Vista user wanted

Edwin Knoppert · Post by **Edwin Knoppert** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:21 pm

I want to test two executables on Vista (beta)

Is there someone having Vista i can send two do-nothing exe's and you send me the screenshot's?

Thanks!

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:31 pm

I just installed XP.
But I'm getting Vista RC2 early next week.
If you send me the files I can test them on the latest Vista when it's released on TechNet.

geotrail AT geotrail.no

dracflamloc · Post by **dracflamloc** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:32 pm

i have vista rc one on a test-machine here at work.

Edwin Knoppert · Post by **Edwin Knoppert** » Tue Oct 03, 2006 9:59 pm

I'll make a few exe's tomorrow for download.
So anyone having Vista could then post a few screenshots.
This would help me determine if XP -theming remains solid under Vista.

And yes, i need you to use the (default) theming (if available) and just run the two exe's.
One without one with xp manifest.

The control's appearances are important to me.

netmaestro · Post by **netmaestro** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 9:31 am

I have RC1 installed, build 5728. I don't mind testing a couple of things.

Edwin Knoppert · Post by **Edwin Knoppert** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:49 am

This is my first test file:

http://www.hellobasic.com/trials/vista1.zip

I hope you can show it themed and not themed.

(If there is such a thing in Vista)

Do not collapse the Explorerbar - childform.

Edwin Knoppert · Post by **Edwin Knoppert** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 11:00 am

This is the same app but without XP-theming:

http://www.hellobasic.com/trials/vista2.zip

netmaestro · Post by **netmaestro** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:23 am

Edwin Knoppert · Post by **Edwin Knoppert** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:20 am

Images are not shown.

netmaestro · Post by **netmaestro** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:23 am

Sorry, I was working on my server. They should be there now.

Edwin Knoppert · Post by **Edwin Knoppert** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:26 am

Is this some alternative theme?
Must say that the controls (like the Explorerbar) are pretty bad imo.

If anyone has different images, i'm curious.

At least the technical part is answered, one button lacks an image.

Thanks for testing!

PS, here is the XP look:
http://www.hellobasic.com/images/vista1.gif

netmaestro · Post by **netmaestro** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:33 am

It's just the basic Vista theme, I installed it a couple days ago and never changed anything. Imaging in general can be dicey in Vista as they use the new Aero system. For the screensavers I've written it gives a stupid message window saying "Switching to a lower graphics level to run this program" before it comes on. But then it works ok. You can select other themes that don't use the Aero but I've not played with that yet.

Edwin Knoppert · Post by **Edwin Knoppert** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:02 am

I see the client area is slightly smaller.
Odd.
I use twips, not pixels.

Edwin Knoppert · Post by **Edwin Knoppert** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:09 pm

I bundled a few 16bit test apps in a zip:

http://www.hellobasic.com/trials/16bittest.zip

if someone cares.. i would like to know which runs.

??

Thanks,

GeoTrail · Post by **GeoTrail** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:15 am

All three programs started fine here. Vista RC2 build 5744.