Windows 7 Taskforce

Language Bar docked in the taskbar very ugly

Submitted by fuchueh on July 3, 2009 to Aesthetics

Problem: Language Bar docked in the taskbar very ugly.

Solution: keep pixel height interval consistency.

Severity: High

Impact: High

Status: Not fixed

add Minimize/Maximize/Close for stand-alone process window

Submitted by fuchueh on May 7, 2009 to Annoyance, Usability

Problem: Aero Peek no Minimize/Maximize/Close button for stand-alone process window, it is not convenient.

Solution: add Minimize/Maximize/Close for stand-alone process window.
you need look snapshot (original dimensions):
http://www.windows7taskforce.com/thumb/mini_max...ocess_window.png/x/700

Severity: High

Impact: High

Status: Not fixed

(1 comments)

improve color layout for currently using task icon

Submitted by fuchueh on April 25, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Usability

Problem: Taskbar color layout too bad.
If you using light color desktop background, you will don't know what is the using task icon.
Its brightness too high, so looks too blurred when light color desktop background.
Currently using task (more...)

Solution: improve color layout for currently using task icon

Severity: High

Impact: High

Status: Not fixed

(1 comments)

keep Menu Selected Item color layout consistency for Windows 7

Submitted by fuchueh on April 5, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Bug

Problem: 1)
to improve Appliaction Menu Selected Item color. (discriminated Appliaction Menu color very difficult, looked vague.)
There is no consistency between the Start Menu and the Appliaction Menu.
To keep Start Menu and Appliaction Menu (more...)

Solution: keep Menu Selected Item color layout consistency for Windows 7

Severity: High

Impact: High

Status: Not fixed

(1 comments)

keep Details Columns style consistency

Submitted by fuchueh on March 16, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance

Problem: Details Columns has 2 styles in Windows7.
Please keep style consistency for Details Columns.

screenshot:
http://uploads.bizhat.com/view/389702

Solution: keep style consistency

Severity: High

Impact: High

Status: Not fixed

(2 comments)

keep UI theme style consistency for Windows 7

Submitted by fuchueh on March 14, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance

Problem: keep UI theme style consistency for Menu bar & Tool bar.
like Windows XP theme style's consistency.

Solution: keep UI theme style consistency for Windows 7.

view snapshot:
http://www.windows7taskforce.com/thumb/UI_Style_Consistency.png/x/700

Severity: High

Impact: High

Status: Not fixed

(8 comments)

automatic remeber last EDIT/READ state for every documents.

Submitted by fuchueh on March 14, 2009 to Usability

Problem: in other os.
Editor can automatic remeber last EDIT/READ documents state.
When you mouse cursor stay in Ln 32, Col 7 with some documents, Colse this documents.
Next time open this documents. It will automatic go to Ln 32, Col 7...
(more...)

Solution: automatic remeber last EDIT/READ state for every documents.

screenshot:
http://uploads.bizhat.com/view/389324

Severity: Low

Impact: Low

Status: Not fixed

(6 comments)

Add toggle option: Direct TreeView in folder icon

Submitted by fuchueh on March 14, 2009 to Usability

Problem: in MacOSX / other OS,
you can direct TreeView in folder icon. (of course, also can disable this function.)
this function can help some people.
so, support for Windows.

Solution: Add toggle option: Direct TreeView in folder icon

screenshot:
http://uploads.bizhat.com/view/389638

Severity: Low

Impact: Low

Status: Not fixed

(16 comments)

all View Mode can adjust icon size (for Touchscreen)

Submitted by fuchueh on March 3, 2009 to Icons, Usability

Problem: all View Mode can adjust icon size for Windows Explorer (for Touchscreen).

if you need view 'Details' mode, when you use Touchscreen, these icons very small in 'Details' mode...
.
Mac v10.6 will support (more...)

Solution: screenshot:
http://uploads.bizhat.com/view/397687
http://uploads.bizhat.com/view/386661
(more...)

Severity: Medium

Impact: Medium

Status: Not fixed

(12 comments)

Add Toggle option: document icon show content preview thumbnail

Submitted by fuchueh on February 15, 2009 to Icons, Usability

Problem: in linux gnome desktop environment,
every text document icon can show its own content preview thumbnail.
on Desktop, you will unneeded one by one the open view.
Windows 7 Desktop can't use Preview pane, and Preview pane is a (more...)

Solution: add custom option by user to toggle document icon show content preview thumbnail


look screenshot:
http://uploads.bizhat.com/view/383184
(more...)

Severity: Low

Impact: Medium

Status: Not fixed

(5 comments)

Add Toggle option: show thumbnails in 'Details', 'List', 'Small Icons' view mode

Submitted by fuchueh on February 15, 2009 to Aesthetics, Icons, Usability

Problem: in linux gnome desktop environment,
'Details', 'List', 'Small Icons' view mode also show thumbnails.
Includes all picture files, video files, text files, etc...
but Windows can't.

Solution: add custom option by user to toggle
show thumbnails in 'Details', 'List', 'Small Icons' view mode

look screenshot:
http://uploads.bizhat.com/view/383070

Severity: Low

Impact: Low

Status: Not fixed

(3 comments)

add 'Extra Large Icons' option for desktop popup menu

Submitted by fuchueh on February 14, 2009 to Icons

Problem: we need view 256x256 icons in HTPC (Media Center on TV).

Solution: add 'Extra Large Icons' option for desktop popup menu

Severity: Medium

Impact: Medium

Status: Not fixed

(3 comments)

'Text Button' is very stupid design

Submitted by fuchueh on February 14, 2009 to Annoyance

Problem: In Windows Explorer's toolbar, 'Text Button' very very crowded.
If you use the Netbook, it only has 9-inch display...very low Screen Resolution.
The 'Text Button' very very crowded...

Please attach (more...)

Solution: 1) 'Text Button' is very stupid design. please use 'Icon Button' to replace it.
2) Please making a toggle function, to select Text Button or Icon Button by user.
3) And add customize commonly-used buttons function for (more...)

Severity: High

Impact: High

Status: Not fixed

(10 comments)