Aero Glass
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Aero Glass is a graphical user interface theme and compositing engine introduced in Windows Vista and Windows 7 that provides translucent window borders, animations, and advanced visual effects.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desktop window compositing engine
ⓘ
graphical user interface theme ⓘ |
| availableInEdition |
Windows 7 Enterprise
NERFINISHED
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Windows 7 Home Premium NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 7 Professional NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 7 Ultimate NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows Vista Business NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows Vista Enterprise NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows Vista Home Premium NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows Vista Ultimate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canBe |
disabled by user
ⓘ
disabled to improve performance ⓘ |
| defaultState | enabled on supported hardware ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| disabledInEdition |
Windows 7 Home Basic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windows 7 Starter NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows Vista Home Basic NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows Vista Starter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
Flip 3D window switching
ⓘ
advanced visual effects ⓘ blurred glass-like transparency ⓘ live taskbar thumbnails ⓘ smooth window transitions ⓘ translucent window borders ⓘ window animations ⓘ window minimization and maximization animations ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
Windows 7
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windows Vista NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| partOf | Windows Aero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform |
x64
ⓘ
x86 ⓘ |
| relatedComponent |
Alt-Tab live previews
ⓘ
Flip 3D NERFINISHED ⓘ taskbar thumbnails ⓘ |
| requires |
Desktop Window Manager
NERFINISHED
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Windows Display Driver Model NERFINISHED ⓘ compatible graphics card ⓘ |
| successorFeature |
Aero Lite theme
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windows 8 window composition ⓘ |
| userInterfaceElement |
taskbar
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title bar ⓘ window frame ⓘ |
| uses |
GPU-based compositing
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hardware-accelerated graphics ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
glass-like appearance
ⓘ
glow effects on window borders ⓘ reflections and highlights ⓘ semi-transparent frames ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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