Star Windows Vista Build 5342 Released
Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 25th Mar 2006 18:57 UTC, submitted by Gsurface
Windows Microsoft has released an interim build of Windows Vista, Build 5342, today to a select group of testers. This is the first build to come with the 'real' Aero Glass: fully scalable vector based transparencies that take advantage of pixel shading. The previous builds contained Aero Express and Aero Express with transparancy, not the real Aero Glass. Other notable improvements: a complete firewall, support for Pocket PC 2000, 2002, and 2003 synchronization, and more. Flexbeta has screenshots, but Flexbeta seems pretty down to me at the moment.
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RE: Not just GUI - 60% Code
by sappyvcv on Sat 25th Mar 2006 22:06 UTC in reply to "Not just GUI - 60% Code"
sappyvcv
Member since:
2005-07-06

First, 60% of the code is NOT being rewritten. Pay attention.

But you're right, most of the stuff is under the hood. It's funny how people judge everything based on screenshots. "So they've changed a few windows and added a new theme in 5 years thats it?!"

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RE[2]: Not just GUI - 60% Code
by dikatlon on Sat 25th Mar 2006 22:46 in reply to "RE: Not just GUI - 60% Code"
dikatlon Member since:
2005-07-08

People are so tired of those "We put a lot of stuff under the hood to be sharpened and better - safier then ever"; So nowadays the business trick is; "Weeell we have 3d accelerated gui - it make you work better!"

Sry that's the way it is ;)

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sappyvcv Member since:
2005-07-06

That's great if they are "tired" of it. That's their problem. There are tons of changes under the hood and a change in look&feel as well. If people can't accept reality, that's tough.

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