Monday, June 25, 2007 9:17 AM
rudi
Yahoo! Messenger for Vista Clone
The following Hands-on lab describes how to create a very basic clone of the Yahoo! Messenger for Vista.
Hands-on Lab
http://dotnet.org.za/files/folders/members/entry190337.aspx
Required Images
http://dotnet.org.za/blogs/rudi/Avatar.gif
http://dotnet.org.za/blogs/rudi/YahooLogo.gif
Notes:
Transparancy doesn't preform very well under windows XP. In XP the transparancy is handled by the CPU (Software) and not by the GPU (Hardware)
[EDIT]
For anybody who hasn't seen what the new messenger looks like, have a look at the following website:
http://www.frogdesign.com/case-study/yahoo-messenger-for-windows-vista.html
Please also note that this is a very basic attempt to recreate what I can deduct from the pictures. I am only trying to proof to myself how the transparancy works and to test the performance. I am in no way tring to make my own messenger or steel there design. I think Yahoo and Frog Design did a excellent design. I am looking forward to testing it out when it gets released. Also note that I am not a how-to writter and that this HOL is very basic. It only tells you which UIElements to add and what settings to change to get it looking similar.
Filed under: WPF