Gary, I used the term "Metro" as most people regard it as the new Windows 8 look and feel even though M$ dropped the term after the first Windows 8 Beta. It came from the Metro Design Language and was phased out in August 2012.
M$ like to use the term "Modern UI-style apps" but Metro is precise and everyone knows what it means. It's a little like Prince ... the product previously known as Metro!! <grin> Dave -----Original Message----- From: ProFox [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of GaryT Sent: 13 November 2012 16:22 To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: VFP Metro Interface Reminds me of many years ago, well, not THAT many really, we used to point to a certain development tool and say "I could write that using VFP". Trouble is, the old memory is getting so bad these days I can't remember what program it was. :-) Might have been a Borland product. So many have come and gone... and VFP just got better and better. Dave, how can I see a real live "Metro desktop"? Is it by chance the new Windows 8? GT On 14/11/12 00:57, Dave Crozier wrote: > Eurico, > The design mode I have in mind is to have the "Metro desktop" as free > floating top form and using it to call other forms, which could be MDI in > themselves. The thing about Metro is that it is only a "launcher" for the > majority of apps anyway, but it looks sexy (if you are saddo geeks like us!) > and will certainly become what end users expect, despite what we all say > about M$. > > You could also get it to launch other VFP Apps from a stand alone "Metro > Desktop", that way your current apps wouldn't need any changes at all. > > I have lots of ideas in the pipeline, if only to refresh some VFP apps here > that I definitely DO NOT want to rewrite in C#!! > > Dave > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ProFox [mailto:profox-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Eurico Chagas > Filho [snip] [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/bd031ecabf2b60499200aab3dbb4a999012b2ba...@ex-a-fpl.fpl.LOCAL ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
