Vista - Is Aero Glass a worthwhile feature?

I have read that Glass does not apply to the content of a Window just to the
border material so I am not sure If I should upgrade my system so I can use
it.
So I am asking those of use that have it installed what you think.

SoCalFred wrote:
> I have read that Glass does not apply to the content of a Window just to
> the border material so I am not sure If I should upgrade my system so I
> can use it.
> So I am asking those of use that have it installed what you think.
>
>

It is a visual style, and doesn't have any intrinsic purpose. A number
of folks, myself included, note that the reversal of dark/light between
the menu band and the title bar mean that it's actually harder to see
and navigate between windows. In that case you need to turn off glass or
tint it heavily.

I upgraded my system to support it and now do not use it as I found no
benefit from it since the as you pointed out the windows content is not
"glassed" and it just consumes resources better used for other functions.

"SoCalFred" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
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>I have read that Glass does not apply to the content of a Window just to
>the border material so I am not sure If I should upgrade my system so I can
>use it.
> So I am asking those of use that have it installed what you think.
>
>

What benefit would you expect from glassed content?

JW wrote:
> I upgraded my system to support it and now do not use it as I found no
> benefit from it since the as you pointed out the windows content is not
> "glassed" and it just consumes resources better used for other functions.
>
> "SoCalFred" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
> news:OFVhT0poGHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> I have read that Glass does not apply to the content of a Window just to
>> the border material so I am not sure If I should upgrade my system so I can
>> use it.
>> So I am asking those of use that have it installed what you think.
>>
>>
>
>

While using Aero Glass is a matter of personal preference I found that
updating to a video card that supported it made Vista faster overall even
with it turned on. I upgraded from a Radeon 7000 to a Radeon 9550. I'm
guessing,but it appears that using the Radeon 7000 took a bit of CPU
overhead causing an overall slowdown even without Glass. Depending on your
existing card and what you want to upgrade to your results will undoubtedly
vary from mine.

--
Kerry Brown
MS-MVP - Windows Shell/User
www.VistaHelp.ca



"SoCalFred" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
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>I have read that Glass does not apply to the content of a Window just to
>the border material so I am not sure If I should upgrade my system so I can
>use it.
> So I am asking those of use that have it installed what you think.
>
>

During the mornings I have CNBC in a small TV window and the financial
market statistics maximized in another and I often shift which one is on top
in order to see if there are changes of importance or a TV interview of
importance. With Glass content I could probably see enough of the content
of either window to not have to switch just to see if there was something of
more importance on the beneath window. Of couse maybe I am wrong in
thinking I could do this but I wanted to try since I am switching far too
often with un glassed content windows.

"Mike Williams" <mikew@m-v-p-s.org.null> wrote in message
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> What benefit would you expect from glassed content?
>
> JW wrote:
>> I upgraded my system to support it and now do not use it as I found no
>> benefit from it since the as you pointed out the windows content is not
>> "glassed" and it just consumes resources better used for other functions.
>>
>> "SoCalFred" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
>> news:OFVhT0poGHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> I have read that Glass does not apply to the content of a Window just to
>>> the border material so I am not sure If I should upgrade my system so I
>>> can use it.
>>> So I am asking those of use that have it installed what you think.
>>>
>>>
>>

It's actually like looking through the shower door glass; there's something
there, but there's no way to really make it out.

--
Mark

Keeping the fun in dysfunctional!
"JW" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
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> During the mornings I have CNBC in a small TV window and the financial
> market statistics maximized in another and I often shift which one is on
> top in order to see if there are changes of importance or a TV interview
> of importance. With Glass content I could probably see enough of the
> content of either window to not have to switch just to see if there was
> something of more importance on the beneath window. Of couse maybe I am
> wrong in thinking I could do this but I wanted to try since I am switching
> far too often with un glassed content windows.
>
> "Mike Williams" <mikew@m-v-p-s.org.null> wrote in message
> news:44B01C1C.7060901@m-v-p-s.org.null...
>> What benefit would you expect from glassed content?
>>
>> JW wrote:
>>> I upgraded my system to support it and now do not use it as I found no
>>> benefit from it since the as you pointed out the windows content is not
>>> "glassed" and it just consumes resources better used for other
>>> functions.
>>>
>>> "SoCalFred" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
>>> news:OFVhT0poGHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> I have read that Glass does not apply to the content of a Window just
>>>> to the border material so I am not sure If I should upgrade my system
>>>> so I can use it.
>>>> So I am asking those of use that have it installed what you think.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>

I like the glass and use it. However, I realize that some do not. I
would not object if Microsoft imported the Luna style to Vista for those
who want it.

William


JW wrote:
> During the mornings I have CNBC in a small TV window and the financial
> market statistics maximized in another and I often shift which one is on top
> in order to see if there are changes of importance or a TV interview of
> importance. With Glass content I could probably see enough of the content
> of either window to not have to switch just to see if there was something of
> more importance on the beneath window. Of couse maybe I am wrong in
> thinking I could do this but I wanted to try since I am switching far too
> often with un glassed content windows.
>
> "Mike Williams" <mikew@m-v-p-s.org.null> wrote in message
> news:44B01C1C.7060901@m-v-p-s.org.null...
>
>> What benefit would you expect from glassed content?
>>
>> JW wrote:
>>
>>> I upgraded my system to support it and now do not use it as I found no
>>> benefit from it since the as you pointed out the windows content is not
>>> "glassed" and it just consumes resources better used for other functions.
>>>
>>> "SoCalFred" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
>>> news:OFVhT0poGHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>> I have read that Glass does not apply to the content of a Window just to
>>>> the border material so I am not sure If I should upgrade my system so I
>>>> can use it.
>>>> So I am asking those of use that have it installed what you think.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>
>

What is the Lune Style? Do you have a link that gives details?

"William" <woogles@msn.net> wrote in message news:%23xsoz$toGHA.5088@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
I like the glass and use it. However, I realize that some do not. I would not object if Microsoft imported the Luna style to Vista for those who want it.

William


JW wrote:
During the mornings I have CNBC in a small TV window and the financial
market statistics maximized in another and I often shift which one is on top
in order to see if there are changes of importance or a TV interview of
importance. With Glass content I could probably see enough of the content
of either window to not have to switch just to see if there was something of
more importance on the beneath window. Of couse maybe I am wrong in
thinking I could do this but I wanted to try since I am switching far too
often with un glassed content windows.

"Mike Williams" <mikew@m-v-p-s.org.null> wrote in message
news:44B01C1C.7060901@m-v-p-s.org.null...
What benefit would you expect from glassed content?

JW wrote:
I upgraded my system to support it and now do not use it as I found no
benefit from it since the as you pointed out the windows content is not
"glassed" and it just consumes resources better used for other functions.

"SoCalFred" <nospam@no.spam> wrote in message
news:OFVhT0poGHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
I have read that Glass does not apply to the content of a Window just to
the border material so I am not sure If I should upgrade my system so I
can use it.
So I am asking those of use that have it installed what you think.

Personally, I rather like the Aero Glass feature, for me it's not very dark
and really doesn't interfere with the rest of the disply. I'm using a Radeon
X1300 PCI_E video card, and the beta video driver from ATI.