3 Windows Vista Suggestions   

1. Context sensitive help icon in task bar:
With a new operating system, to help with the learning curve, how about an 
taskbar icon which you can click to get context-sensitive help if you need 
it? Something which works intuitively like the 'clippy' help system in MS 
Office, but not as intrusive. So for example, if it is obvious you are trying 
to get a printer defined, rather than have to step aside what you are doing 
and going to the help from the start menu, you could click the taskbar and 
the appropriate help for what you seem to be doing is available. In addition 
to showing help to what you are actually doing, also links to possible help 
locations within the MS Knowledge base.

2. Grouped Application profiles:
Multiple applications and documents you can open together by opening a named 
profile. For example, opening a profile named 'xyz' results in: MS word 
launches and opens xyz.doc, Outlook launches and opens the draft letter to 
xyz, Adobe Photoshop launches and opens the xyz.psd file for editing'. 
Invariably, you have multiple documents and programs running, but you need to 
stop what you are doing and turn off the pc. Rather than having to close all 
these programs and documents, turn off the pc, then open them up all over and 
get the documents open again, how about the option to be able to save this 
layout as a named profile so that when you start your pc next, rather than 
having to reopen all those programs and documents again, you can launch the 
profile and all those programs will open again, open the documents you were 
working on and re-establish where you left off?

3. ‘Open with’ links added to hover information in Windows Explorer
If you hover your mouse over a file in Explorer, the box prompts you with 
file property information. How about also listing the 'open with' options as 
well rather than having to right click and scroll through the menu as a 
separate step? Further, if you hover and hold the alt key (for example) the 
hover help becomes a launch box and you can click to open with that 
particular program?

date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:06:01 -0700   author:   Loreen de Kort Loreen de

Re: 3 Windows Vista Suggestions   

Hi Loreen,

Please submit your feedback to: 
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/sentiments/default.mspx

-- 
Jabez Gan [MVP]
Microsoft MVP: Windows Server
http://www.blizhosting.com
MSBLOG: http://msblog.resdev.net


"Loreen de Kort" <Loreen de Kort@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:1513CFAD-4403-4AE3-9D56-1C3590FEA2B8@microsoft.com...
> 1. Context sensitive help icon in task bar:
> With a new operating system, to help with the learning curve, how about an
> taskbar icon which you can click to get context-sensitive help if you need
> it? Something which works intuitively like the 'clippy' help system in MS
> Office, but not as intrusive. So for example, if it is obvious you are 
> trying
> to get a printer defined, rather than have to step aside what you are 
> doing
> and going to the help from the start menu, you could click the taskbar and
> the appropriate help for what you seem to be doing is available. In 
> addition
> to showing help to what you are actually doing, also links to possible 
> help
> locations within the MS Knowledge base.
>
> 2. Grouped Application profiles:
> Multiple applications and documents you can open together by opening a 
> named
> profile. For example, opening a profile named 'xyz' results in: MS word
> launches and opens xyz.doc, Outlook launches and opens the draft letter to
> xyz, Adobe Photoshop launches and opens the xyz.psd file for editing'.
> Invariably, you have multiple documents and programs running, but you need 
> to
> stop what you are doing and turn off the pc. Rather than having to close 
> all
> these programs and documents, turn off the pc, then open them up all over 
> and
> get the documents open again, how about the option to be able to save this
> layout as a named profile so that when you start your pc next, rather than
> having to reopen all those programs and documents again, you can launch 
> the
> profile and all those programs will open again, open the documents you 
> were
> working on and re-establish where you left off?
>
> 3. 'Open with' links added to hover information in Windows Explorer
> If you hover your mouse over a file in Explorer, the box prompts you with
> file property information. How about also listing the 'open with' options 
> as
> well rather than having to right click and scroll through the menu as a
> separate step? Further, if you hover and hold the alt key (for example) 
> the
> hover help becomes a launch box and you can click to open with that
> particular program?
>

date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 08:44:55 +0800   author:   Jabez Gan [MVP]

Re: 3 Windows Vista Suggestions   

Oh and please submit your suggestions individually.

-- 
Jabez Gan [MVP]
Microsoft MVP: Windows Server
http://www.blizhosting.com
MSBLOG: http://msblog.resdev.net


"Loreen de Kort" <Loreen de Kort@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:1513CFAD-4403-4AE3-9D56-1C3590FEA2B8@microsoft.com...
> 1. Context sensitive help icon in task bar:
> With a new operating system, to help with the learning curve, how about an
> taskbar icon which you can click to get context-sensitive help if you need
> it? Something which works intuitively like the 'clippy' help system in MS
> Office, but not as intrusive. So for example, if it is obvious you are 
> trying
> to get a printer defined, rather than have to step aside what you are 
> doing
> and going to the help from the start menu, you could click the taskbar and
> the appropriate help for what you seem to be doing is available. In 
> addition
> to showing help to what you are actually doing, also links to possible 
> help
> locations within the MS Knowledge base.
>
> 2. Grouped Application profiles:
> Multiple applications and documents you can open together by opening a 
> named
> profile. For example, opening a profile named 'xyz' results in: MS word
> launches and opens xyz.doc, Outlook launches and opens the draft letter to
> xyz, Adobe Photoshop launches and opens the xyz.psd file for editing'.
> Invariably, you have multiple documents and programs running, but you need 
> to
> stop what you are doing and turn off the pc. Rather than having to close 
> all
> these programs and documents, turn off the pc, then open them up all over 
> and
> get the documents open again, how about the option to be able to save this
> layout as a named profile so that when you start your pc next, rather than
> having to reopen all those programs and documents again, you can launch 
> the
> profile and all those programs will open again, open the documents you 
> were
> working on and re-establish where you left off?
>
> 3. 'Open with' links added to hover information in Windows Explorer
> If you hover your mouse over a file in Explorer, the box prompts you with
> file property information. How about also listing the 'open with' options 
> as
> well rather than having to right click and scroll through the menu as a
> separate step? Further, if you hover and hold the alt key (for example) 
> the
> hover help becomes a launch box and you can click to open with that
> particular program?
>

date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 08:45:14 +0800   author:   Jabez Gan [MVP]

Re: 3 Windows Vista Suggestions   

Thanks. MSN support direct linked me to this forum, but thanks for giving 
the correct forum and the suggestion.
"Jabez Gan [MVP]" wrote:

> Hi Loreen,
> 
> Please submit your feedback to: 
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/sentiments/default.mspx
> 
> -- 
> Jabez Gan [MVP]
> Microsoft MVP: Windows Server
> http://www.blizhosting.com
> MSBLOG: http://msblog.resdev.net
> 
> 
> "Loreen de Kort" <Loreen de Kort@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:1513CFAD-4403-4AE3-9D56-1C3590FEA2B8@microsoft.com...
> > 1. Context sensitive help icon in task bar:
> > With a new operating system, to help with the learning curve, how about an
> > taskbar icon which you can click to get context-sensitive help if you need
> > it? Something which works intuitively like the 'clippy' help system in MS
> > Office, but not as intrusive. So for example, if it is obvious you are 
> > trying
> > to get a printer defined, rather than have to step aside what you are 
> > doing
> > and going to the help from the start menu, you could click the taskbar and
> > the appropriate help for what you seem to be doing is available. In 
> > addition
> > to showing help to what you are actually doing, also links to possible 
> > help
> > locations within the MS Knowledge base.
> >
> > 2. Grouped Application profiles:
> > Multiple applications and documents you can open together by opening a 
> > named
> > profile. For example, opening a profile named 'xyz' results in: MS word
> > launches and opens xyz.doc, Outlook launches and opens the draft letter to
> > xyz, Adobe Photoshop launches and opens the xyz.psd file for editing'.
> > Invariably, you have multiple documents and programs running, but you need 
> > to
> > stop what you are doing and turn off the pc. Rather than having to close 
> > all
> > these programs and documents, turn off the pc, then open them up all over 
> > and
> > get the documents open again, how about the option to be able to save this
> > layout as a named profile so that when you start your pc next, rather than
> > having to reopen all those programs and documents again, you can launch 
> > the
> > profile and all those programs will open again, open the documents you 
> > were
> > working on and re-establish where you left off?
> >
> > 3. 'Open with' links added to hover information in Windows Explorer
> > If you hover your mouse over a file in Explorer, the box prompts you with
> > file property information. How about also listing the 'open with' options 
> > as
> > well rather than having to right click and scroll through the menu as a
> > separate step? Further, if you hover and hold the alt key (for example) 
> > the
> > hover help becomes a launch box and you can click to open with that
> > particular program?
> > 
> 
> 
>

date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 18:20:01 -0700   author:   Loreen de Kort