What’s FluentUI in AC 15.06??

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  • #68741
    HeDiBo
    Participant

    The purpose of the FluentUI property in TsSkinProvider escapes me.
    Can you clarify it’s purpose?

    #68746
    Stephane Senecal
    Participant

    I think it’s the blurred background

    Stephane Senecal
    CIS Group
    Delphi programmer since 2001

    #68755
    Support
    Keymaster

    Hello, Dick
    You can look how it works in the AMegaDemo program
    Additional information will be ready soon.

    #68761
    HeDiBo
    Participant

    I had a look.
    The only thing I saw different is a slightly different blur. But it did not look better or worse, so that cannot be the only purpose of the FluentUI property.

    #68762
    Stephane Senecal
    Participant

    Are you on Windows 10

    Stephane Senecal
    CIS Group
    Delphi programmer since 2001

    #68763
    HeDiBo
    Participant

    Are you on Windows 10

    Yes

    #68775
    Support
    Keymaster

    This feature works under Windows 7 also.
    Dick, look the screenshot, please.

    These left transparent panels were not possible in the v15.05
    The FluentUI property activates it since v15.06.

    #68786
    HeDiBo
    Participant

    So, the FluentUI property should have been named SystemTransparency?
    Because the current property name hints on a Microsoft Design system, which it is not. And FluentUI really hides its purpose.

    #68790
    Stephane Senecal
    Participant

    Maybe the name “Acrylic” would be better. As HeDiBo said, Fluent UI is a lot more than just blurred backgrounds.

    Stephane Senecal
    CIS Group
    Delphi programmer since 2001

    #68794
    HeDiBo
    Participant

    Also, if you have no knowledge of the Microsoft Fluent architecture, the property might just as well be “TableTop”. It would be just as meaningless.

    #68802
    Stephane Senecal
    Participant

    I noticed that the blur is not even the same one than the one from Fluent UI apps as Settings on Windows 10.
    The blur on Fluent UI app is more pronounced. So it should not even be called Acrylic.
    In the windows api, it is called Blur Behind. It’s a bit dull as a name. Maybe “SystemBlur” would be good.

    Stephane Senecal
    CIS Group
    Delphi programmer since 2001

    #68803
    HeDiBo
    Participant

    I second that

    #68811
    Support
    Keymaster

    Acrylic form is a part of fluent design and I thought to make a property which will include most these parts.
    After acrylic form I was planning to add more sub-properties there, but now I see that you are right, “SystemBlur” will be better. Other new properties will not be included in this property, they will be placed separately and it will be better for developer, seems, more intuitive.

    Acrylic blur used if Mode sub-property is “fmAcrylicBlurBehind”. It’s supported in Windows 10 only, otherwise will be used old fmBlurBehind mode.

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