Comments on: How my team and I fit into Windows 7 http://brandonlive.com/2008/08/18/how-my-team-and-i-fit-into-windows-7/ Seattle Geek with lots to say. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:30:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: My team for Windows 8 | BrandonLive http://brandonlive.com/2008/08/18/how-my-team-and-i-fit-into-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-131588 My team for Windows 8 | BrandonLive Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:18:22 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2008/08/18/how-my-team-and-i-fit-into-windows-7/#comment-131588 [...] the names chosen by each feature team across the division.  I soon followed up with a post about the feature team I worked on at the [...] [...] the names chosen by each feature team across the division.  I soon followed up with a post about the feature team I worked on at the [...]

]]> By: Theo Stauffer http://brandonlive.com/2008/08/18/how-my-team-and-i-fit-into-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-129958 Theo Stauffer Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:38:31 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2008/08/18/how-my-team-and-i-fit-into-windows-7/#comment-129958 So you're one of the guys responsible for the impossibility of configuring explorer views to suite one's own tastes instead of, say, yours? Sometimes you guys at Microsoft just make me sad. Is it really so difficult to design a UI that is consistent? So you’re one of the guys responsible for the impossibility of configuring explorer views to suite one’s own tastes instead of, say, yours?

Sometimes you guys at Microsoft just make me sad. Is it really so difficult to design a UI that is consistent?

]]> By: Tim http://brandonlive.com/2008/08/18/how-my-team-and-i-fit-into-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-127794 Tim Sun, 31 Aug 2008 07:52:25 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2008/08/18/how-my-team-and-i-fit-into-windows-7/#comment-127794 I've installed Search 4 in Windows XP SP3, but it looks cr*p in Classic mode. Almost all our computers at work run XP in classic mode (I use High Color Plum), and Search 4 doesn't visually integrate well. e.g. Set XP to Classic style, Plum color scheme. Right click the search icon in the task bar, choose Windows Search Options and have a look at the cr*ppy drive icon with a halo effect round it (and it's not even the proper XP drive icon). Seeing as 3/4 of all Windows machines are still running XP the Search/XP combo will be around for a long time. It would be great if you guys can properly integrate Search 4 in XP. (BTW - have a look at Firefox 3m which does a fantastic job of visual integration depending on the platform on which it runs - XP/Vista/OS X/ Linux). I’ve installed Search 4 in Windows XP SP3, but it looks cr*p in Classic mode. Almost all our computers at work run XP in classic mode (I use High Color Plum), and Search 4 doesn’t visually integrate well.

e.g. Set XP to Classic style, Plum color scheme. Right click the search icon in the task bar, choose Windows Search Options and have a look at the cr*ppy drive icon with a halo effect round it (and it’s not even the proper XP drive icon).

Seeing as 3/4 of all Windows machines are still running XP the Search/XP combo will be around for a long time. It would be great if you guys can properly integrate Search 4 in XP. (BTW – have a look at Firefox 3m which does a fantastic job of visual integration depending on the platform on which it runs – XP/Vista/OS X/ Linux).

]]> By: hoopskier http://brandonlive.com/2008/08/18/how-my-team-and-i-fit-into-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-127667 hoopskier Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:58:58 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2008/08/18/how-my-team-and-i-fit-into-windows-7/#comment-127667 Find and Organize owns many/most of the common controls?! That doesn't seem right, I'd think those would belong to "User Interface Platform" instead? Of course, Explorer is the primary consumer of most of the high-profile and complex controls like listview and treeview, and from what I can tell from looking at Vista API additions, its the primary driver for new features in those controls. So it does make some sense that the Explorer folks would own the controls themselves. Unfortunately, the result is that the controls aren't designed to be full-featured and flexible enough for all apps, since a single consumer (Explorer) has too much influence on them. It makes me wonder what the UI Platform people are working on then... maybe they're going to make the mysteriuos "DirectUI" public? (a man can dream...) I doubt it's an unmanaged WPF, since (post-Longhorn-reset) WPF seems to be entirely owned by the Developer Division from what I can tell... Find and Organize owns many/most of the common controls?! That doesn’t seem right, I’d think those would belong to “User Interface Platform” instead?

Of course, Explorer is the primary consumer of most of the high-profile and complex controls like listview and treeview, and from what I can tell from looking at Vista API additions, its the primary driver for new features in those controls. So it does make some sense that the Explorer folks would own the controls themselves. Unfortunately, the result is that the controls aren’t designed to be full-featured and flexible enough for all apps, since a single consumer (Explorer) has too much influence on them.

It makes me wonder what the UI Platform people are working on then… maybe they’re going to make the mysteriuos “DirectUI” public? (a man can dream…) I doubt it’s an unmanaged WPF, since (post-Longhorn-reset) WPF seems to be entirely owned by the Developer Division from what I can tell…

]]> By: Josh http://brandonlive.com/2008/08/18/how-my-team-and-i-fit-into-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-127664 Josh Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:00:44 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2008/08/18/how-my-team-and-i-fit-into-windows-7/#comment-127664 Hey Brandon, I like Vista and have found the new start menu an incredible productivity boost with integrated Windows Search. I used to use Launchy as my app launcher until Vista, then I discovered the start menu could function in just as good a way... except for one thing; Launchy learns what commands you are most likely to be wanting based on the couple keys you press, including errors... so for example typing "wodr" may get me "Word" to pop up. I think this would be a fantastic function for the Start Menu search to have, it's a given that people are going to make typos whilst using it to launch apps... Also would love to see customizable explorer toolbar...sighh... tell me you don't get annoyed when trying to turn hidden folders on! hahaha Hey Brandon,

I like Vista and have found the new start menu an incredible productivity boost with integrated Windows Search.

I used to use Launchy as my app launcher until Vista, then I discovered the start menu could function in just as good a way… except for one thing; Launchy learns what commands you are most likely to be wanting based on the couple keys you press, including errors… so for example typing “wodr” may get me “Word” to pop up. I think this would be a fantastic function for the Start Menu search to have, it’s a given that people are going to make typos whilst using it to launch apps…

Also would love to see customizable explorer toolbar…sighh… tell me you don’t get annoyed when trying to turn hidden folders on! hahaha

]]> By: rm20010 http://brandonlive.com/2008/08/18/how-my-team-and-i-fit-into-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-127661 rm20010 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:43:15 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2008/08/18/how-my-team-and-i-fit-into-windows-7/#comment-127661 I think the URL for Jonas Barklund's blog is wrong. ;) I think the URL for Jonas Barklund’s blog is wrong. ;)

]]> By: dovella http://brandonlive.com/2008/08/18/how-my-team-and-i-fit-into-windows-7/comment-page-1/#comment-127651 dovella Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:06:07 +0000 http://brandonlive.com/2008/08/18/how-my-team-and-i-fit-into-windows-7/#comment-127651 Thx Brandon!! Thx Brandon!!

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