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[Suggestion] Windows Live Center Jumplist (Vista/7 only)

Submitted by hoopla_punta on March 14, 2009 to Aesthetics, Usability

Vista somewhat has some "Jumplists" and 7 can easily support them already. I would really like someplace where I can see everything about my Windows Live account, right from my desktop, and I don't really want another application on my taskbar, so why not a jumplist instead?

Make something like my mockup below, see all the images at: http://cid-7f0544e37cfd3f9c.skydrive.live.com/s...ve%20Center%20Jumplist

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Discussion (12 comments)

nyp wrote on March 14, 2009, 3:14pm

+1

Bill Gates and Steve Jobs? WTF?
Also, why the date shows 2008? :)

hoopla_punta wrote on March 14, 2009, 3:50pm

i took the screenshot off a website.

hoopla_punta wrote on March 15, 2009, 2:49am

@ chris, its just a joke... i see you can't take any.

.Chris wrote on March 15, 2009, 6:24am

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technogran wrote on March 15, 2009, 6:51am

This is a brilliant suggestion in my opinion! After all these are all supposed to fully work with Windows 7 so why not a jump list like this! Good suggestion!

burnblue wrote on March 15, 2009, 7:00am

Thing is, I don't believe that's what they would call a jumplist... a jumplist would be something attached to an app on the taskbar and is implemented with very specific APIs. Your mockup (which looks nice) would be more like the dialogs for Network Connections or Power that we see in the notifications area. That means this could work in Vista and I think even XP, while jumplists are specific to Windows 7.

That centralized thing is a good idea though. The mockups are good. Basically I'm saying you should edit the title.

.Chris wrote on March 15, 2009, 7:17am

@ burneblue

i like your idea. make an idea for it!

Ensign Joe wrote on March 15, 2009, 4:57pm

Looks a bit bloated but it's just a mockup. Really like that idea. I'd apreciate a Windows Live desktop gadget as well

JTaylor69 wrote on March 22, 2009, 1:33pm

Looks amazing :)

I would use this

FremyCompany wrote on April 7, 2009, 1:05pm

Why not for WinXP too ?

.Chris wrote on April 7, 2009, 5:02pm

Because XP is outdated and support will be ending soon Microsoft focus is on vista, windows live and windows 7 right now

tomcat45 wrote on December 9, 2009, 8:31pm

Let's Google it...
It seems that someone is allready working on that !
http://www.sebastien-bouez.net/realisations/windows-live-center/
I've asked the author for more info but still no answer, wait and see

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