Windows Live Taskforce

SkyDrive folders should have Web Slices

Submitted by brian.shapiro on March 5, 2009 to Usability

Problem: There are limited applications of Web Slices and a very appealing one may be using them to show folders on SkyDrive. This would allow, for instance, a SkyDrive Favorites folder to be on the Favorites bar with a list of the links you've stored online.
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Solution: Allow any SkyDrive folder to be turned into a Web Slice, including the root folder. Allow dragging of links or files to the Web Slice.

Severity: Low

Impact: High

Status: Not fixed

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All types of searches should have both infinite scroll and navigable page numbers

Submitted by brian.shapiro on March 5, 2009 to Usability

Problem: Because of indecision of which way of displaying search results is better, the Live team has split the difference, and made the web search navigable by page numbers and the image search navigable by an infinite scroll. This takes the advantages of infinite (more...)

Solution: Have search results for both web queries and image queries show in an infinite scroll, but have different positions within the scroll be navigable by page number. (like pages in Microsoft Word)

Severity: Low

Impact: Medium

Status: Not fixed