Product features and Ideation

Product features and Ideation

Bitdefender total security scroll bar change

Defender of the month ✭✭✭

Hi everyone,

It would be great if the scroll bar on the right side of the bitdefender interface window in windows would be a little thicker, this would make it easier for to grab it with the touchpad on laptops.

Thx

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  • Defender of the month ✭✭✭✭✭

    I agree with this. I would also like it if the app could be opened in full screen mode, so we wouldn't need to use the scroll bar possibly as much. It would then show all the available modules, especially in the Total Security Protection window as you showed above.

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  • Defender of the month ✭✭✭

    I second this, full screen mode would be great and maybe also add scroll buttons on the top and bottom of the scroll bar so it would be easier to scroll the notification tab with laptop touchpad.

  • Hi everyone,

    Noted and sent to the relevant product teams. Thank you for your input here. πŸ‘Œ

    Premium Security & Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools user

  • Defender of the month ✭✭✭
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    Hello everyone,

    I think both proposals are excellent.
    Personally, both proposals would be useful to me daily.
    Thank you.

    Regards,

    Windows 11 Famille 23H2

    AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 3.70 GHz

    Bitdefender Ultimate Security Individual

  • @camarie what do you think? It does make sense to thicken that scroll bar, doesn't it?

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  • Principal Software Developer BD Staff

    Filed an issue to the application guys just now.

  • @camarie, just a random question: When different developers, including yourself, work on various featuresβ€”whether creating new ones or improving existing onesβ€”how is the final integration handled? Is there a specific team that combines all the code provided by you and other developers into one unified codebase?

    Regards

    Life happens, Coffee helps!

    Show your Attitude, when you reach that Altitude!

    Bitdefender Ultimate Security Plus (user)

  • Principal Software Developer BD Staff

    It's a cooperation effort, where multiple teams delivers updates and new features, and the teams integrating them (such as ourselves) get them into the product/updates, modifies the product accordingly with the new changes, test the install and updates and when all looks green, publishes the update/install. There is no dedicated team per se, the consumer product (meaning us) does this, although there are specific colleagues in charge of testing, deploying, communicating with other teams in case of more details needed etc. to get the final result.

  • Life happens, Coffee helps!

    Show your Attitude, when you reach that Altitude!

    Bitdefender Ultimate Security Plus (user)

  • Cheers @camarie and Happy New Year!
    What can you tell us about this initiative, do you think the scroll bar is gonna get thicker? 😁

    Premium Security & Bitdefender Endpoint Security Tools user

  • Principal Software Developer BD Staff

    Re-ping-ed the UX guys. Let's see what they say.

  • Defender of the month ✭✭✭✭✭

    Let's not forget full screen mode. I have enough PC's that I use multiple AV's. Bitdefender is the only one that cannot be enabled in full screen mode. Even the lowly F-Secure is able to do that.

    FWIW :)

    Cheers

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  • Principal Software Developer BD Staff

    I'm not sure what do you mean by full screen mode. You mean when you have another application running in full screen (like, say, Chrome's F11 key)?

  • @Scott you mean Bitdefender on your entire screen?? πŸ˜… Like when you access Central in a web browser?

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  • Defender of the month ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 9

    Yep, thank you for asking, friend :) Or, like Windows Explorer in full screen mode. They have the same options, including being able to drag corners to the size you want, then remembering your setting the next time it's open.

    It's not a critical issue, more of a handy feature, as how many times a day does someone open the BD App?

    Cheers :)

    All Bitdefender Home Product User Guides: https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/user-guides/ Using BD Antivirus Plus along with Glasswire free.

  • mod
    edited January 9

    A "full screen maximize" option refers to expanding a window or application to occupy the entire screen. The Maximize button in Windows, typically represented by a square and located in the middle of the three control buttons (as shown in the image shared by @Scott in a previous comment), allows the user to enlarge a window, making it fill the entire screen.

    Regards

    Life happens, Coffee helps!

    Show your Attitude, when you reach that Altitude!

    Bitdefender Ultimate Security Plus (user)

  • Principal Software Developer BD Staff

    The main interface is not designed to be maximized, nor to fully occupy the entire screen. Nor it should IMHO, since it is not an application intended to offer space for activities, but rather to configure and take actions.

  • admin
    edited January 10

    Fair point. I think there are a few functional considerations here. Most likely, this fixed layout was chosen to ensure all elements are displayed correctly, regardless of the user's screen size or resolution. If you opt for a resizable layout, there's no telling how the UI would perform under various conditions and across so many devices, and there's a risk that users could encounter issues where resizing could lead to distorted layouts or improperly scaled elements, so if you can avoid this from start by offering a fixed layout, I think it's the best approach.
    Furthermore, this is also a matter of simplicity and accessibility, because a fixed window makes navigation pretty straightforward, especially for non-technical users who may find resizing confusing or unnecessary. Yes, maybe resizing would be nice to have for us who open the Bitdefender app on a daily basis and demand more configuration options for our apps, but I think we should keep in mind that many users still prefer the "set it and forget it” kind of program, so it's more about convenience and a frictionless customer experience in this case.

    There could also be some security considerations behind the current fixed layout, for example customization might be restricted in order to reduce the risk of malicious apps overlaying or manipulating the interface, so overlay attacks, albeit these are more frequent with mobile devices, as far as I know.

    Another thing to keep in mind here is that the developers must take resource optimization into account with all changes they make. A fixed-size UI uses fewer resources since the app doesn’t have to dynamically adjust and render different layouts, thus conserving system resources for other important tasks. Again, what's under the hood is more important than looks in my opinion, and this is a software that prioritizes system protection above anything else.

    And last but not least, taking into account all of the above, I think one cannot really design a resizable window for this app without significant effort, while ensuring consistency across operating systems and devices..

    Now back to the main topic, I think the scroll bar can indeed be improved without too much effort in this case and surely it would enhance UI navigation, however complete window resizing is another story and much more difficult to do for this app.

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  • Defender of the month ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Alexandru_BD Good points:

    "Fair point. I think there are a few functional considerations here. Most likely, this fixed layout was chosen to ensure all elements are displayed correctly, regardless of the user's screen size or resolution. If you opt for a resizable layout, there's no telling how the UI would perform under various conditions and across so many devices, and there's a risk that users could encounter issues where resizing could lead to distorted layouts or improperly scaled elements, so if you can avoid this from start by offering a fixed layout, I think it's the best approach.

    Another thing to keep in mind here is that the developers must take resource optimization into account with all changes they make. A fixed-size UI uses fewer resources since the app doesn’t have to dynamically adjust and render different layouts, thus conserving system resources for other important tasks. Again, what's under the hood is more important than looks in my opinion, and this is a software that prioritizes system protection above anything else".

    I didn't think about the fact that Bitdefender has the nice Quick link panels on the dashboard that can be customized, and how would those be affected by any display changes let alone the app being resized?

    I agree, I think it's good as is.

    Cheers :)

    All Bitdefender Home Product User Guides: https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/user-guides/ Using BD Antivirus Plus along with Glasswire free.

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