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Most recent submissions by user "MikeW"

Registered since: June 22, 2009

19 +20/-1 votes

Windows Search should handle multi-word objects better

Submitted by MikeW on March 21, 2010 to Annoyance, Bug, Usability

If I type "update" into the Start search box, to quickly access Windows Update, I get items for "Apple Software Update" and "Check for DivX Updates", but no "Windows Update"

I have to type "Windows (more...)

Make sure that all programs and system services are fully text indexed.

Low

Low

Not fixed

(5 comments)

15 +18/-3 votes

Application window Z-order should be contained and properly ordererd

Submitted by MikeW on January 23, 2010 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Bug, Usability

Have you ever had a case where an application pops up a dialog *under* the main app window and you can't see it, or even give it focus to dismiss it because it's app or system modal? Microsoft Outlook is one of the worst offenders, but it's (more...)

Child windows should always have z-order above the parent window. They should also be created so that they are on-screen and sit over the parent window in cases where the parent is not-maximised or partly off-screen.

You should not even (more...)

Medium

Medium

Not fixed

(4 comments)

10 +14/-4 votes

Recent Places doesn't include folders just created by media management programs

Submitted by MikeW on September 27, 2009 to Annoyance, Bug, Usability

When I import pictures into image management programs like Picasa or Windows Live Photo gallery, a new folder is created. For some reason these folders are never picked up by Windows for the list in Recent Places. Ditto album folders created by Windows (more...)

Make sure they are detected and included in this list.

Medium

Medium

Not fixed

(2 comments)

17 +21/-4 votes

WMP - "Recently added" section of library is gone in Windows 7

Submitted by MikeW on June 26, 2009 to Annoyance, Bug, Usability

I buy albums (CDs or downloaded) rather fitfully - but quite often I'll get a whole lot at one time from a trip to my CD store, or from an Amazon delivery. I'm quite disciplined about getting them onto my computer, but I may not listen to all (more...)

Revive the feature.

High

High

Not fixed

(1 comments)

13 +17/-4 votes

WMP - cannot edit tags for tracks in Now Playing mode

Submitted by MikeW on June 26, 2009 to Annoyance, Bug, Usability

I download a track or a podcast, start playing it in WMP and find that the tags are wrong or not filled in.

In Windows 7 this problem is compounded by a) the removal of the "Now Playing" node in the library; and b) the uncertain (more...)

The entire tagging interface in Media Player needs work.

High

Medium

Not fixed

38 +40/-2 votes

Media Player should restrict album art updates in the same way as text metadata

Submitted by MikeW on June 22, 2009 to Annoyance, Bug, Usability

Windows Media Player has a number of options to turn off media file metadata updates for new or existing files. None of these stops WMP from tinkering with album art files that are already known to be correct.

The previous album art may (more...)

WMP needs to respect user data. If users take the trouble to find the correct album art for their media files, at higher resolution if they desire, then WMP should not stomp all over it.

High

High

Not fixed

(4 comments)

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