Chapter 3. The Windows Vista Interface

IN THIS CHAPTER

• The Windows Presentation Foundation

• General Interface Changes

• The Aero Glass Theme

• Better Cool Switches: Flip and Flip 3D

• Taskbar Thumbnails

• New Folder Windows

• Gadgets and the Windows Sidebar

Whenever Microsoft releases a new operating system, the one thing anyone seems to want to talk about is the new interface. What does it look like? Is it cool? Can I run it? On the surface this seems superficial because, after all, Windows is and should be more than just a pretty interface. Don’t things such as stability and security mean more? Shouldn’t the goal of any OS be to just get out of the way and let us get on with our work, perhaps a tad more productively than before?

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