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Icon For Computer Folder Should Vary Depending Upon Notebook Or Desktop

Submitted by AsianOnRoute69 on November 5, 2008 to Aesthetics

After installing windows vista and booting up for the first time I recognized that the computer folder carried a desktop icon even though I was on a notebook. A notebook icon for computer should be utilized for notebooks. I found one tucked away in imageres.dll.

Make a notebook icon default for computer on explorer for notebooks and a desktop icon default for computer on explorer for desktops.

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Discussion (14 comments)

domstapleton wrote on November 5, 2008, 1:41pm

+1 Good idea, actually. It would be a nice finishing touch. "Computer" could also be renamed "Notebook" automatically.

cosmo0 wrote on November 5, 2008, 4:13pm

Don't know if it's a good idea usability-wise, or if it's feasible, but +1.

Ensign Joe wrote on November 5, 2008, 4:23pm

+1 Like the idea as the icon is already present in Windows's imageres.
But I don't think changing the name into "Notebook" would be good for compatibility reasons. But still would be a nice addition

.Chris wrote on November 5, 2008, 7:11pm

They could do "PC" you know, for the dumb ads they are doing..

how can you be your computer? are you glad you arnt human anymore? but rather an innmate object

jamesrising wrote on November 5, 2008, 7:21pm

Did bearluke vote this down too? Idiot.

.Chris wrote on November 5, 2008, 11:00pm

I promoted this

On Air 2650 wrote on November 6, 2008, 5:05pm

Just a detail. But this is a good tip for Microsoft.

.Chris wrote on November 8, 2008, 12:08am

I laugh at the idiots who demoted this.

they have no taste whats so ever

elmarj wrote on November 9, 2008, 9:03pm

Nice idea, although I wonder if there is a direct way for Windows to determine the shape (laptop versus desktop) of the computer it's running on.

domstapleton wrote on November 9, 2008, 9:20pm

Windows can tell when it's running on a laptop. It shows the battery icon in the system notification area and displays Mobile PC in the Control Panel.

kaiyao wrote on November 14, 2008, 7:47am

I think they'd better put in a netbook icon, slate tablet icon, an Mobile Internet Device icon and a UMPC icon as well (there are other form factors other than notebook or desktop) =D

Phil_123 wrote on November 19, 2008, 5:01am

What about netbooks and tablet PCs? :P It would be even better if the icon can be customized by OEMs.

fowl wrote on November 21, 2008, 6:12am

@ "customised by OEMs"

Urgh! that would be horrible, OEMs have no taste at all!

domstapleton wrote on November 21, 2008, 3:12pm

@fowl

Agreed lol! Microsoft is trying to stop OEM's from customising their Windows' installations anyway.

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