It's OK
) I was pointing out the vector graphics based Glass which I've
seen (they haven't put it into a beta of Vista yet) - which obviously bases
itself on WPF which, as you said, IS a GUI framework ;o)
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"Chris Altmann" <avalid@emailaddress.zoo> wrote in message
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> Aero (Glass) isn't really a new GUI framework (sorry Zack 
. It's a
> look-and-feel as you said. It is powered by some new technology shared
> with WPF (formerly Avalon), which IS a new GUI Framework.
>
> You can incorporate some of the Aero Glass LAF into your Win32 or MFC
> apps. Primarily by allowing some of the client area of your windows to be
> rendered in the translucent glass that titlebars get. Look for apis like
> DwmExtendFrameIntoClientArea and in the dwm.h header of the Vista SDK.
> Hopefully more of this kind of thing will get documented in the future.
>
> There's also a new Wizard API, a new type of MessageBox (the Task Dialog)
> and UX guidelines for fonts and other layout issues that will make your
> Win32 or MFC apps fit in with Vista. There's also the Common Dialogs and a
> theme drawing API for drawing your custom control with the same look as
> the built in controls. Again, all of this isn't terribly well documented
> yet, so I can't send you to the definitive source. I don't think much if
> any of this will be backwards compatible with XP.
>
> WPF is a new GUI framework as I said. There are ways to embed WPF content
> in Win32 and Windows Forms applications as well. WPF will be available on
> XP and Vista.
>
> "planaria" <mark@arguslab.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> We're considering revamping the GUI to a Windows app that was written
>> with Win32 (not MFC).
>>
>> We're considering: Windows Forms, MFC, Qt (from Trolltech), and now Aero.
>>
>> Have I got this correct? Is Aero a new GUI framework for Vista or simply
>> the new laf. Will legacy MFC apps be able to take advantage of the new
>> laf?
>>
>> Questions:
>> 1. Is Aero a new GUI framework or not?
>>
>> 2. If yes, will it be backward compatible on older versions of Windows
>> (i.e. will there be some runtime set of dlls that can be distributed to
>> run on XP, etc.)
>>
>> 3. Are there any good "official" links on this?
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Mark
>> mark_at_arguslab_dot_com
>>
>>
>
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