Alpha2004 Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 (edited) Make the bg transparent...thus allowing for wallpapers or gradients to show through well.. Edited July 31, 2005 by fred666 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Veteran Posted July 31, 2005 Veteran Share Posted July 31, 2005 Well, I personally don't like it but it's an interesting concept, thanks for sharing. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586302661 Share on other sites More sharing options...
null_ Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Um..... no. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586302658 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha2004 Posted July 31, 2005 Author Share Posted July 31, 2005 Um..... no. 586302658[/snapback] thanks for the nice, and detailed, well written response. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586302666 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammyinnit Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 It's Fugly :pinch: . And it's the taskbar, not start menu. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586302724 Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpidemiK Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 I agree with the above. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586302734 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axel Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Nah, there would be no practical use for it and it doesn't look that nice. Not that there's any REAL practical use for glass on windows in general as far as I can see, but I'm not gonna deny it looks pretty cool. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586302740 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sachleen Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Does not look too bad, but I dont like the border around the tasks. I would not use it MUCH, but it would be really cool if that was an option. Always nice to know there is something else if I dont like the standard. Thanks for sharing. Edit: Also, since the window titlebar and border is transparent with a kind of blur effect of what you see through it, it would look a bit odd if this did not have that. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586302750 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostShell Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 It doesn't look too bad but I don't like it. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586302766 Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckaroo Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 :x Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586302769 Share on other sites More sharing options...
forster Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 It's Fugly :pinch: . And it's the taskbar, not start menu. 586302724[/snapback] Nail and head (N) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586302783 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha2004 Posted July 31, 2005 Author Share Posted July 31, 2005 Heh, I figured as much. Oh and that was a typo...I meant taskbar...aye. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586302789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SadJoker Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 It's Fugly :pinch: . And it's the taskbar, not start menu. 586302724[/snapback] :yes: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586302809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuc142003 Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 omfg, it's ugly, i hav to say, sorry, i dunno any other words.. :happy: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586303301 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makeshift Hammer Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Maybe with a wallpaper that made good use of the transparency (such as having strategically place "blankspots" so you can actually see what is written on the taskbar. That wallpaper wouldn't do windows 3.1 justice........It's a close up of GRASS ffs, not Miss World or some cool design........it's GRASS. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586303344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdcase Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 I can se it now... all the 3rd party visual styles coming out for Vista will be overdone with glass this and transparent that. OI VEY! nice try, but tranparency doesnt' belong on OS GUIs in my opinion. Its more confusing than helpful. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586303367 Share on other sites More sharing options...
[hxc] Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 it's got a pretty ugly bevel effect, not my cup of tea. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586303368 Share on other sites More sharing options...
trance Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Maybe with a wallpaper that made good use of the transparency (such as having strategically place "blankspots" so you can actually see what is written on the taskbar. That wallpaper wouldn't do windows 3.1 justice........It's a close up of GRASS ffs, not Miss World or some cool design........it's GRASS. 586303344[/snapback] Just showing what MS exec's are smoking.. lol. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586303384 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Looks like one of those transparet plastic sofas :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586303401 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob2687 Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Too much glassy bubbleness.... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586303410 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha2004 Posted July 31, 2005 Author Share Posted July 31, 2005 Too much glassy bubbleness.... 586303410[/snapback] Yeah I went crazy. This wasnt the final thing I was planning on showing. It seems the new zonealarm 6 has a built in nazi mode that likes to crash my applications when I promt a deny for certain things Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586303614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo12141 Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 looks good, a nice change from the old style one, plus with the search feature, its nice, i can never find anything on the start menu! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586303633 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makeshift Hammer Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Yeah I went crazy. This wasnt the final thing I was planning on showing.It seems the new zonealarm 6 has a built in nazi mode that likes to crash my applications when I promt a deny for certain things 586303614[/snapback] :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586303644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
david Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Whoa. Really, you thought that was a good looking taskbar? You over did the bevel. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586303664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emile Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Good idea...I think it's just that wallpaper that blows it for me really. I would like to see how it looks with other wallpapers. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/351934-what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-longhorn-taskbar/#findComment-586303692 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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