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Most recent submissions by user "tino"

Registered since: June 3, 2008

24 +42/-18 votes

Recycle Bin: dialog has stretched icon on high DPI

Submitted by tino on April 28, 2009 to Aesthetics, Bug, Icons

See screen shot.

Low

Low

Not fixed

17 +38/-21 votes

You can't link a Contact to a Contact Group by Drag&Drop

Submitted by tino on April 15, 2009 to Annoyance, Bug, Usability

I expected that I can link a contact in my Contacts folder into a contact group (mailing list) by dragging it. It even shows a "Link to" mouse pointer, but the contact does not show up in the group list.

Drag&Drop should be a no-brainer here.

Low

Low

Not fixed

14 +35/-21 votes

Confusing: "Recorded TV" library is not part of Libraries

Submitted by tino on April 15, 2009 to Annoyance, Bug, Usability

When you set up TV in Media Center a new library pops up under "Favorites" links in Explorer. The strange thing is, it is located in a hidden folder under ".../User/Public/Libraries/". Very confusing.

Make the new library part of the users libraries, even when it only contains public folders for recorded TV shows.

Low

Low

Not fixed

20 +41/-21 votes

Start menu: Items can't be clicked while Jump List fades in

Submitted by tino on April 10, 2009 to Annoyance, Bug, Usability

When you move your mouse over an item in the Start menu and the Jump List fades in, you can't click the main item during the fade-in animation of the Jump List.
This is a major ui glitch because it affects the confidence in the system.

Should work like in the Office 2007 menu: The left area of such items should always be clickable, no matter if a Jump List fades in.

Low

High

Not fixed

(1 comments)

13 +35/-22 votes

Flip 2D: Selection color not noticeable enough

Submitted by tino on April 10, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Usability

The color indication which window is selected is not clear enough.

The color should be darker to stand out.

Low

Medium

Not fixed

10 +30/-20 votes

WMP: text is distorted when in front of song list

Submitted by tino on April 10, 2009 to Aesthetics, Bug

It's a very nice feature: In Now Playing mode you can leave the song list open while you make the window very small. WMP is now like a small gadget displaying the current playlist. But then, the title text looks ugly.

Low

Low

Fixed

1 +25/-24 votes

black search box when you maximize Explorer window

Submitted by tino on April 10, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Bug

The search box gets a black background for less than a second when you maximize Explorer.
Screenshot was taken while the window was "redrawn" during maximize. Build 7077.

Low

Medium

Not fixed

0 +25/-25 votes

Slideshow Gadget: displays the folder icon first

Submitted by tino on April 3, 2009 to Aesthetics, Bug

This is an old Vista bug still in the newest 7 build: When you start Windows 7, the Slideshow Gadget shows a blurry folder icon first (for example the picture library icon).

Start slideshow with the containing images.

Low

Low

Not fixed

-32 +15/-47 votes

Taskbar previews: dead space makes hot track color flicker

Submitted by tino on April 3, 2009 to Annoyance, Bug

When you hover over an icon in the taskbar and move your mouse up to the preview, there is a small dead space. In this aera the hot track color is disabled so it flickers sometimes when you move your mouse around. Makes the new superbar feel a little (more...)

Remove the inactive space.

Low

Medium

Not fixed

-7 +23/-30 votes

WMP overlay controls: window can't be moved and gets inactive

Submitted by tino on April 3, 2009 to Annoyance, Bug, Usability

In build 7068 you can't move WMP around by clicking in the lower overlay control area. If you click there, the WMP window gets inactive. Also: moving the window around by clicking album art was very nice in earlier builds.

Make the empty overlay area an active area to move the window around. Provide this to the full Now Playing frame, when there in no video shown. This would make it very easy to move WMP around while the window is very small (like a gadget).

Low

Medium

Not fixed

7 +31/-24 votes

WMP: show title first as taskbar label text

Submitted by tino on March 29, 2009 to Annoyance, Usability

When taskbar is set to show labels, Media Player shows first the app name. The tool tip of Media Player does it right, though.

Display the title and artist first of what is playing on WMP (like Word does show the document title first). This would also solve this problem: http://www.windows7taskforce.com/view/173

Low

Low

Not fixed

1 +23/-22 votes

Photo slideshow in WMP makes gadgets flicker

Submitted by tino on March 25, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Bug

I never get the point of viewing photos in WMP. But if you do that, the gadgets on the desktop will flicker white after every transition. Seems to be related to this submission: http://www.windows7taskforce.com/view/733

Solve the flickering.

Low

High

Fixed

2 +28/-26 votes

WMP: no title info in full screen overlay

Submitted by tino on March 13, 2009 to Annoyance, Usability

The new WMP overlays are great espacially the big title on the upper left side. But in full screen there is no title text.

Please display the title also in the full screen overlay in the upper or lower left corner.

Low

Medium

Not fixed

(2 comments)

24 +45/-21 votes

Yet again: wrong mouse focus for scrolling

Submitted by tino on March 13, 2009 to Annoyance, Usability

In the desktop background dialog the mouse focus isn't in the main area where you can choose the image(s) but on the drop down list. Clicking in the main area will deselect you current wallpapers.

Make the image list the active element for mouse wheele scrolling.

Low

Medium

Not fixed

(3 comments)

20 +44/-24 votes

Desktop icons aren't in the "magic corners" anymore

Submitted by tino on March 13, 2009 to Annoyance, Bug

So now it's all about details I guess and I am pretty sure this is new in build 7057. I know this build was never indended to go public but I just want to help report some issues.

Erase the margin on top of the desktop.

Low

Low

Not fixed

(9 comments)

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