| |
|

|
|

|
|
User Controls
|
|
New User
|
|
Login
|
|
Edit/View My Profile
|
|

|
|

|
|

|
|
Active Network
|
|
ActiveMac
|
|
ActiveWin
|
|
ActiveXbox
|
|
DirectX
|
|
Downloads
|
|
FAQs
|
|
Interviews
|
|
MS Games & Hardware
|
|
Reviews
|
|
Rocky Bytes
|
|
Support Center
|
|
TopTechTips
|
|
Windows 2000
|
|
Windows Me
|
|
Windows Server 2003
|
|
Windows Vista
|
|
Windows XP
|
|

|
|

|
|

|
|
News Centers
|
|
Windows/Microsoft
|
|
Apple/Mac
|
|
Xbox/Xbox 360
|
|
News Search
|
|
XML/RSS Newsfeeds
|
|
Pocket PC Site
|
|

|
|

|
|

|
|
FAQ's
|
|
Windows Vista
|
|
Windows 98/98 SE
|
|
Windows 2000
|
|
Windows Me
|
|
Windows Server 2003
|
|
Windows XP
|
|
Windows 7
|
|
Windows 8
|
|
Internet Explorer 6
|
|
Internet Explorer 5
|
|
Xbox 360
|
|
Xbox
|
|
DirectX
|
|
DVD's
|
|

|
|

|
|

|
|
Latest Reviews
|
|
Xbox/Games
|
|
Fable 2
|
|

|
|
Applications
|
|
Windows Server 2008 R2
|
|
Windows 7
|
|
Adobe CS5 Master Collection
|
|

|
|
Hardware
|
|
Microsoft Express Mouse
|
|

|
|

|
|

|
|
Latest Interviews
|
|
Mike Swanson
|
|

|
|

|
|

|
|
Site News/Info
|
|
About This Site
|
|
Advertise
|
|
Affiliates
|
|
Contact Us
|
|
Default Home Page
|
|
Link To Us
|
Recommended Links:
Play your favourite online pokies and take what you win fast at the same day withdrawal online casinos in Australia.
Now, you can buy real Instagram followers.
AWBridal Highly Recommend Wedding & Bridesmaid Dress Online Store
light tower
buy arabic Twitter follower
buy spotify real followers
A great website to buy Facebook followers from is BRSM. They have a great track record!
the Binary Option Robot
Get Windows Tablet & Phones at DHgate.com


|
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
| Time:
18:10 EST/23:10 GMT | News Source:
ActiveWin.com |
Posted By: Robert Stein |
*Originally posted Wednesday, November 23* We have posted up eight new exclusive high-res screenshots of Vista Build 5259. New features in this build include anti-spyware, virus scanning, GUI changes, Windows Media Player 11, instant off, and more. Our screenshots include the new UI changes (showing the glass effects), start menu, IE 7, WMP 11, Windows Mail, the default background, anti-spyware, etc. The new UI changes included a new start menu panel, new system properties, new start button (Orb) and much more. Build 5259.winmain_idx02.051117-1715. Have a look!
|
| |
Read Only Comments
Return to News
|
|
Displaying Comments 1 through 10 of 10
|
|
This is an archived static copy of ActiveWin.com.
|
|
#1 By
17996 (66.188.88.180)
at
Wednesday, November 23, 2005 02:03:45 PM
|
|
Ugh, why are they getting rid of the icons on the right side of the start menu? It's a lot easier to find something quickly by icon than having to read text.
|
|
#2 By
415 (69.67.200.50)
at
Wednesday, November 23, 2005 02:41:02 PM
|
The start menu looks incomplete like an early prototype to me. I'm sure they will not remove the icons, although it does reclaim some space, but it just looks dull. The display picture hanging off the edge is kinda dumb looking also.
I'm actually starting to not like the search box buried inside of the start menu. I think it should be integrated into the taskbar and immediately available, kind of like Windows Desktop Search Deskbar currently can be. I think it will be a power user only feature like Start, Run... if it's not right on the desktop.
|
|
#3 By
32313 (72.27.16.112)
at
Wednesday, November 23, 2005 04:24:07 PM
|
|
When you hover your mouse pointer over the link name, it displays the icon in place of the Profile image.
|
|
#4 By
1401 (65.255.137.20)
at
Wednesday, November 23, 2005 04:25:32 PM
|
Ideally, they would allow the user the option whether or not to have the icons on the start menu. That way, both of you numb-skulls would be happy...
I agree with the statement on the search bar on the start menu
|
|
#5 By
2332 (204.9.221.59)
at
Wednesday, November 23, 2005 04:39:54 PM
|
There are several very worrisome trends in these shots.
First, both the start menu and the close buttons don't appear to go all the way to the edge of the screen. This means I can't just flick my mouse quickly to the top/right bottom/left to close a window or open the start menu. BAD.
Second, they seem to be going for a "displaced" feedback mechanism where the feed back for an action happens in some unrelated place on the screen, in this case the icon sitting awkwardly in the top/right of the start menu.
Not too impressed... hopefully this will become more refined before release. As it is now, it's no good.
|
|
#6 By
2459 (24.175.136.242)
at
Thursday, November 24, 2005 11:35:27 AM
|
|
Click the headline.
|
|
#7 By
20505 (216.102.144.11)
at
Thursday, December 01, 2005 06:37:46 PM
|
ooooh purdy.
kinda looks like KDE to me :)
|
|
#8 By
2332 (66.92.78.18)
at
Thursday, December 01, 2005 08:20:33 PM
|
#11 - Are you suggesting that the close button would <i>move</i> when the window is maximized?
Ya, that's a good idea.
|
|
#9 By
116 (24.173.215.234)
at
Thursday, December 01, 2005 09:14:25 PM
|
nice eye candy but lets not throw out the usability. RMD I think what he is saying is that when a window isn't maximised its not in the top right hand corner of the screen. I agree with you that it should go all the way across and easy to push. I would imagine this is just showcasing what they can do so all the copy cats out there can waste their time cloning something they know to be garbage while they are cooking up the good stuff behind the scenes. Nothing to see here until beta 2.
Remember watercolor for Longhorn/XP?
Peace,
RA
|
|
#10 By
61 (71.251.77.233)
at
Friday, December 02, 2005 09:07:41 AM
|
|
Except watercolor was the good stuff.
|
|
|
 |
|