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Microsoft’s code name for the Vista Shell.See more Vista Aero Glass effects What is Windows AERO? As you navigate the menus, Vista supplies extra, almost unconscious, information along the way. Each effect seems trite, insignificant on its own, but taken as whole, all the tiny effects add up to an interface that guides you where you want to go. In passing, also note the subliminal information supplied by the ‘Searches File Folder’ icon. After clicking, observe how the icon becomes brighter and the Start balloon appears. The screen shots show the glowing effect before and after clicking on the Start button. Two screen shots, which show the Aero glass effect when you click on the Start button. How to Personalize Vista’s Windows AERO GraphicsĪero Glass Example – What happens when you click on Start.I wonder whether the words Authentic, Energetic, Reflective, and Open, came first, or did Microsoft decide upon the acronym AERO, and only then brainstorm to find four suitable words? Windows Vista Aero Topics Microsoft’s code names such as AERO, fascinate me.
