Microsoft Messed up on vista big time... on longhorn they were trying out
various colors, and then they rushed out vista
and they have done a terrible job on the user interface.. its totally
horrible
I think its more like what comes out from someones rear end after eating
something very very bad
Yes Vista is CRAP!
"CMoya" <moy@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Have you read this doc before posting it? If not, why post it? Anyway, it
> doesn't address what seems to be the new direction in disparate and
> *non-system set* color schemes that are employed in Vista's built-in
> Accessories not to mention Office 2007 (arguably Vista's flagship suite).
> If you change your Vista "glass" color scheme to Red or Frost, the
> toolbars in Windows Mail don't change. Neither in Photo Gallery or Media
> Player. Neither does Office 2007's colors change. Moreso, if you change
> Office 2007's own scheme to Black or Silver, not all the apps (OneNote,
> Publisher, etc) respect the setting. In fact, those apps are ALWAYS
> light-blue no matter what you set your Office OR Vista color scheme to.
>
> So, that doc is useless I think. Anyone else know if this has been
> discussed anywhere? Chan9 blogs, one of the design blogs? I don't know.
>
> Here's what the Vista "Guidelines" say:
> -"Whenever possible, choose colors by selecting the appropriate theme
> color or system color. By doing so, you can always respect users' color
> preference."
> -"Don't hardcode theme-related values or system metrics, such as fonts,
> *colors*, or sizes. Respect the user's settings by always obtaining font
> typefaces, sizes, and *colors*, Windows display element sizes, and system
> configuration settings from the Theme and GetSystemMetrics APIs."
>
> Seems Vista's own accessories AND not to mention Office 2007 violate these
> principles outright. It should be documented somewhere why this is so.
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <andred25@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OY2cLIFQIHA.4196@xxxxxx Quote:
>> Vista User Experience Guidelines:
>> http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511258.aspx
>> --
>> Andre
>> Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
>> My Vista Quickstart Guide:
>> http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
>> "CMoya" <moy@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:C0DAE03F-B7FE-44AE-A42C-4E66ECF4C3F2@xxxxxx Quote:
>>> So it seems Microsoft has purposefully abandoned the whole notion of
>>> consistent color schemes on the OS level. It seems that in Vista, color
>>> schemes in apps (toolbars, status bars, backgrounds, etc) are
>>> purposefully DIFFERENT colors between apps for a reason.
>>>
>>> My question is: Have they documented this anywhere? Are there
>>> "guidelines" for how to decide what color scheme to use. There must be
>>> some rhyme and reason!??!
>>>
>>> Here's what I've surmised so far:
>>> - Turquoise = Generic system stuff like Explorer.
>>> - Dark Blue = Minor Accessories like Windows Mail, Calendar, Fax & Scan
>>> etc.
>>> - Black = Media stuff like Media Player and Photo Gallery.
>>> - Light Blue = Office/Productivity apps. Or is this just special to MS
>>> Office? Why in Office 2007 can you change the color of the "ribbon" apps
>>> but ALL other apps (like Publisher, OneNote, etc) remain light-blue *no
>>> matter what.*
>>> - Grey = All other legacy and/or programming like Visual Studio.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> >