Comodo taskbar icon

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[bequick]

Look here->
The comodo taskbar icon looks awful,if you choose right click scan.Please,comodo,change this ugly icon )

[Beanie]

Tis quite grainy compared to the others in the pic

One vote from me

[bulgroz]

The tray icon should indicate if all scanners are active.

Green =  All OK
Blue = D+ is off
Yellow = AV is off
Orange = FW is offl

Then use split icons for different combinations

Half blue and half yellow = D+ & AV are off  etc

Red = all off

That would be a quick visual check...

[Whoop-dee-doo]

Using only colors to signify status can cause problems for color blind users.
If they make skins for CIS, perhaps they can make a skin for color blind users that would include appropriate modifications to colors/patterns in the tray icon.

[HeffeD]

Too many colors would just be too confusing.

I think a better approach would be a simple alert that lets you know something is disabled. You could then right click on the icon to find out the status.

[Whoop-dee-doo]

I think a better approach would be a simple alert that lets you know something is disabled. You could then right click on the icon to find out the status.

I posted the pic below in the usability forum...when you hover over the tray icon, you can see a brief status summary.
Maybe a simple change in the tray icon can notify the user that security is at risk (e.g. shield with a flashing exclaimation mark rather than a shield with a check mark) . A mouse hover over the tray icon can provide a status summary (see pic below), whereas a double click on the icon opens CIS and the appropriate security alert (e.g."installation mode is on, do you wnat to turn it off?" or "Defense+ is disabled, do you want to turn it on?"). How about something like that?

[HeffeD]

How about something like that?

+1 I like that a lot. Much better than the multiple colors concept.

[bulgroz]

Glad to see that other also think the current tray Icon is not satisfactory. Whoop-dee-doo, I like you approach and agree it is better than the colors I suggested.

[fartypants]

+1 for Whoop-dee-doo

Maybe the up/down bitrate indicator could benefit from little additional thought,
it's not wonderful either.

[Meez01]

+1 for Whoop-dee-doo comments.

i just found out i probably have been surfing the web with comodo firewall disabled for at least a week.!! i disabled it for some reason, most likely to test something, but then i forgot about it and never enabled it until now.

i don't usually open the gui or right-click the tray icon at all. although i do like the animations when the connection is active. some type of tooltip or tray icon with a red X on it when disabled or a green CHECKMARK when enabled would really help.

[Petit]

+10 for Whoop-dee-doo, It's better for only display a name of program.

[HughShaw]

I signed up just to add my comment!

I'm currently using Kaspersky Internet Security but disabled the firewall to go with Comodo Firewall. I really don't like the taskbar icon. When traffic is going in and out, it looks really ugly with the arrows. After uninstalling Comodo and installing ZoneAlarm, I switched back because Comodo doesn't lag my system (Vista 64 sp2). This program is great in functionality, but the tray animation needs much improvement (My only gripe).

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