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Windows XP Themes
Windows XP visual styles are a set of Skin (computing), visual customizations of the graphical user interface for Windows XP. They are designed by Microsoft and are compatible with all Windows XP editions except for the Starter edition. Since Windows XP, theme (computing), themes also includes the choice of visual styles as well. Compared to Desktop Themes in Microsoft Plus!#Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95, Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Me, the new visual styles of Windows XP have a greater emphasis on the graphical appeal of the operating system, using colorfulness, saturated colors and raster graphics, bitmaps throughout the interface, with rounded corners for windows. By default, "Luna" is preinstalled on Windows XP Home Edition and Professional, while "Royale" is preinstalled on Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 and "Embedded" is preinstalled on Windows Embedded Standard 2009 and Windows Embedded POSReady 2009. In addition to the preinstalled visual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skin (computing)
In computing, a theme is a preset package containing graphical appearance and functionality details. A theme usually comprises a set of shapes and colors for the graphical control elements, the window decoration and the window. Themes are used to customize the look and feel of a piece of computer software or of an operating system. Also known as a skin (or visual style in Windows XP) it is a custom graphical appearance preset package achieved by the use of a graphical user interface (GUI) that can be applied to specific computer software, operating system, and websites to suit the purpose, topic, or tastes of different users. As such, a skin can completely change the look and feel and navigation interface of a piece of application software or operating system. Software that is capable of having a skin applied is referred to as being skinnable, and the process of writing or applying such a skin is known as skinning. Applying a skin changes a piece of software's look and feel— ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
