Make the icons for SmartSDR, CAT, and DAX different colors or images.

Drax

They're hard to find at a glance.    And why do CAT and DAX both minimize to the task bar and a tray icon?   They should just be tray icons rather than creating more task bar clutter.

Jeffrey Kerber, N3VE

I like this idea.

Jeff, N3VE

Bob K8RC

This has been proposed several times. I even offered to do the icon art myself.

Terry K8EET

Can't tell you how many times I've clicked on the wrong icon. At least there's a 50/50 chance.

Steve G1XOW

Surely you mean a 1 in 3 chance? The SDR, CAT and DAX icons are all 95% identical with very slight differences. A nasty trick from a grown-up software house.

Al_NN4ZZ

Hi Drax,
George / KF2T suggested the color idea 2 years ago.  It has 12 votes so far.  Adding more votes may help move it up in the priority.  

https://community.flexradio.com/flexradio/topics/unique_icons

Regards, Al / NN4ZZ  
al (at) nn4zz (dot) com

Drax

It's the biggest easy win Flex could do!

Drax

I even made the icons for them to use...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/813zrmekr0brbcr/CAT.ico?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7bw89oo579ebfmr/DAX.ico?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/an2drvg1390d2us/FlexSmartSDR.ico?dl=0

Robert -- N5IKD

I think this would work for me:

    

KY6LA_Howard

brilliant

Bill N5TU

I am somewhat vision impaired, and these are easy to see. 

Drax

Not sure if they work for the colorblind.   7% of males are colorblind.  They need to be visually different too.

Bill -VA3WTB

but I hope we can all read?

Bill - K7UOP

I agree that CAT should be in the system tray only. It's a configuration item, not something you need to access often. It just takes up room on the taskbar.

KY6LA_Howard

You obviously do not operetta remotely. The tiny icons in the system tray are almost impossible to access

Steve K9ZW

Often programs have choices for the VI, and sometimes multiple themes of icons.

I'd add to this good suggestion that the larger desktop icons always include the version number. 

73

Steve K9ZW

Robert -- N5IKD

There should be a link to DAX and CAT from inside SSDR.

Also, there should be DAX and CAT should default to connect to the most recently selected radio selected from SSDDR.

Also, the sky should always be blue and the outside temperature should always stay between 50°F and 90°F.

Tim - W4TME

I agree.

Also, please drop the upper temp limit to 85F with a 50 degree dewpoint. ;-)

Steve W6SDM

In Arizona, we water freezes at 85F. 

KY6LA_Howard

Please raise the lower temperature limit to 68F (DAY and NITE)... too many years of freezing my **** off in Canada to ever want to feel cold (anything below 68F) again...

Bill -VA3WTB

Getting old Howard?

KY6LA_Howard

Yup... If you ask My grandkids they will tell you i am at least 100

OTOH... just upgraded my Tesla order to the new one with "Ludicrous Mode" 

http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/three-dog-day

So I must have confidence that my reflexes are still young enough to control it.