winJade » UnsureIfAwesome http://winjade.net Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:47:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Regionalized Themes in Windows 7 http://winjade.net/2008/12/theme-globalization-in-windows-7/ http://winjade.net/2008/12/theme-globalization-in-windows-7/#comments Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:20:14 +0000 Bryant Zadegan http://www.aeroxp.org/?p=698 Build 6956 was leaked to the public yesterday in the form of a virtual hard drive. Those who got it running probably didn’t take the time to dig deep, but our own Michael Frank took a look inside the build to see what he could find.

Right on par with some of the changes I mentioned would be coming to Windows 7, regional themes are now an option for different countries. It’s expected that more will be added as time goes on, but the five English-speaking countries currently stereotyped themed in build 6956+ are:

  • Australia
  • Canada
  • South Africa
  • United Kingdom
  • United States

The themes are nothing more than color and wallpaper combinations for now. I’m assuming that the appropriate theme will be chosen depending on the location of the person installing Windows 7, but that has yet to be seen.

Beta 1 is currently in escrow, so any other remaining hidden features should also be visible by the time Beta 1 rolls around on January 13th at the MSDN Developer Conferences*. We should have more information for you guys regarding these themes down the road, but for now, feel free to check out screenshots of the five country-specific themes below:

 

AustraliaCanadaSouth AfricaUnited KingdomUnited States

*if any of you are attending the MSDN DevCon in Washington D.C., I’ll gladly meet up with you at the event! Just drop me a PM on the forums in advance to arrange a meeting place.

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