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Luna is the codename for the default
theme
of
Windows XP.
Officially known as Windows XP style, the theme is
available in three color schemes: Default (blue), Olive Green,
and Silver. When a user first turns on a PC they bought with
Windows XP, they commonly see the Blue edition of this style, in
addition to a desktop image, referred to as
Bliss.
Compared to previous versions of Windows, the new scheme has
a larger emphasis on the graphical appeal of the operating
system, using
bitmaps throughout the interface with rounded edges on each
window. The introduction of the new theme included a new edition
of the
Windows Explorer, which featured a more task-oriented
interface and two new file views,
Thumbnails and Tiles. A newer edition of the
start menu was also included, which included a two column
format, one listing commonly used programs, the other personal
files and system options.
When released, the interface has had somewhat mixed
reactions, some praising it for its task-oriented nature,
automatic grouping of related windows on the
taskbar, automatic hiding of unused system tray icons, and
many other elements. Other reactions have included complaints
about the extra resources the theme required, some referring to
it as the
Fisher-Price interface.[1]
Since its introduction, the scheme has been supplemented in
Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with
Royale, and a
Zune-derived
edition of the Royale scheme. Luna has been removed entirely
in
Windows Vista in favor of
Windows Aero, though the underlying graphics architecture is
still present in Vista for machines that don't have the
capability to use the
Desktop Window Manager. The
Windows Vista Basic theme is used on such systems.
Gallery
The default blue scheme of Windows XP
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The updated Windows Explorer
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A list of tasks for a folder in Windows
Explorer
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XP's newly designed Control Panel
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References
- ^
"Full
Disclosure: Your Take on Windows' Worst Irritations",
PC World, October 2004.
See also
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Features new to Windows XP
