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• Frequently asked questions about the Aero Basic window frame

  Several people here and elsewhere have been asking why the Aero Basic window frame looks like it does, and why it is different from the Aero frame (especially the caption buttons). I won't give the technical explanation for every single detail here Read More... Posted Thursday, October 12, 2006 11:51 PM by lm [MSFT] | 35 Comments Filed under: Aero, Visual Styles, Themes, API, API Vista Developers Coding, Appearance, FnF, Feature Insight, Window frame, Caption, Aero Basic

• The Fit & Finish Balancing Act

  Back in March of this year, Frank Hayes a columnist for ComputerWorld (one of my favorite weekly magazines), wrote a fantastic article called “ Innovate Big .” I loved this article so much I cut it out of the magazine and posted it on my office Read More... Posted Monday, September 18, 2006 5:47 PM by vinnyp | 16 Comments Filed under: FnF

• Windows Vista Rants & Raves forum open for business

  DaveVr opened the flood gates with his post “ Windows Vista – Fit & Finish ,” and we couldn’t be more excited to hear what you have to say! We want the community to know that we’re listening and we want to do the right Read More... Posted Thursday, September 14, 2006 8:19 PM by vinnyp | 0 Comments Filed under: FnF

• Windows Vista - Fit & Finish!

  Hi all - Dave Vronay here! I am a research manager at Microsoft, running a team called the Windows User Experience Compliance team. We make the UI guidelines for Vista - check them out: http://msdn.microsoft.com/windowsvista/uxguide The other big thing Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 12, 2006 12:03 AM by davevr | 50 Comments Filed under: UXGuide, FnF