Vista's shadows
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Something's a little weird here[^]. If the Aero windows are meant to be glass then why do they cast a dark shadow? And if that dark shadow radiates uniformly around the window and is viewable by us then that would require the light source to be closer to the window than our view point. Why can't we see the light source?. I'm scared and confused. :~ cheers, Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote:
If the Aero windows are meant to be glass then why do they cast a dark shadow?
Judging by the way the background seen through the window is all distorted and blurry, I suspect the windows are actually lenses, and not plain glass, which would explain why a shadow gets cast - if you're short sighted (nearsighted) or have somebody nearby who is, grab their specs and see how the glass casts a shadow, since the lenses bend the light out of the way (it might apply to long/far sighted specs too, but I don't have a pair of those to hand to test!) -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit! Buzzwords! -- modified at 8:34 Tuesday 11th July, 2006
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Something's a little weird here[^]. If the Aero windows are meant to be glass then why do they cast a dark shadow? And if that dark shadow radiates uniformly around the window and is viewable by us then that would require the light source to be closer to the window than our view point. Why can't we see the light source?. I'm scared and confused. :~ cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Something's a little weird here[^]. If the Aero windows are meant to be glass then why do they cast a dark shadow? And if that dark shadow radiates uniformly around the window and is viewable by us then that would require the light source to be closer to the window than our view point. Why can't we see the light source?. I'm scared and confused. :~ cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
I thought GLASS was just an acroynm, Good Looking And Sodding Slow Michael CP Blog [^] Development Blog [^]
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Something's a little weird here[^]. If the Aero windows are meant to be glass then why do they cast a dark shadow? And if that dark shadow radiates uniformly around the window and is viewable by us then that would require the light source to be closer to the window than our view point. Why can't we see the light source?. I'm scared and confused. :~ cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
BTW is that your desktop pic (Those Rocky mountains) man thats beautifull.:)
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Something's a little weird here[^]. If the Aero windows are meant to be glass then why do they cast a dark shadow? And if that dark shadow radiates uniformly around the window and is viewable by us then that would require the light source to be closer to the window than our view point. Why can't we see the light source?. I'm scared and confused. :~ cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Microsoft ShadowsTM are cast in all directions simultaneously. They require special lights that are invisible, yet still cast shadows, although only Microsoft ShadowsTM - all other shadow types require a third-party driver CD, including the industry-standard "legacy" shadows.
Ryan
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Something's a little weird here[^]. If the Aero windows are meant to be glass then why do they cast a dark shadow? And if that dark shadow radiates uniformly around the window and is viewable by us then that would require the light source to be closer to the window than our view point. Why can't we see the light source?. I'm scared and confused. :~ cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
its all bells and whistles ... Regards Ray "Je Suis Mort De Rire" Blogging @ Keratoconus Watch
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its all bells and whistles ... Regards Ray "Je Suis Mort De Rire" Blogging @ Keratoconus Watch
And not just smoke and mirrors? cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Something's a little weird here[^]. If the Aero windows are meant to be glass then why do they cast a dark shadow? And if that dark shadow radiates uniformly around the window and is viewable by us then that would require the light source to be closer to the window than our view point. Why can't we see the light source?. I'm scared and confused. :~ cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
Something's a little weird here[^]. If the Aero windows are meant to be glass then why do they cast a dark shadow?
They are radioactive and you are seeing the reaction of decaying skin blackened and fading.... ;) _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)
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And not just smoke and mirrors? cheers, Chris Maunder
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Chris Maunder wrote:
And not just smoke and mirrors?
i.e. added to appease the natives ... did you reply get inserted in the wrong place ? Regards Ray "Je Suis Mort De Rire" Blogging @ Keratoconus Watch
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Something's a little weird here[^]. If the Aero windows are meant to be glass then why do they cast a dark shadow? And if that dark shadow radiates uniformly around the window and is viewable by us then that would require the light source to be closer to the window than our view point. Why can't we see the light source?. I'm scared and confused. :~ cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
And if that dark shadow radiates uniformly around the window and is viewable by us then that would require the light source to be closer to the window than our view point. Why can't we see the light source?.
It's all smoke and mirrors. :) Marc Pensieve Some people believe what the bible says. Literally. At least [with Wikipedia] you have the chance to correct the wiki -- Jörgen Sigvardsson
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Something's a little weird here[^]. If the Aero windows are meant to be glass then why do they cast a dark shadow? And if that dark shadow radiates uniformly around the window and is viewable by us then that would require the light source to be closer to the window than our view point. Why can't we see the light source?. I'm scared and confused. :~ cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
I'm scared and confused.
I'm worried about you... of all the new features you end up being scared by weird shadows... the physicist is coming out in you again... or is it the photographer. Regards, Brian Dela :-) Blog^ Co-author of The Outlook Answer Book... Go on, order^ it today!
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its all bells and whistles ... Regards Ray "Je Suis Mort De Rire" Blogging @ Keratoconus Watch
Shouldn't they cast shadows too? -- Help me! I'm turning into a grapefruit! Buzzwords!
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Something's a little weird here[^]. If the Aero windows are meant to be glass then why do they cast a dark shadow? And if that dark shadow radiates uniformly around the window and is viewable by us then that would require the light source to be closer to the window than our view point. Why can't we see the light source?. I'm scared and confused. :~ cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Chris Maunder wrote:
why do they cast a dark shadow?
Because that's what OS X does (for better or worse). Marlin Eller[^] claimed that during the development of Windows Gates' mantra was "make it like Mac" regardless of how good an idea it was to do this. ¡El diablo está en mis pantalones! ¡Mire, mire! Real Mentats use only 100% pure, unfooled around with Sapho Juice(tm)! SELECT * FROM User WHERE Clue > 0 0 rows returned Save an Orange - Use the VCF!
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Something's a little weird here[^]. If the Aero windows are meant to be glass then why do they cast a dark shadow? And if that dark shadow radiates uniformly around the window and is viewable by us then that would require the light source to be closer to the window than our view point. Why can't we see the light source?. I'm scared and confused. :~ cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
That's not actually a drop shadow, Chris. You see, windows in Vista are evil and they radiate a black satanic aura. The more you know... :josh: My WPF Blog[^]
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Something's a little weird here[^]. If the Aero windows are meant to be glass then why do they cast a dark shadow? And if that dark shadow radiates uniformly around the window and is viewable by us then that would require the light source to be closer to the window than our view point. Why can't we see the light source?. I'm scared and confused. :~ cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Easy - the light source is positioned in the blind spot[^]
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And not just smoke and mirrors? cheers, Chris Maunder
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The "smoke and mirrors" lobby has finally grown tired of the implied negative connotations when referring to their collective products, and they've filed suit in an attempt to prohibit the user of the term "smoke and mirrors" unless specifically authorized by the owners of the trademarked term. I think these are the same guys that have just filed a less publicized suit against Chris Maunder regarding the use of the word "gotten". Apparently, they noticed my attempt at satire from last week where I guessed at what a letter from your typical dictionary pulisher might look like in response to Chris' attempts to have the word stricken from all books, periodical, and greeting cards. Chris has yet to comment on the suit.
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Something's a little weird here[^]. If the Aero windows are meant to be glass then why do they cast a dark shadow? And if that dark shadow radiates uniformly around the window and is viewable by us then that would require the light source to be closer to the window than our view point. Why can't we see the light source?. I'm scared and confused. :~ cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
Maybe they use some space age negative index of refraction super glass. :-D
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Something's a little weird here[^]. If the Aero windows are meant to be glass then why do they cast a dark shadow? And if that dark shadow radiates uniformly around the window and is viewable by us then that would require the light source to be closer to the window than our view point. Why can't we see the light source?. I'm scared and confused. :~ cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
This actually bother me, too. More annoying than fact that the shadow is cast in all directions is the fact that the shadow doesn't affect the images that shows through the translucent areas. The translucent areas should be at least as dark as the shadow (technically it should be darker since the light is passing through the "glass" twice. Because of this problem, the background seen through the "glass" appears to be at the same depth as the top surface of the "glass" rather than below it. It really destroys the illusion. --Doug
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Something's a little weird here[^]. If the Aero windows are meant to be glass then why do they cast a dark shadow? And if that dark shadow radiates uniformly around the window and is viewable by us then that would require the light source to be closer to the window than our view point. Why can't we see the light source?. I'm scared and confused. :~ cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Something's a little weird here[^]. If the Aero windows are meant to be glass then why do they cast a dark shadow? And if that dark shadow radiates uniformly around the window and is viewable by us then that would require the light source to be closer to the window than our view point. Why can't we see the light source?. I'm scared and confused. :~ cheers, Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
I'm more puzzled why they pushed the minimize/maximize/close buttons up to the edge and shrunk them, but kept the title bar large. It's so utterly pointless, it leaves me baffled. On top of that, many of the windows I've seen have no title and place a huge top bar below the title bar which uses up a relatively huge amount of space on top of many windows. While I like a lot about Vista (or at least don't mind it) far too much of it seems to be "we did it because we could." Anyone who thinks he has a better idea of what's good for people than people do is a swine. - P.J. O'Rourke
