UI, Glass - Maximized, Transparency Behavior

Instead of blacking out the Taskbar and title bar when a window is
maximized, it'd be much more pleasant to just make them 100% opaque while
retaining the user-specified color tint and the background of "glass" beams.

(like it is when you max up the Intensity slider in the Color Scheme
personalization)

To be honest, I'd rather they stay transparent according to the
Intensity setting no matter what the state of the window.

Adahn wrote:
> Instead of blacking out the Taskbar and title bar when a window is
> maximized, it'd be much more pleasant to just make them 100% opaque
> while retaining the user-specified color tint and the background of
> "glass" beams.
>
> (like it is when you max up the Intensity slider in the Color Scheme
> personalization)

They're working on it... loads of people have complained!

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--- Original message follows ---
"Thomas Winwood" <> wrote in message
news:...
> To be honest, I'd rather they stay transparent according to the Intensity
> setting no matter what the state of the window.
>
> Adahn wrote:
>> Instead of blacking out the Taskbar and title bar when a window is
>> maximized, it'd be much more pleasant to just make them 100% opaque while
>> retaining the user-specified color tint and the background of "glass"
>> beams.
>>
>> (like it is when you max up the Intensity slider in the Color Scheme
>> personalization)

No, they are not working on it, it is deemed final, expected behaviour.
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"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" <> wrote in message
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> They're working on it... loads of people have complained!
>
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>
>
> --- Original message follows ---
> "Thomas Winwood" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> To be honest, I'd rather they stay transparent according to the Intensity
>> setting no matter what the state of the window.
>>
>> Adahn wrote:
>>> Instead of blacking out the Taskbar and title bar when a window is
>>> maximized, it'd be much more pleasant to just make them 100% opaque
>>> while retaining the user-specified color tint and the background of
>>> "glass" beams.
>>>
>>> (like it is when you max up the Intensity slider in the Color Scheme
>>> personalization)
>
>

What?!? :-o They said on my bug reports that they were looking into this!!

They LIED! :-o

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--- Original message follows ---
"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <> wrote in message
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> No, they are not working on it, it is deemed final, expected behaviour.
> --
> --
> Andre
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> "Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> They're working on it... loads of people have complained!
>>
>> --
>> Zack Whittaker
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>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and
>> not
>> of my employer, best friend, mother or cat. Let's be clear on that one!
>>
>>
>> --- Original message follows ---
>> "Thomas Winwood" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> To be honest, I'd rather they stay transparent according to the
>>> Intensity setting no matter what the state of the window.
>>>
>>> Adahn wrote:
>>>> Instead of blacking out the Taskbar and title bar when a window is
>>>> maximized, it'd be much more pleasant to just make them 100% opaque
>>>> while retaining the user-specified color tint and the background of
>>>> "glass" beams.
>>>>
>>>> (like it is when you max up the Intensity slider in the Color Scheme
>>>> personalization)
>>
>>
>
>

I would consider some things to be buggy regarding this, if I maximize a
screen on my second monitor, I lose the glass on the side bar and the
taskbar.

Steve


"Adahn" <administrator@localhost> wrote in message
news:BD050144-089E-4E58-9569-...
> Instead of blacking out the Taskbar and title bar when a window is
> maximized, it'd be much more pleasant to just make them 100% opaque while
> retaining the user-specified color tint and the background of "glass"
> beams.
>
> (like it is when you max up the Intensity slider in the Color Scheme
> personalization)

That wouldn't surprise me...

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"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" <> wrote in message
news:%23%...
> What?!? :-o They said on my bug reports that they were looking into
> this!!
>
> They LIED! :-o
>
> --
> Zack Whittaker
> Microsoft Beta (Windows Server R2 Beta Mentor)
> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
> » MSBlog on ResDev: http://msblog.resdev.net
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> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so,
> and not
> of my employer, best friend, mother or cat. Let's be clear on that
> one!
>
>
> --- Original message follows ---
> "Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" <> wrote in message
> news:%...
>> No, they are not working on it, it is deemed final, expected
>> behaviour.
>> --
>> --
>> Andre
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>>
>> "Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" <> wrote in message
>> news:%...
>>> They're working on it... loads of people have complained!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Zack Whittaker
>>> Microsoft Beta (Windows Server R2 Beta Mentor)
>>> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
>>> » MSBlog on ResDev: http://msblog.resdev.net
>>> » ZackNET Forum: www.zacknet.co.uk/forum
>>> » VistaBase: www.zacknet.co.uk/vistabase
>>> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers
>>> no
>>> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so,
>>> and not
>>> of my employer, best friend, mother or cat. Let's be clear on that
>>> one!
>>>
>>>
>>> --- Original message follows ---
>>> "Thomas Winwood" <> wrote in message
>>> news:...
>>>> To be honest, I'd rather they stay transparent according to the
>>>> Intensity setting no matter what the state of the window.
>>>>
>>>> Adahn wrote:
>>>>> Instead of blacking out the Taskbar and title bar when a window is
>>>>> maximized, it'd be much more pleasant to just make them 100%
>>>>> opaque while retaining the user-specified color tint and the
>>>>> background of "glass" beams.
>>>>>
>>>>> (like it is when you max up the Intensity slider in the Color
>>>>> Scheme personalization)
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Yes, the black borders are simply ugly. I don't see how dirty black goes
with clean white...

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"Adahn" <administrator@localhost> wrote in message
news:BD050144-089E-4E58-9569-...
> Instead of blacking out the Taskbar and title bar when a window is
> maximized, it'd be much more pleasant to just make them 100% opaque
> while retaining the user-specified color tint and the background of
> "glass" beams.
>
> (like it is when you max up the Intensity slider in the Color Scheme
> personalization)