New Longhorn screenshots
A look at the future of Windows
Tuesday, March 22, 2005 by Frogboy | Discussion: WinCustomize News
WinSupersite has recently updated the Longhorn release schedule along with provided some new screenshots of Aero. The first beta of Longhorn is May 2005 though there is some speculation about how much of Avalon and Aero will be implemented in that beta. The "big beta" is scheduled for this Fall.
Screenshots:
Aero Explorer
Aero Icon View
Screenshots:
Aero Explorer
Aero Icon View
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Shotgun989
Reply #5 Tuesday, March 22, 2005 9:54 PM
Reply #5 Tuesday, March 22, 2005 9:54 PM
That just fills my pants with crap and my heart with hope. This could be Microsofts comeback to the functional albeit "Pretty Boy" MacOS X. Not that I like Microsoft, just windows...
Hazylunarrain
Reply #6 Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10:28 PM
Reply #6 Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10:28 PM
Lookin good. But I'm not sure if I want it until SP1. Lol, that seems to be the best time to get anything Microsoft anyhow. Kinda looks like some skins that are around here tho 
Maybe Microsoft has taken a liking to WindowBlinds? lol
Maybe Microsoft has taken a liking to WindowBlinds? lol
Double Zero
Reply #7 Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10:35 PM
Reply #7 Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10:35 PM
Baaaaaaahhhh..All I want to know is ..can we skin it??...LoL
Steve Grenier
Reply #8 Tuesday, March 22, 2005 11:09 PM
Reply #8 Tuesday, March 22, 2005 11:09 PM
It's got some impressive features and design capabilities. I'd like to see a near final gui done for it soon though. I'm sick of looking at this ugly piece of work they have made.
WARCRY
Reply #9 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 12:11 AM
Reply #9 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 12:11 AM
looks like a macosx rip to me a bit to close to mac but its microsoft lol 
horiz0n
Reply #10 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 2:33 AM
Reply #10 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 2:33 AM
Looks nothing like OSX or the Longhorn I remember seeing before, I liked the earlier versions more 
This seems too cartoony to me, and where's the pretty side panel with the clock and all the neat stuff
This seems too cartoony to me, and where's the pretty side panel with the clock and all the neat stuff
Randahl
Reply #11 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 2:43 AM
Reply #11 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 2:43 AM
I have to agree with horiz0n and steve here, I think the attributes you can directly access without having to right click > properties is something I can really use, but the look? Ugh! Maybe we can convince good ole Bill to let the Authors here work something that would completely blow the top off! Damn, could you imagine what authors like Treetog, or Essorant, or Boxxi (just to name a few right off the top, no exclusion intended! 
) could do with it? Whoa! 
Anywho, thanks for the heads up!
) could do with it? Whoa! 
Anywho, thanks for the heads up!
PurrBall
Reply #12 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 7:24 AM
Reply #12 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 7:24 AM
Whoooo no, there's a bunch mor pictures on the site: SyncManager, a security alert and a feature called 'fast search.'
MikeB314
Reply #13 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 8:50 AM
Reply #13 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 8:50 AM
Don't get too hung up on the look. XP went through many looks during its development. I expect they are more focussed on layout and functionality than the interface graphics at this point. Regardless, I can't wait to skin it.
thomassen
Reply #14 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:24 AM
Reply #14 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:24 AM
mmm... alphatransparent skinning... more bit depth... yummy
Alternate Setting
Reply #15 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:44 AM
Reply #15 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:44 AM
But if everybody with a PC goes aero, then mine won't be special anymore . Alternate Setting goes off to investigate making monitor shoot out sparks on demand.
. Alternate Setting goes off to investigate making monitor shoot out sparks on demand.
The Creator of All
Reply #16 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 2:07 PM
Reply #16 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 2:07 PM
Does anyone have any links to any older styles of XP? (The styles changes that it went through.)
Ted Tschopp
Reply #18 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 7:31 PM
Reply #18 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 7:31 PM
Isn't Longhorn going to support vector driven UIs/Skins?
JamMeister33
Reply #19 Thursday, March 24, 2005 12:45 AM
Reply #19 Thursday, March 24, 2005 12:45 AM
Looks like crap... surely they can do better.
jtfolden
Reply #20 Thursday, March 24, 2005 2:13 AM
Reply #20 Thursday, March 24, 2005 2:13 AM
IMO, the Explorer window looks like iTunes / Finder on drugs... 
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Reply #1 Tuesday, March 22, 2005 9:04 PM