Chapter 11. The Vista Interface
IN Windows Vista, the Windows interface gets a complete overhaul. Every element of the screen has changed, from the design of dialog boxes to the color (and transparency) of window titles and borders. Microsoft calls this new interface Aero, and it’s a more graphics-intensive, higher-resolution interface than anything previously seen in Windows.
Aero is more than just a facelift for the Windows GUI, however. Aero subtly transforms the entire user experience, visibly presenting the former two-dimensional desktop as a collection of three-dimensional elements. The Windows desktop is finally represented ...
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