Aero (code-name) – an acronym for
Authentic,
Energetic,
Reflective,
Open.
Aero Glass
The full Windows Vista desktop experience. Built on the DWM (Desktop Window Manager) previously known as DCE (Desktop Compositing Engine), it adds support for
1) 3D Graphics,
2) Translucency,
3) Animation & other visual effects.
I explained, tested and distributed the whole concept as
Slow Motion "Sticky Mode" Revisited (Flip3D) dated Dec 29, 2005.
Aero Express*
AeroExpress, lacking many features of the highest level code-named Aero Glass. However, in December 2005, Microsoft announced that there would only be two levels available, "Windows Vista Aero" and "Windows Vista Basic", with the previous "Express" level integrated into the new "Windows Vista Aero" level. A control panel was added to enable the user to fine tune this functionality, such as being able to turn off the "glass" translucency effect. These levels are provided so that the Aero interface (to some extent) can be used with a relatively low-end graphics card.
*Aero Express does not use DWM. There is no SDK interface for changing from Aero Glass to Aero Express.
Aero Diamond
A variation of Aero, code-named "Aero Diamond", is slated to be the user interface for the Windows Vista Media Center Edition experience.
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