From: mike 

On Sun, 7 Jan 2007 12:50:15 -0500, "Geo."  wrote:

>"mike"  wrote in message
>news:f702q29gn9161eec2v0umf3fci3q5s7uh1{at}4ax.com...
>
>> Attached is a screenshot of the top right corner of my Opera window,
>
>You like that brushed aluminum look .

That's a compression artifact.  I use the standard Windows scheme for W2K.

>I don't know what it is about Vista, but since I started using it I've
>noticed my eyes have trouble focusing after a few hours. I don't have that
>problem if I switch back to my W2K machine. I think it's all this fade crap
>they do, toolbars and such have these silly fades behind them with text that
>makes it hard to read either the top or the bottom of the text.

On my list of things to do with a new W2K install, is to turn off all the
fade animation effects.   Not sure, though, if that is the type of
"fade" of which you speak.

 /m

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