eaglebtc Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 https://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=1090...hlight=longhorn Is it just not possible to do those sweet stretching effects in 4015 yet? Or is there something in the OS that has to be turned on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiEMOS Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 lol i love these stupid posts :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglebtc Posted May 14, 2003 Author Share Posted May 14, 2003 hey i just had to ask :p cuz you know those effects r0x0r your b0x0rz ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[DGS] Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 DiEMOS it cant be any more stupid than your answer... he asked somth - maybe you should be kind enough to answer properly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglebtc Posted May 14, 2003 Author Share Posted May 14, 2003 thank you soul2keep. btw, did you check out those videos from that news post yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiEMOS Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 soul2keep u should settle down, if n00bs are too lazy to check billions of same posts in LONGHORN forum saying that the build 4015 is different...and i'm pretty sure it could get stupidier :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClintEastman Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 DCE (code-named Avalon) is in the 4015 build we all(?) have!!!!! SideBar is built using it!!!! But alas no FXs :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoryx Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 If you take a look in some screenshots of the build of 4015 being used at WinHEC (Which was compiled by Lab_06, not Main, which was the leaked version), you'll see a batch file named DCE. From what I've read, the effects need to be run from the command line. As well, Lab 06 builds seem to have more features than the main builds -- Build 3683 was by Lab_06 and there was a new Desktop Properties panel; yet in the leaks of 4008 and 4015, its not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono3000 Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 If you take a look in some screenshots of the build of 4015 being used at WinHEC (Which was compiled by Lab_06, not Main, which was the leaked version), you'll see a batch file named DCE. From what I've read, the effects need to be run from the command line.As well, Lab 06 builds seem to have more features than the main builds -- Build 3683 was by Lab_06 and there was a new Desktop Properties panel; yet in the leaks of 4008 and 4015, its not. Yeah I liked that Desktop Properties panel. Hopefully it will make it into a main build again later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoryx Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 If you take a look in some screenshots of the build of 4015 being used at WinHEC (Which was compiled by Lab_06, not Main, which was the leaked version), you'll see a batch file named DCE. From what I've read, the effects need to be run from the command line.As well, Lab 06 builds seem to have more features than the main builds -- Build 3683 was by Lab_06 and there was a new Desktop Properties panel; yet in the leaks of 4008 and 4015, its not. Yeah I liked that Desktop Properties panel. Hopefully it will make it into a main build again later Yeah, it was cool how you could set the desktop color fade, multiple pictures, etc... You could use most of the features even though there was XML errors all over it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil_Banfield Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 While not directly linked to longhorn, the latest beta build of WindowFX released on Object Desktop last night supports window dragging animations such as those seen in longhorn. Anyone who has an OD subscription and a card with decent drivers might have some fun with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0se Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 hey i just had to ask :p cuz you know those effects r0x0r your b0x0rz ;) lol :) DiEMOS: you gotta remember that not all people know stuff about Longhorn (I asked that question myself in a different thread). Intelligence is all relative on what you know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomwarren Veteran Posted May 14, 2003 Veteran Share Posted May 14, 2003 Aslong as you have non-public registry keys, batch file to start DCE (Microsoft Desktop Compositing Engine) and of course DX9 compliant hardware (9700, it will run crap without it) then sure you can use it :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y_notm Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 DCE (code-named Avalon) is in the 4015 build we all(?) have!!!!!SideBar is built using it!!!! But alas no FXs :cry: um... no. the 4015 that leaked does not contain a (working) version of the DCE, and the sidebar is NOT built using DCE. Sidebar is based on the Avalon framework, which is the codename for the new Windows API and .NET framework being developed for Longhorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglebtc Posted May 14, 2003 Author Share Posted May 14, 2003 :( guess i'll have to wait for another build to get leaked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deniss Posted May 15, 2003 Share Posted May 15, 2003 the next build which may leak may still not have what u want :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClintEastman Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 y_notm, my boob!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglebtc Posted May 16, 2003 Author Share Posted May 16, 2003 :bounce: :hug: hehe! love these icons :D they are :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyre Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Eh, it could bake me an apple pie but it still looks ugly. :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topher1078 Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Eh, it could bake me an apple pie but it still looks ugly. :blink: Plex is far from the final look of Longhorn - news from that WinHEC demo said that the real desktop not only won't be revealed until at the earliest, beta 1, but that it will bring a sense of photo-realism to the desktop. Just have to wait and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierra Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 What about LH 4021? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyre Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 Plex is far from the final look of Longhorn - news from that WinHEC demo said that the real desktop not only won't be revealed until at the earliest, beta 1, but that it will bring a sense of photo-realism to the desktop. Just have to wait and see. I know, I'm just ripping on Longhorn because it's fun to do. :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight' Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 I know, I'm just ripping on Longhorn because it's fun to do. :rofl: I understand what you mean by the current theme supplied with the Longhorn Alpha builds being shoddy. It's a fact. What I don't understand is why Microsoft wastes valuable development time on producing such a, if you don't mind me saying so, half-assed theme? They are going to be hard pushed to get Longhorn finished by 2005 with all the features they claim it will have in it. So why don't they just forget about the UI (at least in the Alpha Builds) and concentrate on the core components such as WinFS (and so on). People don't buy Microsofts OS's for the way they look, if people did that then we would all buy Macs. So my message to Microsoft is, pull your finger out of your ass and get some real work done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-outcast- Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 I understand what you mean by the current theme supplied with the Longhorn Alpha builds is shoddy. It's a fact. What I don't understand is why Microsoft wastes valuable development time on producing such a, if you don't mind me saying so, half-assed theme? They are going to be hard pushed to get Longhorn finished by 2005 with all the features they claim it will have in it. So why don't they just forget about the UI (at least in the Alpha Builds) and concentrate on the core components such as WinFS (and so on). People don't buy Microsofts OS's for the way they look, if people did that then we would all buy Macs. So my message to Microsoft is, pull your finger out of your ass and get some real work done. Well said indeed (this **** is making my eyes water :blink: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emon Posted May 16, 2003 Share Posted May 16, 2003 I know, I'm just ripping on Longhorn because it's fun to do. :rofl: and I love ripping on Apple and their "toy" computers .. coz its fun to do .. :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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