Most recent submissions by user "DavidTaraso"
Registered since: June 8, 2008
Update Live Search references to Bing
While the whole renaming of Live Search to Bing is nice, it has now left a few inconsistencies in Windows 7. There are references to Live Search within the OS that now need to be updated to Bing. This is not only bad for the brand, but can be confusing (more...)
Update all references of Live Search to Bing.
Medium
Medium
Fixed
Delayed Fast Forward Control Reaction in WMP
When you accidentally click on the wrong button or link in any application and such, the quickest remedy is to move your cursor away from the link or button before releasing the mouse button, this prevents the click from going through.
In (more...)
Low
Low
Not fixed
Quick Access Icons Aren't Vertically Centered
The Quick Access icons for the new Ribbon interface in Paint and WordPad aren't properly vertically aligned with the title bar icon and text.
It is only by a small amount, but considerably noticeable.
Adjust the Quick Access icons ~2 pixels higher.
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Low
Not fixed
Media Center "Try Again" text remains during IR Remote Detection
If when running the Live TV Setup, your IR receiver/remote isn't detected, you are given the option to Try Again.
Once you plug it in and click the Try Again button, it continues on, the button disappears, but the text from the button (more...)
Low
Low
Not fixed
Can't Cancel Disc Image Burning Process
The new Disc Image Burning feature in Windows 7 is great... but the operation can't be cancelled. The Cancel button is there, but it's grayed out. There's also the X, but it doesn't do anything while burning.
Edit: By (more...)
Allow the burn process to be cancelled with a confirmation dialogue.
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
WordPad is Missing a Shadow Above the Page
In WordPad, there's a drop shadow on each side of the page which go right to the edge of the top of the page, yet there's no shadow on the top side of the page. It looks cut off.
The side shadows either shouldn't go right to the very top edge (and should fade in a tiny bit) or the top of the page should have a shadow as well.
Low
Low
Not fixed
The default Start Menu "All Programs" requires a bit of organizing
This is a very annoying aspect but would be very easy to fix. The default Start Menu "All Programs" list needs to be better organized.
Here are some examples:
- Some of the utilities found under the "System (more...)
I've pretty well already explained it within the Problem decription. Come on though Windows Dev Team, this is a short and painless task. It is easily doable even though we're nearing RC :)
Another small little change which could (more...)
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
Photo Viewer's Buttons have been left in the Dark
Windows Media Player 12's control buttons have been slightly redesigned in Windows 7 and better match 7's UI. Photo Viewer unfortunately still uses the same old darker Vista styled buttons.
Update: This suggestion has nothing (more...)
Update Photo Viewer's buttons to match the improved style seen in WMP12.
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Medium
Not fixed
Clicking the currently playing song in WMP should jump to it in the library
WMP nicely displays the song currently playing in the bottom left corner of the window. Unfortunately, there is no way to easily navigate to that song in the library.
Clicking the currently playing song in the bottom left corner should automatically take you to that song in the library.
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Medium
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Introduce a Delay Before Centering Taskbar Thumbnails
This is way too difficult to explain, so I'll just explain how to reproduce the quirk instead.
1. Open several windows (5 or 6 should do) of a certain application (it's easiest to use Explorer to demonstrate). This will work with (more...)
It's simple, when closing thumbnails, introduce a short delay before the thumbnails recenter to the program's taskbar tile.
Update: Please see this absolutely horrible hand-drawn design concept: (more...)
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
Independent Volume Control for Media Center
The volume control in Media Center controls the global system sound, instead of being independent.
This is a problem for those who don't use their computer solely for Media Center. I often work with Media Center tucked in the corner (more...)
A) Only link Media Center's volume to the global system volume when in full screen mode. (When maximizing Media Center, automatically adjust the system volume to match the volume set in Media Center)
B) There could be a toggle within (more...)
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
HomeGroup, Homegroup or homegroup: Pick one
It seems everywhere you look in 7, it's been refered to differently. Either...
HomeGroup, Homegroup or homegroup.
Which one is it?
See attached picture. Here's another example: (more...)
Low
Low
Not fixed
It's Time: Unified Control Panel
I think the largest issue in terms of usability with the Windows operating system to date is the lack of a central unified control panel. While the OS does have a fairly large control panel, there are still masses and masses of properties, options, settings, (more...)
Merge everything, all properties, options, tasks, EVERYTHING into the control panel.
Please see the mockups I have created here: http://www.jcxp.net/david/ControlPanelConcepts/
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High
High
Not fixed
Get Rid of Unneeded Tabs
There are tons of preferences and customization windows and such that have been split apart from other preferences windows, but still contain the tab bar at the top, even though only one tab remains.
Related Suggestion: (more...)
These tabs should be removed.
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Low
Not fixed
Do not lock windows when credentials are required
I believe it would be better if windows are not "locked down" when credentials are required to continue. To be clear, I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT UAC. An example would be when credentials are required to view a web page (eg. Logging into a router/modem).
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Allow windows to continue to be controlled when credentials are required.
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Medium
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