By that do they mean, a replacement for 'plex' ?! If so, i'd like to see something that can't really be done with msstyles ... something more 2005!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethernet Posted May 13, 2003 Author Share Posted May 13, 2003 I'm not only hoping for an overhaul with regard to the new visuals in Longhorn; but a more improved ability to interact with and be productive on the PC. By this I mean : 1. Improved searching abilities ( WinFS )...fingers crossed!! 2. Improved file manipulation during copy or moving ( i.e. dragging files on folders open that folder, then when file is released all previous folders close...introduced by Apple. 3. A "Once And For All" ability to manipulate and enjoy all Digital Media ( Music - Video - Images ); along the lines of the iLife software by Apple. Microsoft HAS to perfect this ....Once And For All!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshMan Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 I hope they don't get rid of the Classic style, I prefer that over Luna and even the LH skins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomis_nehc Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Wanna bet? :rofl: ... HELL YEAH! you think MS is that retarded? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagal Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 nice!!! http://www.winsupersite.com/images/showcas...n_winhec_09.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted May 13, 2003 Veteran Share Posted May 13, 2003 nice!!!http://www.winsupersite.com/images/showcas...n_winhec_09.png *drools* :woot: :woot: :woot: :woot: gameguy winhec computer fund has started! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyre Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 I find it humorous that it's taking Microsoft 5 years to copy the technology in OS X. :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagal Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 no offence, but aren't you breaking one of your own rules? the one about going to other threads and posting posts like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanctified Veteran Posted May 13, 2003 Veteran Share Posted May 13, 2003 no offence, but aren't you breaking one of your own rules? the one about going to other threads and posting posts like that? lol, reading my mind, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelington Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 I hope in LH they actually fix something i found very annoying. Administrator account on mky XP Pro system can't view all files, it should have supreme access to everything(like root). Except in some user directories i get Access denied and it makes me mad(old user dirs from a previous install of xp(folder still there)) and i can't open it, i have to use ftp to bypass the security... :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Veteran Posted May 13, 2003 Veteran Share Posted May 13, 2003 afaik, unless the file/folder is encrypted, the admin can always take ownership and get full control that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelington Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 didn't seem to wanna let em to anything to it, access denied to any edits in properties and stuff. to my knowledge its just 'protected' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Core Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Oh great... Now that we have a codename for the next UI.... Watch all the new usernames... Aero NeoAero and Gawd only knowns what others people will think of! :p :happy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Oh great... Now that we have a codename for the next UI....Watch all the new usernames... Aero NeoAero and Gawd only knowns what others people will think of! :p :happy: See, you've just given about a billion viewers an idea... Look what you've done! :happy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizkit Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Man, I think that would look cool with some people like Lightstar and others that make really nice themes! I can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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