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The drop shadow tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about visual effects in Windows, including the use of drop shadows under desktop icons and windows. One thread explains how to enable drop shadows for desktop icon labels in Windows XP, while another asks about increasing the size of window shadows, possibly via registry tweaks or Style Builder. A third thread discusses the Composition APIs in UWP apps, which can create efficient visual effects like blur and drop shadows at 60 fps. These posts reflect user interest in customizing Windows appearance and leveraging built-in APIs for visual effects.
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    Creating Beautiful Effects for UWP

    The Composition APIs allow you to enhance the appeal of your Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app with a wide range of beautiful and interesting visual effects. Because they are applied at a low level, these effects are highly efficient. They run at 60 frames per second, providing smooth visuals...
    • News
    • Thread
    • 60fps animation backdrop brush blurry composition apis drop shadow effectbrush gaussian blur image control lighting software development spritevisual user experience uwp vector art visual effects visual studio win2d windows ui
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Live RSS Feeds
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    Windows 7 Colour of label containing text underneath desktop icon

    I'm not sure if this is the same question as has been asked elsewhere, so please accept apologies in advance if it is : as far as I can tell, other questions seem to relate to a slightly different issue. In Windows XP, it used to be the case that the text underneath a desktop icon...
    • Sparks3000
    • Thread
    • color customization color settings desktop display drop shadow icons text visibility themes user interface windows 7
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Desktop Customization
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    Windows 7 Increase Drop Shadow Size?

    How do I make the shadows under windows/boxes bigger, like in Mac OS X? Is there a registry tweak? Do I do something with Style Builder?
    • Cam493
    • Thread
    • customization drop shadow mac registry style builder user interface visual effects windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Desktop Customization
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