Hello Mark, On Wednesday 27 April 2005 6:56 pm, you wrote: > Do you have any idea where you saved your last file?
I thought that "My Documents" was the default ?? > Both Microsoft and Apple Computer are betting the answer is no. And > as a result their newest operating systems bear uncannily > like-minded search tools. > > http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5675681.html?tag=nl.e589 > > The article mentions some of the features in Longhorn like > Transparent Windows which will come in real handy becuase how many > times have you wished that you could see through an applicaion > window, lets say a Word document is running on top of an Excel > spreadsheet instead of moving or minimizing the word windows to see > the spreadsheet? In Longhorn transparent windows will allow the > user to see through the window without the hastle of doing either. Transparent windows are hardly new !!! > The article doesn't mention a feature that I know about that's > realy cool 3D windows which requires a newer graphics card that > supports the 3D Avalon API ( The Longhorn GUI ) and engine and it > will only work on graphics cards that support it. This feature will > allow you to tilt and turn windows in Longhorn along the Y-vertical > and Z-Horizontal and Diaganal axis where both the Y-and X-axis > interception point. 3D Avalon will also allow the user to tilt the > windows of any application up backward and down forward just like > you would a normal LCD screen. > > > > Marc Sims > Technician I > Technology Services > Prince George's Community College > 301 Largo Rd. > Largo, MD 20774-2199 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Best Regards: Derrick. Pontefract Linux Users Group. -- ---------------------------------------- WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html Contact the List Owner about problems: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unofficial Win-Home List Members Profiles Page http://winhome.wavijo.com/
