Raw sketches for Windows 7's desktop

[bFink]

These are not my ideas, but the work of Jamie, a member of Channel9, Microsoft's community website.
These are raw, just meant to show some interesting concepts in how the Windows Vienna desktop can be structured:

Switching between windows would go in a circle:


Opening a picture:


Hovering a picture:


In place of the start menu:


I like all these, especially the picture showing without any frames, just with a shadow and all the controls popping up when you put your mouse over it.
Remember, these are just raw sketches.

[macosxp]

Interesting concept. Looks kind of like FrontRow in Mac OS X.

[bFink]

He sketched another idea I like:



Imagine the icons moving towards you. I'm not sure how practical it would be when you're in a hurry,though. Probably if you could have them move faster backward or forward using the mouse wheel...

[Windows74life]

Its very good but the flip 2.0 looks hard to navagate.

[uplade3]

Is vienna in a different programming language than vista? That might be why it is only taking 3 years

Please send me sketches and concepts Uplade3@aol.com

[yash_qwe]

windows 7 is still NT based system so i dont think it has new "language"
maby new scripts

[Mr ViennaX]

Actually no Windows 7 Is NOT Based on NT

[yash_qwe]

then why is it windows 7 all nt based system are named by numbers right

[tomgrant]

Your right. Windows 7 will be version 7.0 of the Windows NT Kernal.

[Mr ViennaX]

Actually from M3 Further it wont be based on NT.. Even though if it has a build number of 7000... Remember im following all this... I have all the Win7 Builds up to M1 R3