>There's no doubt that the "aero glass" look is sexy. Quite a feat for an otherwise dull old display.
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>But so far every screen shot I've seen - especially if it cared to show a real-world desktop cluttered with icons in the shot - only looks like it will add consfusion to the user's brain.
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>I've seen screen shots where only the border is 'glassy' and that results in ghsts of the dsktop icons showing through in awkward places taht only make the working screen harder to digest. How does this help the user?
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>I've not yet seen a screen shot where an entire form (dialogue or whatever) is 'glassy', but I can only imagine how hard such a form would be to actually USE. Talk about noise interfering with function!
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>Since 99% of people seem to love the effect, please tell me what it is that Im not getting about the stuff.
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>Thanks


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