Thread: Metro UI on Windows 7

Metro is an internal code name for a typography-based design language created by Microsoft, originally for use in Windows Phone 7. Early uses of the Metro principles, such as the typography, began as early as Microsoft Encarta 95, and later evolved into products such as Windows Media Center and Zune.^[1] Today, the principles of Metro are present in Microsoft's mobile operating system, Windows Phone, as well as the upcoming Xbox 360 dashboard update and Windows 8.^[2] A specially made version of Microsoft's Segoe font family, Segoe WP, is used as the main font family for all typographical elements.^[2] It was confirmed by Microsoft at Computex that Windows 8, the next version of Windows, will take inspiration from Metro.^[3] Microsoft also plans to add the Metro design principles to other products and services, like the Xbox 360 and Windows Live, in order to create a unified and distinctive look across its consumer products and services.

"Metro" is based on the design principles of classic Swiss graphic design. Early glimpses of this style could be seen in Windows Media Center for Windows XP Media Center Edition^{[citation needed]}, which favored text as the primary form of navigation. This interface carried over into later iterations of Media Center. In 2006, Zune refreshed its interface using these Metro principles. Microsoft designers decided to redesign the interface and with more focus on clean typography and less on UI chrome.^[5] The Zune Desktop Client was also redesigned with an emphasis on typography and clean design that was different from the Zune's previous Portable Media Center based UI. Flat colored "live tiles" were introduced into the Metro design language during the early Windows Phone's studies. ^[6] Microsoft has begun integrating these elements of the Metro design language into its other products, with direct influence being seen in newer versions of Windows Live Messenger and Live Mesh.


I managed to put the Metro UI in Windows 7 what do you think>?



This is metro UI interface and is working very well on my PC . with windows 7 os , 64 bits
You can read about this Here



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Dllreader might I suggest you look into what the tutorial section is for? This isn't a tutorial, if you want to make this into a tutorial then you could always post information about the topic. For example instead of posting some pictures and telling us those apps/gui are working well on your pc how about you tell us some facts about it. How about you include some information about how to find the 'metro interface,' what you can do with it and how to set it up? That would actually be helpful to T-I members. I'm not meaning to cause you offense just making a point which I believe is a pretty valid one, other members can correct me here if they believe that to be wrong. Anyway we all start somewhere so just listen out for advice from other members and read the rules of the site and rules regarding each category of the site to. Regards Insidious.

you're right Insidious9 ,i will change the thread now .

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Cool man, that's already 10x better. That's what the tutorials are all about, giving people information regarding how to do something or explaining a concept/idea etc.
That's a good amount of information, if you do another tutorial perhaps even put the info in your own words, more people will appreciate it if it comes from yours opposed to a copy and paste-that's not necessarily a bad thing all the time though. Perhaps you could also tell us what kinds of things you did to implement the metro system into windows 7? These are only suggestions and tips though. I really am only trying to help you. Good job so far though, it looks really great on windows 7 =D

Have you tried Windows 8? you have there this Metro UI and also the fancy Windows loading in under 10 sec :)