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Running windows are arranged into a stack – similar to a flip-style selector in a 1950s jukebox, or a Rolodex. In some systems, the user can press Alt-Shift-Tab to navigate backwards. Visual transitions are applied to each item while navigating. Common implementations of flip switching include Flip 3D in Windows and Shift Switcher in Compiz.
The composition tree represents the desktop and all the windows hosted in it, which are then rendered by MIL from the back of the scene to the front. [8] Since all the windows contribute to the final image, the color of a resultant pixel can be decided by more than one window. This is used to implement effects such as per-pixel transparency.
Settings: Allows users to change system settings, similar to the Control Panel, but has less options [1] start ms-settings: Windows 8: Control Panel: Control Panel: Allows users to view and change basic system settings and controls, such as adding hardware, adding and removing software, controlling user accounts, and changing accessibility ...
Close windows fall into pieces Highlight Windows: Highlight the appropriate window when hovering over taskbar entries Login: Smoothly fade to the desktop when logging in Logout: Desaturate the desktop when displaying the logout dialog Magic Lamp: Simulate a magic lamp when minimizing windows Minimize animation: Animate the minimizing of windows ...
A distinctive feature of Windows Aero showing "glass-like" window borders on Windows 7. Windows Aero (a backronym for Authentic, Energetic, Reflective, and Open) [1] [2] is the design language introduced in the Microsoft Windows Vista operating system. The changes introduced by Windows Aero encompassed many elements of the Windows interface ...
Screenshot of Windows 8's Settings app. Screenshot of Windows 8.1's Settings app. The first generation of the app, called "PC Settings" was included with Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2012 R2. On Windows 8, the PC Settings app was designed as a simplified area optimized for use on touchscreen devices.
Control Panel is a component of Microsoft Windows that provides the ability to view and change system settings. It consists of a set of applets that include adding or removing hardware and software, controlling user accounts, changing accessibility options, and accessing networking settings.
WindowBlinds 6, released end 2007, adds Windows Vista-like blur effects on XP (although Microsoft said that such per-pixel alpha blending with blur is impossible to work on XP [citation needed]), later also Windows Sidebar skinning and more additional features. The configuration GUI was redesigned to a completely horizontal look.