reactos task tips

[manuel]

Greetings:

Since Windows Vista it introduced the element "task tips", that are windows on a task button on the taskbar with a preview of the window in question, there are alternative programs to xp but not free (opensource), it would be good reactos already one this by default and imitate the behavior of vista, something like

[gonzoMD]

this is an additional feature, not important at the moment, maybe if ROS reaches Stable state

[patternjake]

Again, this would require a DCE.

Maybe it would be a good idea for ReactOS admins to make a DCE subforum in here regarding effects / animations etc.

[manuel]

DCE not is implemented in reactos yet?, ok

[patternjake]

DCE not is implemented in reactos yet?, ok

Nope, and no chance. A DCE requires a highly capable graphics layer, such as OpenGL (or the WineX implementation, once it becomes capable enough) to run on top of, and to render each window using the GPU.

ReactOS doesnt even have good graphic card support or drivers yet to support anything like this.

So the answer is no.

[EmuandCo]

IMO WIneX is very fine already. But I have to 2nd that the drivers support for GPUs needs work, yes.

[patternjake]

IMO WIneX is very fine already. But I have to 2nd that the drivers support for GPUs needs work, yes.

It may be 'fine' but I doubt it is capable of rendering every single window offscreen, then rendering it through the GPU, without any kind of CPU load.

All in all, fancy effects should not even be considered until ReactOS hits the 1.0 mark, which would leave a stable foundation to build up from.

And I would be more than happy to return in 2-3 years when ReactOS reaches this, hopefully Mono will run, along with thier WPF implementation that they are indeed (they do not tell you this, but its true) working on; this way we could build a DWM on top of thier WPF variation.