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[Tom Brokaw]

DOOManiac[/url]":2tv6dvau]I like the new look. Hell, I even like the way tiles look on the start menu. I hope full blown tablets still get a start screen though - it really is better for those devices.

I just hope that when you are using the keyboard, the Shut Down button is easy to use. It's ridiculous w/ Windows 8.1, and that's what is keeping me from upgrading to Windows 7. (I love me my Win, left, enter)

Assuming you mean the other left, I'm right there with you on keyboard shutdown.

I hate the flat look though. I love Win7's Aero interface - shiny and transparent.

I think both flat and shiny have their challenges when it comes to the UI; shiny can be distracting and busy whereas flat means buttons may not be recognized. Maybe skinning will be allowed this go 'round.

I am looking forward to the tech preview, though. Picked up a cheap hard drive on Craigslist to install it on to check it out.

 

[Tom Brokaw]

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Viking ZX[/url]"gksqjls]Egh, that is UGLY! I can understand and enjoy minimalism in certain things, but on most UIs using it these days I find it distastefully bland and horrid to look at. I like the soft curves and smooth look of my current OS, the transparent window bars, and the sharpness to the colors.

This? This looks bad. Minimalism gone wrong. Flat colors that remind me of the DOS days. Sharp edges. All crisp, sterile starkness.

This is minimalism for a desktop. Or this. Or crud, even this.. I know each of these is a far more developed desktop, but even so, there is an aesthetic there that's pleasing.

This build is just not appealing at all.

Edit: Fixed tag.

Those aren't actually functional though, they basically look like screensavers. I like Windows 8 with a couple tweaks (start menu replacement and white text theme mod so you can use black backgrounds.) One of my roommates is in love with OpenBox but I don't think I could stand to use anything that makes you minimize windows to open new ones by right-clicking the desktop. Here's mine for reference if you care.

You may have some personal information on the far right there.

Everytime I've tried to go light text on dark background in Windows, there's always some damn thing where the background is either expected to be white or is set to white, so it looks totally crappy or the text is invisible. I'd also be curious as to how you made this work.