Windows Live Taskforce

Time for the Live Messenger emoticons to be updated!

Submitted by alsiladka on March 18, 2009 to Aesthetics, Icons, Legacy

Problem: I don't think i need to explain anything. The Live Messenger icons have been the same from god knows which version. I think v6.

But the real problem is that they don't look at home with the new messenger UI.

Solution: Update and bring them to match the Messenger UI.

Severity: High

Impact: High

Status: Fixed

Fixed in Wave 4.

(9 comments)

Don't limit the size of groups to 20 people based on Messenger

Submitted by mjflynt on March 14, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Icons, Usability

Problem: Instead of listing every member of a group in Messenger and limiting the group size to 20 or less (if it is going to use Messenger to allow group chat) why not list only those actually online and not limit the overall group size to a absolute maximum (more...)

Solution: List only the first 20 members of a group that are actually online, and allow them to group chat. Do not show the 21st and later online person or show them with a special icon indicating they are not available, and do not let them in the chat. Show them (more...)

Severity: Medium

Impact: High

Status: Not fixed

(3 comments)

Turn Messenger Group icons green when someone in the group is online when the group is blocked.

Submitted by mjflynt on March 11, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Icons, Usability

Problem: Messenger group icons/tiles for blocked groups do not change color. Turn Messenger Group icons/tiles green when someone in the group is online even when the group is blocked. This would be consistent with how Messenger handles contact tiles for individuals (more...)

Solution: Turn the group's Messenger icon green if someone in the group is online regardless of whether the group has been blocked or not. It currently shows a slash if blocked, but does not go green making it hard to tell if anyone in the group is online (more...)

Severity: Medium

Impact: High

Status: Not fixed

Windows Live Icons MIA from the online services?

Submitted by hoopla_punta on March 8, 2009 to Aesthetics, Icons

Problem: I love the new Windows Live Icons: http://www.istartedsomething.com/20081116/delic...ows-live-wave-3-icons/
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Solution: Make more use of the Windows Live product icons around the website services.

Severity: Low

Impact: Low

Status: Not fixed

(6 comments)

Windows Live Mail contains old icons

Submitted by nyp on March 8, 2009 to Aesthetics, Icons, Legacy

Problem: Windows Live Mail contains some old icons.

Solution: Update them.

Severity: Low

Impact: Low

Status: Not fixed

(1 comments)

Add a contact slider to messenger to resize our contacts on the fly

Submitted by .Chris on March 6, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Icons, Usability

Problem: Why must we use a ugly old dialog box thats really dated just to resize the contacts? Let alone the old fashond way, of clicking radio buttons, clicking apply and clicking ok, just to see changes? Introduce a slider, much like the ones found in the vista/7 (more...)

Solution: I don't know why you did it this, way but make the next verson like this,

Severity: Medium

Impact: Medium

Status: Not fixed

(2 comments)

[Messenger] Remove unused Email icon

Submitted by DavidTaraso on March 4, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Icons

Problem: I don't have an "official" Windows Live address (@msn, @live, @hotmail, etc.) but I have associated a Windows Live Passport to my existing email account. But with this, I don't have email service with Windows Live, so when clicking (more...)

Solution: Remove the email icon if the account is not associated with email service.

Severity: Low

Impact: Low

Status: Not fixed

(4 comments)