Longhorn 4074 "Aero" Theme

[imnuts]

incase you all didn't know this, in LH 4074, to get aero, open the run dialog and type:

"c:\windows\i386\sbctl.exe" start

and then to stop it type

"c:\windows\i386\sbctl.exe" stop

aero isn't compatible with most video cards so it may just display windows with black around them cause it can't render the image right.

[cpu killer]

incase you all didn't know this, in LH 4074, to get aero, open the run dialog and type:

"c:\windows\i386\sbctl.exe" start

and then to stop it type

"c:\windows\i386\sbctl.exe" stop

aero isn't compatible with most video cards so it may just display windows with black around them cause it can't render the image right.

DWM != Aero.

That will give you transparent FAT window borders, a few widow effects, an all around slow desktop, and shome shadows.

:).

[imnuts]

the reason your getting the fat window borders is because your grapics card isn't compatible with the effects. if your graphics card was up to par with the effects then you get a 3D effect on you windows without modifying any dll's.

[nuka_t]

DWM != Aero.

That will give you transparent FAT window borders, a few widow effects, an all around slow desktop, and shome shadows.

:).

i like it, and its useable if you have a good enough pc. also, to imnuts, cpukiller was the one that figured out(i think) how to run sbctl.exe in the first place. he means the actuall tramparent border is bigger than normal, which it is.

[y_notm]

the reason your getting the fat window borders is because your grapics card isn't compatible with the effects. if your graphics card was up to par with the effects then you get a 3D effect on you windows without modifying any dll's.

no, the reason that he's getting fat window borders is thats because thats how the jade dwm skin is designed. they are much larger than the standard 5 pixel window borders.

and as someone else said: DWM != Aero

[cpu killer]

Its a known fact that when you enable DWM, you get fatter - larger, window borders. Screenshot attached.

Yes, my PC is up to spec to run DWM and it does it just fine - I know just how it looks, and I've used pretty much all its features.

No matter how good your pc is , it will be slow, slower than it should be - its not hardware accelerated, for that you need the Longhorn Driver Model, and the Aero Drivers, which were presented at the Jim Allchin Aero Keynote, for further Aero effects which can be activated thru DWM.

nVidia said they were developing special Aero drivers and will unveil them later in LH's developement - suspect aTI is doing the same.

Jim Allchins PC (WinHEC Aero Keynote) was using a Radeon.

And no, I wasn't the first to publicly expose how DWM could be enabled, altho I can assure I had it enabled before 99% of people here :p.

[imnuts]

i don't know if we're talking about the same thing anymore, when i think of aero, i think of windows that are in a 3D layout, not like the windows in your pic. when i try to enable it, it get the same thing you do, except where yours is clear, mine is black, and that is what a lot of people will get. i'll search around for a picture of what i'm thinking of and what whould happen when you start aero.