Longhorn and icons
Is it over for iconists?
Friday, April 15, 2005 by Thomas Thomassen | Discussion: Icons
But while the OS bears plenty of similarities to Tiger, Allchin stressed that Microsoft has broken new ground in Longhorn. For example, document icons are no longer a hint of the type of file, but rather a small picture of the file itself. The icon for a Word document, for example, is a tiny iteration of the first page of the file. Folders, too, show glimpses of what's inside. Such images can be rather small, but they offer a visual cue that aids in the searching process, Allchin said. |
Now, I wonder how that will affect the iconists out there. I assume that icons we are used to is still usable depending how high ou set the graphics setting, but what will this new icon system work? Do you think that we will be able to customize how the preview is rendered?
Reply #2 Saturday, April 16, 2005 11:28 AM
Cheers,
Daiwa
Reply #3 Saturday, April 16, 2005 6:00 PM
But remember that things will be more vectorized in Longhorn. I saw a video where they demostrated sizing of the icon view. It was then normal icons beeing sized in similar manner as ObjectDock size icons, but the narrator in the video said in the final release it would be vectorized.
Reply #4 Saturday, April 16, 2005 7:19 PM
Reply #5 Monday, April 18, 2005 7:36 AM
Just like how they figured out how to make WindowBlinds work on XP.
Reply #6 Monday, April 18, 2005 7:50 AM
Reply #7 Monday, April 18, 2005 9:11 AM
white square with squiggly lines on it |
It will still have a W, see Paul Thurotts screenshots.
Reply #8 Monday, April 18, 2005 10:20 AM
This has to be one of the worst UI ideas MS has come up with yet. |
Have you actually seen it in action? Seem like a quick assumption to me.
Remember that Longhorn is designed with new technology in mind. Such as high-resolution monitors.
Reply #9 Monday, April 18, 2005 11:15 AM
In case you hadn't guessed, I'm a big fan of clean, effecient, non-clutters GUIs. I don't want my interface to get in the way of what I'm trying to do.
EDIT: After going through the WinSuperSite features, I stand corrected to an extent. The preview icons only apply when you're viewing in Tile mode, not list/tree view, which is how I manage my system. I still think it's needless fluff, but I step back from my "Worst. UI. Ever." comment.
Reply #10 Monday, April 18, 2005 1:01 PM
I wouldn't agree it's needless, but it comes down to personal preference if you like it or not. And with most things in Windows, there is most likely going to be a way to toggle it on or off.
Reply #11 Tuesday, April 19, 2005 6:05 PM
Reply #12 Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:00 AM
Frankly I dont think any of you have ever installed longhorn on your system. But this feature rocks. Yes it does make hidin pr0n from ur parents hard, but its well worth it. Also this OS is gonna totally change the way people skin. Its mindblowing. Download it through edonkey, thts how i got it . If u want i can email screenies to you but they wont, do justice.
Reply #13 Thursday, April 21, 2005 7:17 AM
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Reply #15 Thursday, April 21, 2005 7:53 AM
Meowy - you must be a MSDN subscriber to obtain a legal copy of Longhorn - released for developers.
If interested, you can go here Link, but it is about $700 for base level subscription (unless you work for a Microsoft partner and have legal access that way).
Reply #16 Thursday, April 21, 2005 9:16 AM
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Reply #19 Thursday, April 21, 2005 12:50 PM
I am just hoping that the Beta is availible for "normal" people like us.
Reply #20 Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:05 PM
For end users, it is better to wait for a free public version (not sure about a freebie in the OS situation), or the offically released version.
You could buy a nice Video card and the new OS for the $700.
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Reply #1 Saturday, April 16, 2005 6:01 AM
I hope there is an option for turning off that preview so I can still see the icons on my desktop... corel draw 12 already has a kind of implementation of that, it's too small to be of any use in id'ing files, and it looks ugly too.