Most recent submissions in 'Aesthetics' are 'Not fixed'
Mockup for Windows Internet Explorer 8 Welcome
The current IE8 First run wizard is very scratchy and some of the icons are pixellated.
Update the IE 8 first run to be more user friendly and more aesthetically pleasing.
See my mockup for a suggestion.
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Update the DXDIAG to be more useful and automatic
The Dxdiag interface (the main DirectX interface, and just about the only UI avaliable for DirectX) is as old as I can remember. I think it is about time for it to be updated too, and make it more helpful for a user to solve problems with thier games.
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As seen in my mockup, DXDiag could automatically check the users computer settings, run some tests and then use Windows Action Center to resolve any problems that has been found. It could also apply patches to peoples games with further integration with (more...)
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Resultent Set of Policy has a windows 95 icon
The Resultent Set of Policy console has a Windows 95 era icon
Update the icon maybe to one that has already been updated??? See screenshot.
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A more elegant version of the Scroll bar for libaries?
When a user has a lot of libaries and locations like myself in Windows 7 Explorer, a scrollbar appears. Now its not the idea of scrolling that is the problem.
Its the scrollbar itself. Does it have to be bulky and stand out as much as (more...)
There must be a much nicer way of viewing trees and libaries in explorer. Please, we are open to suggesstions here!
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Control panel and explorer a bit boring
Since Windows 7 came along, we have alot of this boring white glass effect in the libaries and control panel. To be honest, it gets boring after a while.
Update the colours to be more aesthetically pleasing, or better still, let us use our own backgrounds or blend in with aero, or use a system wide image thats more appealing.
See my mockup :)
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Low
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My mockup for Windows Media Player 12 first run dialog
OK, maybe the Windows Media Player 12 dialog doesnt need to be done again from scratch, since it will maybe be released for Windows Vista with any luck too.
However, it does need some serious updating since the first run dialog currently (more...)
I have made a mockup of what I think (personally) could be used to replace the first run dialog in WMP12. Since it may be released for Vista, there could be some time to make a good first impression again.
See my mockup attached.
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Medium
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Allow color change from the Win7 light blue to match glass theme color
Windows explorer, Media Player, and other default programs use by default a light blue color theme that does not change with themes; only the glass color changes.
Allow the change of the light blue theme to either always match the glass color, or be a separate color in the personalization settings.
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Set up SmartScreen Filter dialog in Internet Explorer is wrongly designed
Set up SmartScreen Filter dialog in Internet Explorer is not Aero style, uses the Tahoma font, doesn't use command links, has a XP-styled shield icon and a Vista-styled banner.
Style the dialog like the second one on the image.
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Low
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"Busy" mouse cursor stuttering
Yet another stuttering issue in 7! The default "busy" mouse cursor has at least one last frame missing, which causes the animation to not loop correctly.
See this video for details: (more...)
Add the missing frame?
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Allow user to optionally make "HomeGroup" less prominent
In Windows Explorer there is a persistent 'HomeGroup' icon taking up valuable space in the left-hand pane of Windows Explorer. I do not use this feature, nor do I intend to use it (see no difference between this and a standard network, plus (more...)
Allow the HomeGroup icon to be optionally hidden or removed by the user.
If removed, then allow it to be removed completely by the user in control panel (like Internet Explorer).
It should perhaps also be categorised under 'Network' (more...)
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Minimised window border corners in Aero Peek are ugly
When using Aero Peek, minimised and non-minimised windows are rightly differentiated in appearance*. However, the corners of minimised windows look a bit strange on a light background and downright ugly on a dark background. See the screenshot.
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Make the window corners the same as those of non-minimised windows.
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Search History in Internet Explorer uses the wrong font
Search History in Internet Explorer uses the Tahoma font.
Change it to the system default.
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Low
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Aero Basic dark border colour changes at top of side edges
The dark grey outer border colour on Aero Basic windows changes slightly just beneath the Close button (and at the same point on the left edge). See the screenshot.
(Even by my standards this is nitpicking - but I don't see why it (more...)
Use the same colour along the entire side edges.
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Application icon should be a couple of pixels right, in maximized window mode.
Application icon should be a couple of pixels right, in maximized window mode.
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Low
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