Luna (theme)

Luna is the codename for the default visual theme of Windows XP.

Officially known as Windows XP style, the theme is available in three color schemes: ), is enabled when the user is first logged in.

Compared to previous versions of Windows, the new scheme has a larger emphasis on the graphical appeal of the operating system, using bitmaps throughout the interface with rounded edges on each window. The skins, like all msstyles skins, use CSS for layout.fact|date=April 2008

The interface has had somewhat mixed reactions, some complaining about the extra resources the theme required, some referring to it as the "Fisher-Price interface".cite news
url = http://www.pcworld.com/resource/article/0,aid,117427,00.asp
publisher = PC World
title = Full Disclosure: Your Take on Windows' Worst Irritations
date = October 2004]

The "Windows classic style" theme is also available in Windows XP but must be enabled by the user. Users accustomed to older Windows versions such as Windows 2000 or Windows 98 may find it more comfortable to use. In addition to turning off visualizations, this option will also offer better performance. dubious The classic theme is also used for Win32 console windows in Windows XP.

Since Luna's introduction, the scheme has been supplemented in Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with Royale, and a Zune-derived edition of the Royale scheme. Luna has been removed entirely in Windows Vista in favor of Windows Aero, though the underlying graphics architecture is still present in Vista for machines that don't have the capability to use the Desktop Window Manager. The Windows Vista Basic theme is used on such systems.

ee also

* Energy Blue
* Features new to Windows XP

References

External links

* [http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/58027692/ A clone of Luna for Vista]
* [http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/57736436/ Another clone]
* [http://www.cuvou.com/?p=metacity A Luna theme clone in Metacity]
* [http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/75998082/ A Longhorn version of Luna]