Most popular submissions by user "Indrek"
Registered since: February 5, 2009
Make use of built-in temperature sensors
Windows 7 supposedly has a nice sensor framework, which already works with stuff like fingerprint sensors, ambient light sensors, accelerometers etc. But how about also using it to support the temperature sensors that most modern motherboards, CPUs, GPUs (more...)
Add support for built-in temperature sensors, and allow the readings to be monitored in real-time. For extra cool points, expose the data through the gadget API.
Some other ideas:
- keep logs and allow users to view past temperatures (more...)
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Properties dialogs in IE use legacy icons
Screenshot and title say it all.
In IE, go to Page -> Properties or right-click on an image or hyperlink and select Properties. Now marvel at the 256-colour, pre-XP icons.
Full-size screenshot here:
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Use proper Aero-style icons. I'm sure Windows already includes suitable ones.
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Bluetooth settings uses XP-era icons
One of the icons can be seen here:
http://www.windows7taskforce.com/view/1050
The other is on the Share tab. (more...)
Update the icons.
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"Always allow pop-ups" dialog uses legacy style
The "Always allow pop-ups from this site" dialog in IE uses legacy buttons and background.
Update dialog to Windows 7 style.
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[7022] Low-res icons in start menu (Run, Connect projector, Media Player)
In build 7022, the following icons in the start menu don't seem to have 256x256 versions:
Run
Connect to a projector
Windows Media Player (funny thing is, I could've sworn it had a large icon in build 7000)
Add hi-res versions.
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Page Setup uses outdated preview image
The "Page Setup" dialog uses an outdated image for the page preview.
See screenshot (dialog opened from Notepad).
Update the image.
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[7057] Some gadgets show a black bar at the bottom [fixed]
In build 7057, some gadgets seem to show a black bar at the bottom. It happens with both MS included gadgets as well as 3rd party ones. It doesn't appear immediately after adding the gadget, but possibly after resuming from sleep or hibernation. (more...)
Fix it.
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Fixed
"Phone and Modem" control panel applet uses legacy elements
The "Phone and Modem" control panel applet uses non-Aero UI elements (mostly icons and radio buttons. See screenshot for a few examples.
Full-size screenshot:
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Update the dialogs to use Aero.
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When moving a file, Windows doesn't check if it's in use until the end of the operation
Like the title says, if you ask Windows to move a file, it'll happily oblige, even if the file is in use. The reason for this, as I understand it, is that Windows first copies the file over to the destination, and then tries to delete it from the (more...)
Check to see if the file is in use *before* starting to move it, and if it is, alert the user.
Alternatively, upon showing the message that the file is in use, allow the user to say "OK, let's just copy it instead". Should (more...)
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"Insert Smart Card" dialog uses legacy icons
Title and screenshot say it all.
Update the old Win9x/2k era icon to the new Aero one.
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IIS Manager icon has visible aliasing [fixed in 7057]
The "Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager" icon in the start menu has visible aliasing. Look at the screenshot, around the globe and the lower half of the computer.
Touch up the icon.
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Fixed
Windows Media Player groups albums with same name
This problem has existed in WMP since at least 11, if not earlier. If you have multiple albums from different artists with the same name, they're all grouped together in album view. For instance, I have three albums called "1", all from (more...)
In album view, use both album name and artist name to group songs, as opposed to just album name.
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[7057] Dial-up Connection dialog - buttons misaligned
In the "Dial-up Connection" dialog, the "Work offline" button is higher by a pixel.
See screenshot.
Fix it.
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WMP - provide detailed status when updating library
Occasionally I find WMP hacking away at my hard drive, claiming to be updating the media library. I'd like to be able to find out why it's doing that, especially since to the best of my knowledge the library hasn't changed since the last (more...)
When WMP is updating the library, the status message should be clickable and provide a detailed report on what is going on:
- list of files that have been, are being, or will be updated
- details on what was/is changed for each file (added (more...)
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Dial-up settings in Internet Options uses legacy modem icon
As the title says. Go to Control Panel -> Network and Internet -> Internet Options (or open the dialog from IE's Tools menu), Connections tab. In the "Dial-up and Virtual Private Network settings" section, modems are listed with a (more...)
Use the Aero-style modem icon. See screenshot.
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