Metro Inconsistencies already starting

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They didn't totally drop the shadows. The shadows in this software actually look better though :)

I know what you mean though, Windows 8 is VERY inconsistent.

yeah, even the installer for these had drop shaddows, but the drop shaddow was differnet looking then the one in the app, so even the shaddows are inconsistant! :rofl:

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The UI looks like it was actually forked from the Zune Software, which was a very early prototype of the Metro UI Immersive UI Windows 8 UI, so that explains the inconsistency. It was probably built with Windows 7 in mind and not explicitly for Windows 8 (just like the Zune Software is METRO, but it isn't fully consistent in Windows 8 either).

I expect it to be updated in the next major version of the software.

For reference, the Zune Software UI: http://images.mobilityminded.com/2010/10/Zune-software-4.7-Screenshot-306.jpg

The reason I say it's forked is because I noticed the similarity in the big bold capital letters in the top right corner.

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I really thought there would be some substance when I read the title.

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As much as I like Windows 8, consistency is certainly not one of its strengths.

Hopefully this question won't take the thread off topic. I'm not saying you're wrong?I'm actually curious to be informed: What are the inconsistencies? I'm specifically referring to the Metro experience. If you are, what other ones have you spotted, other than the different kinds of tiles (WinRT app, Desktop app, pinned website)?

I've spotted some inconsistencies with "Metro" across their product lines (e.g. a lowercase letter used at the start of headings on the Xbox Dashboard, but an uppercase 'S' used on the Start heading of the Windows 8 Start Screen).

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What are "shaddows"?

shaddows are something my stupid spelling checker keeps switching words to on me automatically... for some reason it's in the dictionary list of words... but seriously, you seem to be trying to find stuff say? don't like the topic don't post

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I think gradients have been used by Microsoft in metro - check out the Xbox dash, iPad app, Windows Phone (zune player).

I have no idea what to look at .... so lost ... what shadow? .. someone use paint and circle in red because I am blind seriously

I think OP meant the shadow that the mouse is casting below.

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If it's the drop shadow from the actual window you mean, well active windows still have them in windows 8.

Though I am sure you can turn them off just like you could in windows 7.

That's not the case in RTM anymore it seems, unless I missed something. The active window has a drop shadow in the Release Preview but as far as RTM goes nothing has a drop shadow on the desktop now. Honestly I think they should have kept them, you can be metro and still have a very very minor shadow just to help you visually tell where a windows borders are when you have them overlapping and the colors start to mix.

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Hopefully this question won't take the thread off topic. I'm not saying you're wrong?I'm actually curious to be informed: What are the inconsistencies? I'm specifically referring to the Metro experience. If you are, what other ones have you spotted, other than the different kinds of tiles (WinRT app, Desktop app, pinned website)?

I've spotted some inconsistencies with "Metro" across their product lines (e.g. a lowercase letter used at the start of headings on the Xbox Dashboard, but an uppercase 'S' used on the Start heading of the Windows 8 Start Screen).

Metro itself may not have much of consistency issue.

It's the desktop where 99% of time would be spend has huge consistency problem.

It would take another topic to list all desktop issues

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In the DP, CP, and RP, Microsoft has drop shadows enabled by default. In the RTM, drop shadows are disabled by default.

To disable shadows like windows 8 RTM:

1. Go to start and type "adjust appearance and performance of windows" without the quotes.

2. see screen below:

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