Fancy Schmancy 7 Visuals & Functionality

[Win7User512]

I read somewhere recently that MS has decided to remove the window previews from the taskbar by instead just having a list pop-up of currently open windows.

Aside from whether that is true, I am wondering what that means for the built-in neat factors.

Example, the window previews were fairly standard for most apps. However, in IE, the tabs were shown individually which was a nice feature. Also, hovering over Windows Media Player, it allowed you to skip, pause, play, and stop your current track.

What will happen to those neat preview features AND if they leave them, will they extend to other browsers and media players such as iTunes?

 

[swarfega]

I hope they dont remove that feature, Ive grown used to using it to switch between windows.

 

[Win7User512]

I hope they dont remove that feature, Ive grown used to using it to switch between windows.

Well if I understand correctly, MS wants to get rid of the thumbnail that shows what is in the current window, in favor of just a label with text and a little "x" close box to close it.

I really hope they don't go through with it.

 

[baarod]

The problem is app that don't play correctly in Windows -- i.e. Crapple and Lunix apps. If you don't draw your UI using supported APIs then you don't get a preview unless you add code to your app to provide it. Fat chance that Crapple and Lunix bufoons will do that!

 

[Espair]

This is one of my fav features!! I love looking at all my different windows and picking.

Visual > text. You can always have the option to turn it off right?

 

[mxosder16]

i really hope they don't take away the preview. it's one of my favorite features but not only that...it really is effective!!

 

[Barman58]

The way I understood this potential change in functionality it is meant to be in addition to the current preview system.

it would be, I believe, an option for normal use and would only come into play when a large number of windows were open - for example lots of word documents or browser windows which would exceed the available screen space.

Edit

I have just opened a few browser windows and the preview on my screen actually changed to a list on the 10th window. obviously this is a live function in build 7077 and it as I thought is additional functionality rather than replacement

 

[SqdnGuns]

Source??????

 

[Barman58]

My source was some blog post I read from one of the MS developers backed up by my personal experience on the build I'm running.

The function may have been in place for some time but haven't noticed it before tonight

 

[SqdnGuns]

My source was some blog post I read from one of the MS developers backed up by my personal experience on the build I'm running.

The function may have been in place for some time but haven't noticed it before tonight

Thanks for clarifying that.

 

[johngalt]

All I gotta say is that if this is anything more than an option M$ loses me permanently as I move to *nix full time.

They screwed us over with the Longhorn builds turning into the Vista fiasco that it was, and if they even *contemplate* such a disastrous move with Win 7, I swear it is then end for me and M$. And I am dead serious about this - I have always justified using Windows b/c of the need to support client machines and whatnot, but with *nix now supporting NTFS read and write, I am over it. I can use a *nix box to work on Windows machines with the added bonus that 99% of the time I won't have to worry about loading a live version of the OS and infecting myself, either.

Have a care, M$ - I am sure that I am not the only one who feels like this. Screw us over and I'll run XP in VBox for my games and show you the finger, Steve.

 

[splxtreme]

This is definitely not a feature MS is going to drop. It is way to late in the build process to be dropped.