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[Suggestion] Device Stage Jumplist: Replaces "Safely Remove Hardware" & adds functionality

Submitted by hoopla_punta on February 22, 2009 to Aesthetics, Usability

Issues in Safely Remove Hardware:
Small Icons, funny names, hard-to-use interface in an overwhelming window.

In the Device Stage Jumplist:

Tells you how many connected devices are there.
Large icons, readable text.
Shows device status, allows ejecting and safely removing
Integrates device installation, instead of having it in a separate window.
Taskbar icon shows if a device is inserted, removed, or has an error.

Clicking on device leads to Device Stage window, control panel, print list, etc.

Overall easy to use interface that is looks and feels like Windows 7.

Use something simillar to my Mockup of a Device Stage Jumplist.

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Discussion (8 comments)

hoopla_punta wrote on February 22, 2009, 12:10pm

Changed title from [Device Stage Jumplist: Replaces "Safely Remove Hardware" & adds functionality] to [[Suggestion] Device Stage Jumplist: Replaces "Safely Remove Hardware" & adds functionality].

.Chris wrote on February 22, 2009, 4:56pm

Nice mock up

+1

some people cant move on from the past (those who demoted)(

xombie wrote on February 22, 2009, 6:06pm

In any case it could do with updating.

Thunderbuck wrote on February 23, 2009, 5:09pm

Nice mockup. Yeah, this looks pretty good, and I don't see a usability issue. +1

I'd get rid of that "virus-laden device", though, if I were you ;-)

Helito wrote on February 23, 2009, 7:45pm

Very nice!

+1

lollebol wrote on February 23, 2009, 9:30pm

agreed, this could come in handy for a lot of people who are working with different drive mediums +1

Jeroen wrote on February 28, 2009, 12:53pm

good idea. +1

ihugo wrote on March 9, 2009, 6:05pm

this feature gonna be awesome, I hope microsft can help us

burnblue wrote on March 15, 2009, 8:12am

This is a good idea for a notification area dialog, but it's not a jumplist. It's not Device Stage specific either, since Device Stage is opt-in for certain companies to have a kind of home page for their gadgets.

This mockup (which is very nice and a good idea) is basically a replacement for what we get when we click the 'eject devices' system tray icon

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