Does Windows 7 allow advanced skinning like Windows XP?
- by Vilx-
The Windows 7 Aero interface looks great, but after looking at it for months it gets boring. So I was wondering - is it possible to create advanced skins for Windows 7 that use full Aero capabilities but are redesigned from ground up, including common controls, animations, effects, etc? Windows XP allowed that, although only with a patched uxtheme.dll.
Or do you have to implement a custom shell for that?