5.0 usability and UI improvement suggestions w/screenshots

Discussion in 'Windows Virtual Machine' started by ChristopherB, Nov 23, 2009.

  1. ChristopherB

    ChristopherB Member

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    1. Why not make more of the menu options available from the Parallels menubar icon? I have to Quit Crystal to do just about anything:
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    2. Swap command-click functions on the menubar icon. Works with left-click in both Coherence/Dock and in Windows itself. Isn't the Start Menu what you need MOST often also? Left-Click = Easier and more intuitive and the way it is done everywhere else.

    3. Why can't we have the Crystal menubar icon available all the time? Like the "Always On" feature of Fusion? Of course Fusion has its own start menu replacement, but clicking on the Parallels icon could launch a guest OS? Clicking it when nothing is running could display the Virtual Machine list window.

    4. Why do I have to select between the features of Crystal and the features of Coherence? I'd like to have the menubar in either case. Some might also like the Parallels icon on the dock. All these could be presented as options of Crystal or Coherence.

    5. I want Windows starting and shutdown to be completely hidden. The circa-OS9 dialog gets the job done (but doesn't hide Windows shutdown at all) but what about something more like this:
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    6. Full Screen has the ultra-cool page flip when switching FROM a guest OS but doesn't have it to flip BACK to the guest OS from OSX?? If that can't be done, how about a small modality type window that appears on the OSX desktop that when clicked returns to the Full Screen guest?
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    7. No "Click-Hold" Expose support - one of the most useful features in Snow Leopard IMHO:
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    Thanks for listening to my suggestions.
     
    Last edited: Nov 23, 2009
  2. alexg

    alexg Parallels Developers

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    Christopher,

    Thank you for your suggestions and detailed descriptions.

    Alexander
     

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