Microsoft is laboring to deliver a new level of personalization, choice and control with the Windows 7 desktop, according to Senior Vice President, Windows and Windows Live Engineering Group, Steven Sinofsky.
The new graphical user interface designed for the next iteration of the Windows client made its first appearance at the Professional Developers Conference 2008 at the end of the past month in Los Angeles. Windows 7 Pre-Beta Build 6801 was sporting a new Taskbar, signaling the UI overhaul prepared by Microsoft complete with features such as Aero Shake, Aero Peek and Jumplists.
Corporate Vice President, Windows Experience, Julie Larson-Green indicated that Windows 7 would deliver sufficient power to end users to enable them to keep their desktop as clean as possible. “I was surprised to learn when I came to the Windows team how many people actually personalize and change their desktops. Over 95 percent of our users change the desktop, some of them doing it many more times a month. Now, lots of people change them in different ways. Some of you power users probably like a plain, dark background and someone else might want something a little more colorful,” Larson-Green stated.
The new Taskbar in Windows 7 is no longer separated into the basic areas that have become traditional, the Start button, Quick Launch, the space reserved for opened programs, and the notification area. The Windows 7 Taskbar, even with the pre-beta build 6801 release, is a much more unitary item, merging both opened applications and the quick launch shortcuts. At the same time, control over the notification area has been handed over to end users.
“Two features that are really important are jump lists and libraries. Jump lists are the little menus down at the start menu on the task bar that show up when you right click on the start menu, and libraries are the way to bring together search and storage locations and multiple computers. The idea of both of these is to integrate deeply with the Windows desktop experience. These are opportunities for [developers and their] software to really work seamlessly through and across and with Windows. It's an opportunity for [developers] to differentiate [their] software, and an opportunity to participate in the personalization, the choice, and the control that Windows 7 promises end users,” Sinofsky stated.
wow! the slow down swiching windows, great! horrible sound in video, buy new camera
Nice one.
By Damo on 04.11.2008 - 13:11
complain about a build of an os that hasn't even made it into beta. no doubt the rtm
build will be exactly like that, since absolutely no bug-fixing goes on between this
release and the final. congratulations, asshat - you are an idiot.
What is the point?
By Linux Master08 on 04.11.2008 - 14:11
really! come on! microsoft developers are being paid thousands of dollars to come up with
basically not very interesting 'vista-add-ons', what is the point! and what is even more
annoying these 2 are banging on about "whats really 'exciting' is.." and then proceed
to get excited about dragging a window to the edge of the screen and letting go so it
snaps into place "just how i want it"...
what a waste! there is no real
world benifit to any further m$ products like this being developed. serious!
there is a great saying which is very aptly used here... "you cant polish a turd"...
think about it m$, think about it!!!
linux master08.
Mr Linux Master08
By PinkCar on 04.11.2008 - 15:11
if you truly think theres no point, then why are you reading up on it mista linux! stick
to linux, and let the big boys deal with windows ey ;)
Big Boys?
By Linux Master08 on 04.11.2008 - 15:11
mr pinkcar, im reading up on it, as i do with all new software and new technology,
intelligence and knowledge are wonderful things! as oposed to you who clearly wears
blinkers and believes m$ are the be all and end all. m$ i use 80% of the time which i have
no problem with, but to say m$ are the best and only thing we should be using is just
plain ignorant.
no doubt a witty, one liner will be your reply. the day and
intelligent 'sensible' answer is returned from a m$ lover will be the day of all days!
linux master08.
lflip video
By lol on 04.11.2008 - 17:11
they want us to buy that camera after that crap quality recording lol
80-20
By Uber on 04.11.2008 - 20:11
80% m$ 20% linux, say no more ;)
80-20
By Linux Master on 05.11.2008 - 00:11
80% - forced to use as a systems admin at work
20% - used at home on pcs and
laptops
how i wish it could be the other way around. and should you not know,
the main infrastructure of the internet ans servers around the world are unix/linux based,
including webhosting servers. again, knowledge is a wonderful thing should you choose to
use it.
Windows 7 RTM 7600.16385.090713-1255 HERE ! 
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Slow and ugly
By Gyrxiur on 04.11.2008 - 10:11