Comments

1. 1nvad3r

   
   Posted on: December 02, 2008 at 5:17AM  

   Hey are you guys going to fix up the taskbar, because the the Windows logo doesn't match the taskbar theme.  You guys should make the button transparent instead of having it blue and just keep the color of the windows.
2. Imani

   
   Posted on: December 02, 2008 at 9:16AM  

   This actually looks great, this is want people want, funtionality and style! Great job MS.
3. Imani

   
   Posted on: December 02, 2008 at 9:34AM  

   Oh and by the way, the strt menu would look more defined if it wasn't the same size as the other icons, other than that I think the new taskbar is great.
4. Jithin PG

   
   Posted on: December 05, 2008 at 4:28AM  

   Dear Brandon, Can you please tell the details of Feature-Complete Beta Release of Windows-7? Will it be released on 2009 early or late or mid?
5. magnus150

   
   Posted on: December 08, 2008 at 2:44AM  

   I'm really looking forward to Windows 7, and this new taskbar is probably the feature I'm looking forward to the most.
6. Photo1921a

   
   Posted on: December 08, 2008 at 5:51PM  

   Would like to see the ability to thin it down some, even with small icons activated it is still taking up too much screen real estate.  I read that quick launch is going by by, really not needed anyway but what I like to see is less space between items pinned to the start bar. One other request, The "All Programs" would like to see the option to show this as a menu.

   Now here's a quirk I discovered, I made a short to All Control Panel Items and it won't let me pin it to the start bar.  
7. Maverick

   
   Posted on: December 09, 2008 at 11:40AM  

   wow sounds like you guys are on the right track! keep it up but don't make the os to cluttered and hevy a light os would be nice, that way a pc that performs like a $2000 pc on xp will still perform like a $2000 pc on windows 7. Keep it simple not easy.
8. Imani

   
   Posted on: January 01, 2009 at 11:05AM  

   How would that taskbar look under the classic theme? Makes me shudder! It's fine the way it is, as far as im concerned I don't see why we need to have pieces of Win98, 95, 2000, ME, in newer OSs, did 95 have 3.0's theme stuck onto it? It's time to move on, with explorer constantly evolving I see it as hard to continue placing classic as an option, it already looks, odd, in Vista. To win in this situation, the superbar should try to leave a small footprint like classic, that's all people want, classic's performance, Vista's eye candy, if Win 7 can do this, classic should be extinct!
9. mfisher1967

   
   Posted on: January 04, 2009 at 2:50PM  

   It would be easy to differentiate program shortcut icons from open program icons if Microsoft employs the same approach taken in the Quick Launch and System Tray portions of the Taskbar in XP & Vista.  Using this approach, there would be an Expand/Collapse button next to the Start button and another next to the Clock on the Taskbar.  Open program icons would reside in the System Tray by the Clock and program shortcut icons would reside in the Quick Launch by the Start button.  To view these icons, the user would simply click on the appropriate Expand button next to the Start button or Clock.  The icon options to "Always Hide", "Always Show" & "Hide When Inactive" could be configured by the user as per current practice by right clicking the Taskbar and selecting Properties.  I would also like to see a user configurable option to make the background of the "Super Taskbar" transparent.  I believe that the desktop would look very clean if the above recommendations are incorporated into Windows 7.    
10. Brandon LeBlanc

    

    
    Posted on: January 04, 2009 at 6:54PM  

    mfisher1967 - the new Windows Taskbar in Windows 7 is in fact transparent. It utilizes Aero Glass. You will be able to change the color of Aero Glass in Windows 7 that also applies to the Windows Taskbar as well.