[Aero Glass GUI]

Just in case the attached link, and the master server when you try to download a notorious issue 403 error.

http://1drv.ms/1J7DFGH

[[OLD] Aero Glass for Win8.1+]

Good day!

Still going to move to Windows 8.1 with the help of the store, but, of course, the installation program prompts me with version Update 1. So I want to ask, what can I do, because I feel that the project is no longer being developed, and the version AeroGlass 1.2.5 will fail .

It works on Windows 8.1 with Update 1 and this month updates. There no need for bigmuscle to update it. He will only update it if microsoft releases updates that would disable the aeroglass

That is, there is no need to download the debug symbols - a tool by Bigmuscle works out of the box?

[[OLD] Aero Glass for Win8.1+]

Good day!

Still going to move to Windows 8.1 with the help of the store, but, of course, the installation program prompts me with version Update 1. So I want to ask, what can I do, because I feel that the project is no longer being developed, and the version AeroGlass 1.2.5 will fail .

[[OLD] Aero Glass for Win8.1+]

This utility is compatible with Aero Glass 1.0 RTM for Windows 8.0 or want to upgrade Aero Glass?

Only partial compatibility is in old Aero Glass version. Settings will probably apply correctly but you won't see live preview and you will need to restart DWM process to apply the changes.

How can upgrade Aero Glass on Windows 8 RTM to the final version? You can put it over the old one?

[[OLD] Aero Glass for Win8.1+]

 

 

where you can download this utility which is in the screenshot in the center of the screen (AeroGlass for Win8.x)?

 

Right here in this very thread (post 1656).  It's Big Muscle's own beta version of his GUI configurator tool.

 

-Noel

 

This utility is compatible with Aero Glass 1.0 RTM for Windows 8.0 or want to upgrade Aero Glass?

[[OLD] Aero Glass for Win8.1+]

Big Muscle, your GUI configuration tool got me to try out white Title Bar text again.  Last time I tried it I didn't do enough to give it a fair chance.  But having a GUI to tweak the color made easy enough to try again.

 

Doing these other things helped integrate the experience better:

 

1.  I reworked my theme atlas to have a dark "glow" that's composited behind Title Bar text.

 

2.  I had to reconfigure Classic Shell's Classic Internet Explorer piece to also make the text white and the "glow" dark.

 

Since I like fairly transparent borders and since my desktop backgrounds are always dark (astroimages), I think that the white text is actually overall a bit more readable.  It's growing on me.  Thanks again, Big Muscle, for making my desktop a bit easier to use.

 

Remaining issues where integration is not perfect (not the fault of Aero Glass for Win 8.1):

 

A.  WIndows with ribbon bars don't composite the title text in the same way as other windows.  I know that a theme change could fix this, but even though I use a custom theme atlas, I have avoided a full-fledged theme replacement so far on the general principle that running less software is better.  I've set Explorer (via Classic Shell's configuration) to show the path in the address bar anyway, and I only rarely use WordPad, so practically speaking it's not that bothersome.

 

B.  Microsoft Office 365 has rolled its own UI all in its client space and doesn't make the kind of composited borders that Aero Glass works with at all..  So the Title Bar text in Outlook, Word, etc. is still black on a light background, and the windows do not throw shadows.  It's ridiculous of Microsoft to break their own desktop standards this way, and I know of no one who likes the look of Office nowadays.

 

C.  Visual Studio also has it's own "borderless" UI as well, but at least I can set it to have a dark theme, so it's not as intrusive.  Still, it would be nice if the title text was brighter and the windows threw shadows.

 

You can see how it comes together here:

 

 

-Noel

Noel, and where you can download this utility which is in the screenshot in the center of the screen (AeroGlass for Win8.x)?

[How to install windows from Modern Calculator 8.1 in Windows 8 build 9]

Good day!
Many of you may remember an article from the Chinese forum pcbeta about the installation of modern applications leaked version of Windows Blue (Calculator, Alarm Clock, Sound Recorder, etc.).

http://bbs.pcbeta.com/viewthread-1307808-1-1.html

Unfortunately, the method only works for the Chinese version of the application, it does not say how to put the installer from its localization (in my case - Russian). Tell me how to do it?

Please do not write me things like "is upgraded to Windows 8.1" - for some reason it does not fit me, and no particular desire.