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#REDIRECT [[User Interface feedback]]
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''Thu October 6th, 2005''<br>
We're going to run a short beta of the new look and feel to Steam, which we're building to accommodate more games and MODs on Steam. To run it, run Steam from a command line with '''-clientbeta&nbsp;betaui''' in your command line. If you find any bugs, please edit this page.
 
''Fri October 7th, 2005''<br>
We've just released an update to the beta which fixes many issues, including some of those listed below. Restart Steam (using the same command line as above) to get the changes. -- [[User:GregCoomer|Greg]]
 
''Sun October 9th, 2005''<br>
Another beta update - same procedure as above. <span style="color:gray;">(Thanks for helping to test the beta and for contributing bugs to this page.)</span> -- [[User:GregCoomer|Greg]]
 
''Mon October 10th, 2005''<br>
Please restart Steam again with the beta command line; another update has been released. This is a release candidate -- we're shooting for release tomorrow (Tuesday).  -- [[User:GregCoomer|Greg]]
 
[[UIBugs/ClientBetaChangelist1010|View changelog for 10/10 beta update]] - [[User:johnc|johnc]]
 
''Tue October 11th, 2005''<br>
Another day, another update; The new Steam UI was released! -- [[User:johnc|johnc]]<br>
[[UIBugs/ClientBetaChangelist1011|View changelog for 10/11 beta update]]
 
''Thu October 13th, 2005''<br>
* Fixed HTML control not displaying correctly under Windows 98
* Improved launching behavior of 3rd party games
* Stopped storefront page from loading when using the mini-games list
* Fixed "Processing ..." label staying visible after Steam had finished launching
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==Bugs==
*In the mini games list, pre-loads (specifically the Red Orchestra pre-load) are shown as paused, even while running at full speed.
*There is no pre-load link for Red Orchestra anywhere but the update news. There should at least be one in the Store!
* Mods are not shown if their parent game is not owned. To decrease confusion, they should be shown and the option to buy the parent game given when the user attempts to launch them.
** I think Steam should detect those mods and display a warning with the following options: Buy game, delete mod, ignore. When ignored the mod should be shown, but set inactive. --[[User:Koraktor|Koraktor]] 12:58, 26 Jan 2006 (PST)
* The main window doesn't remember the last used tab. This results in everyone who doesn't use the minimised list loading the Store when the launch Steam. Slower + unnecessary bandwidth usage.
* Launching a <code>-silent</code> Steam with a steam://purchase/* link causes the purchase window to start minimised, and only appear when 'Restore' is selected from the taskbar context menu.
* Refresh button's states sometimes get mixed up. It will revert to 'Refresh' when the list is still loading for instance.
* When you press and hold the right mouse button, and then move your mouse to a window other than Steam window (this bug doesn't exist when you keep your mouse on any other Steam window (or the same window)) and then release the right button, none of Steam windows are then movable, until you click the right button anywhere on Steam window again. I think that this is caused by some kind of bug in the mouse input, the UI thinks that the right button is still pressed, while it's actually not and doesn't allow to move the windows. '''[[User:Garstyciuks|Garstyciuks]]'''
* The Install Lost Coast warning you get when you click 'install' from the shop says I have a 1.3 Ghz processor but I have a 2.2 Ghz. AMD Athlon 64 3500+ on Windows X64.
**It says I have a 1.0 GHz CPU when I have an A64 3500+, XPhome SP2&mdash;'''[[User:Pon|Pon]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Pon|talk]])</sup> 05:33, 19 Oct 2005 (PDT)
*** Because of "Cool 'n Quiet" probably. It let's your cpu run slower when it hasn't got much to do...
**** ^ Yup, that's it.  Same thing here, Steam said I had a 0.8 ghz processor when I have a AMD64 3400+.  :) &mdash;'''[[User:Hampster|Hampster]]'''
* Steam doesn't save your preferences for the options in the server list(server not full/not password protected/not empty).
** Same problem.
* % completion is % completion for a gcf...it should be overall&mdash;'''[[User:Ts2do|ts2do]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Ts2do|talk]])</sup>
* Can't load Team Fortress Classic in Windows 98 SE using Steam Launcher. It crashes after the game is just loaded (when Select team appears).  Always Steam3 doesn't close fine. Appears a small window saying "The program has performed an illegal operation..." "Steam caused an invalid page fault in module MSIMG32.DLL at 01bf:0ed98dda". In the same PC but in WindowsXP runs fine. Older version ran fine under w98. The only way is load the game executing manually "hl.exe" in the "account" subdirectory.
*<s> There is logic in the way icons are shown in front of games in the 'My Games' list. The first third-party game after the official Steam games, gets a black and orange HL1 icon. If you count the number of third-party games, and divide this by 2. The first third-party game of the second half gets a CS icon. This stays like this, even if you install more third-party games. [http://img431.imageshack.us/img431/2378/example9wc.jpg Example.] The third-party games should get an icon for the game they were made for (HL1 or HL2), or shouldn't have an icon at all.
**The first third party icon that appears is the icon used for hlds &mdash;'''[[User:Ts2do|ts2do]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Ts2do|talk]])</sup> 12:43, 15 Oct 2005 (PDT)
**Also...does this happen the same when you have more/less official mods?...I uninstalled some of mine and I seem to have no problem with icons&mdash;'''[[User:Ts2do|ts2do]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Ts2do|talk]])</sup> 12:45, 15 Oct 2005 (PDT)
**For me the first third-party mod icon is blank, second is TFC.  [[http://images.mzzt.net/newsteamui.png|Look here.]]  That is an old shot though, since now the title issue is fixed, but there are more icons now than there were then (God Damned Undead has the Dedicated Server icon, Hostile Intent has the DoD icon.  Scientist Hunt has the DMC icon. - [[User:The_MAZZTer|The_MAZZTer]]</s>
* Mods no longer inherit the Launch Options of their parent games, and there is no way to set them in groups. You've got to trawl through ''every one'' adding your options.
* Back screws up when purchase is clicked and the client already has the game...it'll redisplay the dialog however many times the purchase button was clicked&mdash;'''[[User:Ts2do|ts2do]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Ts2do|talk]])</sup>
** This is also true for popup screenshots...minus the recursion of the new window&mdash;'''[[User:Ts2do|ts2do]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Ts2do|talk]])</sup>
* News shows up on the Update column for games not in the client's possession.&mdash;'''[[User:Ts2do|ts2do]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Ts2do|talk]])</sup>
** Uhh, what? &mdash;[[User:Agret|Agret]] 22:39, 13 Oct 2005 (PDT)
*** If there's an update for CZ, you'll see it on all your HL1 games regardless of whether you have the game? --[[user:TomEdwards|TomEdwards]] 02:16, 14 Oct 2005 (PDT)
****Correct!&mdash;'''[[User:Ts2do|ts2do]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Ts2do|talk]])</sup> 05:19, 14 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* Colors of games' text (in mini games list) change to black on skin change&mdash;'''[[User:Ts2do|ts2do]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Ts2do|talk]])</sup> 20:27, 12 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* Goldsrc takes the trackerscheme of the first skin it finds...else uses default green...make it use the ''current'' skin's trackerscheme&mdash;'''[[User:Ts2do|ts2do]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Ts2do|talk]])</sup> 14:57, 12 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* Server Browser lists Source mods that are marked singleplayer_only in gameinfo.txt (happens for MINERVA).
* Pre-order dialogue error: Says your card won't be charged until the game is release at the top, says it will be charged immediately in the small print.
* Steam does not display bandwidth usage in Monitor, My Games or the tray icon even though content is being downloaded. [http://www.btinternet.com/~varsity_uk/Steam/ui/betaui/download_bug.png Image].
** Fixed by pausing/unpausing download
* When a pre-load is finished, the content can't be deleted through the UI. And when the pre-load period finishes, you can't even see that you have the content in the first place!
* When in Store, the Store-screen flickers when I move my mouse over the options (Browse games, All games, Search)
** I also have it in Update News. When I hover my mouse over a link, there is a white kind of flash over the background image.
* If I add a server "qqp.no-ip.org" to my favorite servers it doesn't add as that it instead adds as 220.245.144.139 which is the server ip. Since the server is on a dynamic IP I have to re-add it every time the server reconnects. Steam is not storing it correctly. &mdash;[[User:Agret|Agret]] 23:19, 11 Oct 2005 (PDT)
** This is not a UI bug.  Steam has always added servers like this. - [[User:The MAZZTer|The MAZZTer]
*** Yes it is a UI bug. Servers are kept track of by the UI and a config file. It couldn't be all that hard to add DNS support to the UI. It's really stupid that the UI can't handle loading DNS addresses from config file or adding them to the list &mdash;[[User:Agret|Agret]] 03:58, 13 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* Third party games who don't specify their URL link to the steam folder in their properties page&mdash;'''[[User:Ts2do|ts2do]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Ts2do|talk]])</sup> 19:26, 11 Oct 2005 (PDT)
** Again please ???
*** Goto the properties of a third party game that hasn't got "Third-Party" underlined then click on "Third Party Game" on either Developer or Homepage and it will open your Steam folder in a new window &mdash;[[User:Agret|Agret]] 04:00, 13 Oct 2005 (PDT)
** Occurs on mine too. Weird... &mdash;[[User:Agret|Agret]] 23:16, 11 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* When moving the window using the system menu (right click taskbar button, move, press an arrow key and then move the mouse, click to drop) the window will snap back to it's previous location.  Is this by design? - [[User:The MAZZTer|The MAZZTer]]
* Deleted the blue shift cache from the right click, delete content from this computer menu. Bug comes when I try to install it again, it will not update, no connection to the steam servers seem to be made(But I have a feeling that it is updating behind my back because last time I tried it, it was magically done after about 30 minutes but the only problem is I don't have any of my per program B/W monitoring programs, if valve keeps tabs on who is getting what updates by I.P. or account name etc. I can provide information to a valve staffer)
** Goto "View - Bandwidth Monitor" on the main window &mdash;[[User:Agret|Agret]] 23:16, 11 Oct 2005 (PDT)
**Just tried deleting another game(Codename Gordon) and installing that, and the GUI suddenly sprung back to life for blue shift(It jumped up from 69% too 72%, but now Codename Gordon is stuck in that cycle of looking like it's doing nothing.)
***I get this with every game :( &mdash;'''[[User:Pon|Pon]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Pon|talk]])</sup> 18:55, 11 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* Switching between the fans in the server-window suddently makes the servers in the favorites-fan turn huge and bold like the font in the main steam-window. [[:Image:Serversbold.PNG|Screenshot]]
** Please clarify. That screenshot looks normal.
*** No it dosen't look normal. The servertext is way too huge and bold. Look in your on serverlist!!!
*<s> Third party HL1 mods have a launch issue that can cause regular HL1 to launch instead of the actual third party mod if steam isn't already running. &mdash;'''[[User:AlphaWolf|AlphaWolf]]'''
** This bug is caused by a command parsing issue in steam, added a more specific note about it in johnc's discussion page.
** In theory this is fixed with the just-released update, please confirm - [[User:johnc|johnc]]
*** Yes indeedily doodily. One small comment/concern though, I noticed earlier somebody mentioned that this was fixed by "massaging" the -game parameter. Would this affect other parameters that are passed with quotes as their options? Or does that affect only the -game parameter? &mdash;'''[[User:AlphaWolf|AlphaWolf]]'''
**** The older games don't support quoted parameters, and were barfing, so now that gets cleaned up before launch</s>
* When I set launch options for 3rd party games, HL crashes when starting those games from the small server list. Then all games crash with same error until steam is restarted. Err Sig: AppName: hl2.exe AppVer: 0.0.0.0 ModName: filesystem_steam.dll ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 0000e66f (winXPsp2)- Still doing this after last patch. --[[User:StonedSmurf|StonedSmurf]] 11 Oct 2005 (PDT)
** In theory this is fixed with the just-released update, please confirm - [[User:johnc|johnc]]
*** Nope, still getting these client game crashes, now, even without launch options being set. I can send you the entire dump, if you can give me an address to send it to. I am on the HLcoders mailing list. --[[User:StonedSmurf|StonedSmurf]] 11 Oct 2005
*** Definitely not fixed (check the HL2 forums now that the new UI is public)...  Is there a workaround for this?
* The new "News"-links in the full games list below update, sometimes disappears when clicking on them? This might be intended... but it has a very strange behavior?
*In the menu settings the text "Don't Save Account Information" is just above the checkbox not behind it. --[[User:FishBrainX|FishBrainX]] 03:20, 11 Oct 2005 (PDT) [Duplicate]
** Confirmed. There appears to be a newline at the end of the string causing this. - [[User:The MAZZTer|The MAZZTer]]
* Sometimes third party mods get random icons&mdash;'''[[User:Ts2do|ts2do]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Ts2do|talk]])</sup> 21:10, 10 Oct 2005 (PDT)
** Reproduced by Dup
** Reproduced by Eggy
* Going to the properties of a game then going to Updates and clicking "View <game> update history" opens the update history in your default browser whereas right clicking it on the game list and clicking "View <game> update history" opens it in the update history browser/viewer. &mdash;[[User:Agret|Agret]] 04:48, 10 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* The size and position of the "Full view games list" should not influence the "Mini games list" and visa-versa!
** Think of them as the same window because that's what they are. &mdash;[[User:Agret|Agret]] 04:48, 10 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* Selecting the "View update news" in "My games"-list makes the "News Update"-window freeze!
* Creating a [[svencoop]] game works, but when another guy joins, it crashes [[hl]]. The game works well when changing the listen server from steam beta to regular steam. -[[User:Mic2070|Mic2070]]
** In theory this is fixed with the just-released update, please confirm - [[User:johnc|johnc]]
* When you chose to start Steam in Games, it doesn't. It should be possible to start steam in the mini-games list.
** This happened to me after I loaded Steam for the second time with the beta UI. It fixed itself when I expanded the mini games window into the full window and back again. [Bwmathis]
* Are the translations in their final state? For example, the german translation is a bit "ugly" at some points.
** Translations of new text hasn't been done yet
* The store windows inner border is flickering if you move the mouse over the hover table columns.
* Uninstalled games have color icons
* Pressing CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+R (Reload Skin?) when the small games window is open causes the text in the list to turn from white to black.
** This only seems to occur for that particular control, and not for list controls in general.
*** If you put it to full size then back to mini it appears to restore the colors. Also if a game needs updating on the list it will go back to orange if you reload a few more times then go back to black if you keep pressing. How on earth did you find out this key combination anyhow? &mdash;'''[[User:Agret|Agret]]'''
*** I read it somewhere in some skinning guide for the old UI.  It was supposed to make skin-creating quicker.  I figured it had been a beta-only feature, and so I thought it might be in the new beta too.  Also try CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+B. :)
*When trying to pre order RDKF it tells me that the game is already owned, steam shows no other signs of me 'owning' it at all, except having it in the installed section of the mini games menu. I had to reload into steam 2 to pre order. --[[User:Draco|Draco]] 21:10, 10 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* After the Friday update, dragging the Store tab around the screen makes the embedded page flicker violently.
** Does not occur for me. &mdash;'''[[User:Agret|Agret]]'''
*** It does for me, kinda &mdash;'''[[User:Pon|Pon]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Pon|talk]])</sup> 02:27, 8 Oct 2005 (PDT)
**** Could somewhat duplicate this, mine only flickers a little bit. Not sure it's a "steam bug" though. --[[User:StonedSmurf|StonedSmurf]] 05:07, 11 Oct 2005 (PDT)
***** I think it's more related to the IE control than to Steam &mdash;'''[[User:Agret|Agret]]'''
***** I get this also running windows 2000 '''[[User:Dredfurst|Dredfurst]]'''
* When switching to the mini games list from tools or store Source mods names appear as "Half-Life 2" and many icons are wrong (eg the Half-Life 2 icon is the old DOD icon). [Duplicate]
* In "Settings" my favorite window is set to the Games window but Steam opens the big UI box on the Store tab. It should be open on the Games tab of the big box. &mdash;'''[[User:Agret|Agret]]'''
* Pressing Alt on the main screen acesses the default window menu (maximise/minimise/close/etc.) and not the Steam File/View/Games menus.
** Alt has no effect for me other than the standard Alt+Space for the system menu.  Side node: Keyboard accellerators /underscores for the menus and Windows XP-style "hide the underscores in the top level menus until the user taps Alt" would be nice. -[[User:The MAZZTer|The MAZZTer]]
*Somtimes selecting the "View Update News" in the right click menu will cause Firefox to spasm or switch between multiple open browser windows (Windows, not tabs. Though the browsers both have several tabs each) --[[User:UndeadScottsman|UndeadScottsman]]
* Progress indicator for GCF validation can go backwards
* There is now no way to tell if the HD pack is enabled.
** For me, it still shows up on the Properties window for the game, much like it did in the old version.&mdash;[[User:ATimson|ATimson]]
*** Doesn't show up for me. --[[User:Koraktor|Koraktor]] 03:37, 13 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* Window positions for both the "full UI" and the "mini UI" should be saved and restored upon changing UI mode. (Different positions and dimensions)
** This is still a problem
* Context menus [http://www.btinternet.com/~varsity_uk/Steam/ui/betaui/context_overlaps.png go behind the Taskbar] if the mini games list is the right position.
* 'Disk space Required' fields on the Install dialogues are outdated. e.g. CS:S is apparently needs 807MB, but is in fact 1GB+.
** Shows the correct size for me. --[[User:Koraktor|Koraktor]] 03:37, 13 Oct 2005 (PDT)
*** This is disk space required, not used. Are you still sure?
* When I connected to STEAM, and went to My games, u see the list with the games and u also have a row Update, so if there are updates for those game in particular, u know it; but for every game I saw News in those row and when I clicked on it, I just went to the news page and then when I closed the newspage, News was disappeared for every game in those row
* HL2 Icon is disappeared in the gamelist and mods don't have their icon either
*<s>Pausing a download (i.e. RDKF preload) doesn't work. Steam doesn't show any download activity, but the download is still active. --[[User:Koraktor|Koraktor]] 12:42, 12 Oct 2005 (PDT)</s>
* Not sure if this is a bug: Changing skins that have different steam/cached files does not load the new cached files, instead uses the previous skins cached files. --[[User:Rick|Rick]] 02:39, 12 Oct 2005 (PST)
* When I start up the Source SDK for the first time after Steam is launched (I launche Steam with a shortcut to the SDK), it says it needs to download and install itself. It seems to detect my already-installed SDK and allows me to use them, but it's cumbersome to have that window pop up each time... Looks like a bug to me. [[User:Captain_P|Captain P]]
*When starting an Half-Life 1 Engine game, the UI keeps the latest custom skin set before the new UI: There is no way(?) to change this skin. [[User:Hurricaaane|Hurricaaane]]
* There are 2 blank list items in the 'game' filter drop-down box for the server browser.
** Can't reproduce that. [Koraktor]
*** I can... I think it's picking up all the SP Source mods I've got.&mdash;'''[[User:Pon|Pon]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Pon|talk]])</sup> 04:28, 18 Oct 2005 (PDT)
*<s>Window title of Game menu reads "STEAM - %account%" on Steam startup. This occurs whether it's started in mini mode or large mode. Changing between mini and large mode fixes it until I next close and re-open Steam. I've only noticed this after having restarted after Lost Coast was released; however, I have not downloaded or installed LC on this computer or this account. &mdash;'''[[User:Maven|Maven]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Maven|talk]])</sup> 19:08, 27 Oct 2005 (PDT)</s>
 
==Not Reproducible==
* On server browser, Attempting to enable "secure server" tab, resulted in steam not-responsible for about 20sec', then it was ok, and everything work (aswell as disabling and re-enabling the "secure servers" tab)
* Sometimes when '''first''' viewing a games update news (after a steam restart) it will minimize steam as the news is loading (the in-built viewer not external browser links)
* Somehow decided that my CS:S installation is at zero percent. I think it was because it claimed to be at 85%, with a paused update, and I started and then immediately stopped it again. The client hung, and upon restart, after a considerable wait where it was "Scanning for game updates" it told me I didn't have it installed, which I most definitely do. Upon reverting to the current version, it correctly says that yes, I have the whole thing.
* Strange Hissing sound when steam CPU Usage is at 100% on "Updateing steam platform Files" - http://ammahls.com/random/strange-sound-bug.mp3 - hardware http://ammahls.com/random/Report.htm (Lattest drivers on all hardware)
** Why does it eat 100% CPU for 15 minutes anyway?
*** The old Steam did this too. Very annoying...
**** I don't see how steam is allowed to do this.  This would most likely hurt most computers due to the cpu gitting too hot and the bios should shut down the computer if it ran at 100% for 5 minutes from gitting too hot.
***** Oh dear. I suppose my running my PC's processor at 100% for hours on end while compiling maps is WRONG and EVIL. Basicallly, if a computer locks up while running as it should then it has a cooling problem, pure and simple. It's not the software's fault. If the software unnecessarily runs at high priority and gets in the way of other tasks, then that ''is'' a problem. --'''<font color="#ff66cc">Cargo Cult</font>''' <sub>([[User:Cargo Cult|info]], [[User talk:Cargo Cult|talk]])</sub> 14:41, 10 Oct 2005 (PDT)
******Hehehe it sounds like crickets &mdash;'''[[User:Pon|Pon]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Pon|talk]])</sup> 03:12, 15 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* Unable to recreate but twice I have had a scrolling display suddenly jump back to the top of the page while using the mouse wheel to scroll down.  Once in "Store" and once in third party mod list.
* Back button in Store window always active even if there is no "back" page to visit.
* When you go into the "servers" menu and then into the "History" section all the servers do not appear correctly.
* Half-Life 2 does not detect out of date video drivers before launch
** Is this a bad thing? ;P  It would always do that for me in the old UI even when I had the latest drivers.  Quite annoying.  Luckily you can turn it off. - [[User:The MAZZTer|The MAZZTer]]
* Trying to load Steam with the beta UI, results in an error message of "Platform Error: bad module 'Friends/friendsUI.dll", not loading" after which time it shows it is logging in and freezes.
* List of games sometimes disappear
* Opening the server browser and doing something crashes my computer to hard reboot
<s>
*Third-party Source games crash when started through games list&mdash;'''[[User:Ts2do|ts2do]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Ts2do|talk]])</sup> 20:54, 9 Oct 2005 (PDT)
** Gary's Mod 8v3b and Dystopia seem to run just fine through the mini game list and the full game list. --[[User:FishBrainX|FishBrainX]] 21:05, 9 Oct 2005 (PDT)
** same problem i posted about it but somebody deleted it :(</s>
* Clicking on the Activate Game link at the bottom of the Store tab (didn't click on the text, but the active bit that extends to the right) then choosing Cancel crashed Steam with no error, and required me to re-enter my password when I restarted the program. [Dupe, fixed]
** Yes, I can reproduct the bug [LeBourrin] - Fixed now
*! Needs looked at, i find that when playing games (CS Source, DoD Source etc) its jittery since the new update, i have to tab out, close the big steam window, then get back into the game to get them back to normal.
 
*<s> Orginal HL Mods that don't use or have icons will sometimes have what seems to be a random icon by them (sometimes its the counter strike one, other times its the HL source one) --[[User:mrichards|Eggy]]</s>
* I can't seem to get the server list to sort the servers by IP address in the correct order --[[User:Fishman2066|Fishman2066]] 20:41, 26 Oct 2005 (PDT)
 
==Feature Requests==
* Add the option in server list to filter servers with or without bots.
* An option to automaticlly close Steam (so it'll only run in system tray) when entering a server (like in "The All Seeing Eye"), that way instead of using 13mb+- of RAM, it'll only use 2-3mb which is very importent for people with older machines (256mb of RAM and less) -[[User:RP|RP]]
* Will it be possible to skin Steam to look similar to this: [http://img418.imageshack.us/img418/9997/steamskin5rf.jpg ]?
* Change steam to detect mod installs while running, instead of requiring a refresh
** The old UI did this, not sure if the new one does, just close the games window and reopen it from the systray and it should find the new mods. - [[User:The MAZZTer|The MAZZTer]]
* Add back the new bandwidth monitor to the right click steam tray icon. [[User:^Ben|^Ben]] 15:47, 11 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* Add more information about the games that are being updated etc to the bandwidth monitor. [[User:^Ben|^Ben]] 15:47, 11 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* This is a release candidate -- we're shooting for release tomorrow (Tuesday) - PLEASE DO NOT rush this. I am still having the below problems. --[[User:StonedSmurf|StonedSmurf]] 05:07, 11 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* Memory footprint is better now. However, after games I went from 5-11MB when steam starts up, to 30++, especially after playing a game. It is slightly better than before, but please work hard to get this memory footprint lower. Thanks! --[[User:StonedSmurf|StonedSmurf]] 05:07, 11 Oct 2005 (PDT)
** Memory management does seem a bit buggy. For example. I start Steam, the games window opens, and memory usage is 15MB. I close the window, it drops to 2MB, which is to be expected. However, I reopen the games window, usage climbs up to 6MB, and stays there.
* When icons for third party games are created, use the icon defined for that game rather than the steam icon. &mdash;'''[[User:AlphaWolf|AlphaWolf]]'''
* The option to *remember that you are in offline mode* so that everytime you start steam it dosen't prompt you about it being offline. - User:- Flynia
* The ability to drag-and-drop games/tools in the game lists.
** The games as they are look unorganised (only alphabetical) - should be in order HALF-LIFE / CS / SOURCE / MODS
* Add the possibility to store the password of the favorite servers.
* Add showing percentage completion of update when update is paused.
** In addition, percentage completion of update shows the percentage completion of the updated cache files, not the percentage completion of the update to be downloaded.
* Userrating of games in the shop, we now know what is availible but how much does the community love it? --[[User:FishBrainX|FishBrainX]] 21:13, 9 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* XML skinning support like Winamp. --[[User:C00lryguy|C00lryguy]] 03:44, 9 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* Properties for Third Party Games allowing you to change the icon and the display name. --[[User:C00lryguy|C00lryguy]] 03:44, 9 Oct 2005 (PDT)
*<s> Support for launch options for thrid party mods, like Valve games (-console for example). UPDATE: Done in last new updates, but still buggy as hell. [Smurf]
** You can already do this, in the full view, hilight the game you want, then in the bottom right corner hit properties. They should allow you to bring up the properties dialog from the right click menu though. The fact that you can't is a bug. &mdash;'''[[User:AlphaWolf|AlphaWolf]]'''
** Seems to work in the 10/9 build. --[[User:Koraktor|Koraktor]] 08:59, 10 Oct 2005 (PDT)
*** Yep, 10/9 build fixed the right click menu having the properties option. Not sure how this made it into the features request area though... &mdash;'''[[User:AlphaWolf|AlphaWolf]]'''</s>
* Option to backup game content for thrid party mods. &mdash;'''[[User:StonedSmurf|StonedSmurf]]'''
** Also to back up the maps and other content you have for you games.
* Option for mod developers to allow updates to their games via steam, having them supply the hosting of course. If this is at all possible, please do. It can only help you to have "one stop shopping". [Smurf]
** Mods could supply a special field in their gameinfo.txt to limit URLs to allow updates from, to prevent a malicious user who accesses a developer's system from being able to link an update to any file on the internet. [[User:The MAZZTer|The MAZZTer]]
** Yea there are several ways to make this a "safe" thing, as safe as you can get, that would allow mod makers a chance to get their products out, etc. &mdash;'''[[User:StonedSmurf|StonedSmurf]]'''
* Add an option to automatically exit steam when you close your game. (a full exit, not just closing the UI menu) &mdash;'''[[User:AlphaWolf|AlphaWolf]]'''
* In the server browser list, add an option to show the number of bots on the servers rather than just a "B" icon. Also consider negating that number from the actual number of players shown to be on the server (since they aren't actually players.) &mdash;'''[[User:AlphaWolf|AlphaWolf]]'''
** One way to do this would be to have a + in the player# field. For example: 3+3/10 indicating 3 players and 3 bots on a server allowing 10 players.
* Make the favorites list in servers save what your sort your list after, and what order you want them showed ( IE the minor arror going up or down ).
* Make it possible to add your own sections in the 'My Games' mini list. As mentioned [http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?s=5c7ebaa051959f842a6cde282627d76f&threadid=329397 here] and demonstrated [http://webpages.charter.net/lunchtimemama/site2/playgames.htm here].
* snapping windows to one another still sucks. windows should snap not only to edges of the screen and one another, but to corners as well.
* detect out of date video drivers before launch for Goldsrc games do not - not only source games.
* If the cursor is over either the minimize or close window box, it would be nice to see a visual feedback
* Keyboard access in store.
* update SDK UI to match new style
* Have a tab to the news page on the main screen instead of it opening a browser window?
** I agree with this. In fact, I recommend that you reorganize the Games/Main window's tabs into News (general Steam news and option to browse individual game news), Browse (for downloading/purchasing), Play (for installed games) and Tools (for server, SDK, etc.). This will allow you to remove the unnecessary News option with the context menu and the icon down at the bottom of the Games/Main window. [Bwmathis]
** Better yet, have a tab to the RSS feed.
* When you right click on Valve mods you are able to set the launch options (-console for example) but with third party mods, you have to make a shortcut. Is there any way you can add support for that with third party mods? Somwhat fixed with last update, expect for crash errors. &mdash;'''[[User:StonedSmurf|StonedSmurf]]'''
* Add an ETA To all process bars - I.e. updating platform files.
** This might be an engine update, but add an ETA to Source Games, like what Gold Src has, for when you are downloading assets from a game server
* Abilty to maximise the storefront window.
* The account name should not appear in window title. People often post screenshots of their games list on the Internet (usually in the course of trouble-shooting), relieving their account name. Since the account name is one of two pieces of information a nefarious individual requires to hijack an account, it is best not to make such sensitive information so visible. The user can easily view their account name from the Setting window, which is far less likely to appear in a screenshot posted to the Internet.
* In the Interface Settings, it would be nice to be able to set my favorite window to Tools.
** Seconded.  As someone that primarily uses the SDK this would be very useful, as SDK access is frequent and awkward at times.
* Tools should also be accessible through the "mini games list"
* I want the "monitor" feature back
** It's already back, integrated into the main My Games/Tools windows.
*** Ok, where is the nice bandwith usage graph?
**** Oh. Forgot about that. Guess the Monitor's not entirely there after all. :-/
* When viewing status of "Not yet installed" games, it would be nice to have an install button.  If a game is installed you can uninstall (delete local game content...) from status, so the inverse sort of makes sense to be there.
* "Mini Games List" Sections should be expandable/retractable menus so we can hide the other sections, particularily "not installed".  Mods/Custom Games and Tools needs it's own sections in "Mini Games List".
** We need a right-click option to "Hide Game" in the "Mini Games List", and be able to add it back in from the full "My Games" menu.
*** Or it should be possible to make groups and add games to [http://webpages.charter.net/lunchtimemama/site2/playgames.htm them].
**** I would love to see the ability to add custom ones, but if that is not possible at the moment, please at least setup more lists, like "valve" "HL1 Mods" "HL2 Mods", etc. &mdash;'''[[User:StonedSmurf|StonedSmurf]]'''
* It would be nice to have a throbber for the Store to let the user know that a page is loading.
* It would be nice to chose voices/subs languages ( also different ) about a game from its properties. ( It will be cool also if Mods can do this ... )
* Add an upgrade option for ATi bundle.
* One must scroll to see games released before Condition Zero in the Backup wizard's games list. If one right-clicks on such a game - say, Ricochet - the Backup window should open and the list should automatically scroll to revile that game.
* A "Server" tab in the expanded main window (see [[:Image:MainWindowServer.jpg|Fig. 1]]). The aesthetics of two sets of tabs would need to be explored. There is also the redundancy problem of having a Servers tab and a link to the Servers window at the bottom.
* Allow for multiple account managment, fast user switching, or some sort of quick account login or managment tool.
* For unreleased games, put the "(unreleased)" text in a different, perhaps slightly darker, color.
** Built in since last update "10/9 Update". -[[User:Sturmhaube|Sturmhaube]]
* Allow users to remove games from the main list, so it doesn't appear cluttered.  I don't want to see Codename Gordon at the top.
* <s>Add an option to verify GCF caches when right clicking a game.
** Added in 10/9 build. --[[User:Koraktor|Koraktor]] 08:59, 10 Oct 2005 (PDT)</s>
* It would be nice if there will be a tabbed browsing ( like FireFox ) of forums on Steam.
* Release a skinning tool for Steam.
* Allow full customization through skinning (change window shape, how items are displayed, all colors, spacing, etc. or a mode entirely without a skin using Windows standard looking widgets.
** Agree: there should be a no skin option to use the standard Windows theme. It would give Steam a more serious look. --[[User:Muffin|Muffin]] 03:01, 9 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* It will be cool if you add a BitTorrent-like distribution system. If you don't like it for selling products, add it for free products! The user will chose to use it or not. ( and how much upload band to dedicate to it ) You will save a lot of band ( because with a small amout of it you will have a better distribution ) and users will complete it in a shorter time!
* It would be nice if this nicer looking skin could be applied to when your playing a game or at least have an option to change it.  For example, when your joining a Counter-Strike: Source server and the loading bar or the servers list is in this nicer looking skin.
* Standardised GUI for all Steam platform games so that "one skin will fit it all".
* Clear history for server browser.
* Somewhere that says what content server your connected to. This is very important for me because if I get connected to my ISPs content server then the downloads don't go on my download count. Also it would be great if I could change the content server to my ISPs but I doubt that would happen.
* A working friends list would definitely improve it. Ability to add friends like MSN.
* Ability to change the Steam skin to High quality(nicer) or Low quality. This can help to reduce memory usage and boost in-game performance. (Beta version requires around 50MB memory usage while the old version requires only 10-15MB memory usage)
* User can customly change the size of the backup. (Some CD can store up to 700+ MB)
** Agreed: In fact most CDR media sold these days is 700+. 640MB discs are very rare to find. --[[User:Boneless|Boneless]]
* Please allow us to change our login username and I don't mean switching accounts, but actually renaming our login.
* Maybe for some of the more popular mods you can add the developer website link for them. (I think it's a mod file setting, not sure I don't mod that much.
* GUI option to install optional components, and make it more prominent.
** The HD-pack (HL/OP/BS).
** The condition zero models (CS/CZ)
* Maybe add near 'My games' an extra tab with 'My mods'
* For mods also add the same menu if u press with right mouse button and in the properties of the mod: the webpage and the possibility to update the mod automatically (everytime when I change this to automatically update the mod and I check back, it is changed to 'Do not automatically update this game'
* <s>Allow third party games to have their icons in the 'My games' section</s>
* When installing a backup, it uses the old GUI.
* URL mouseover for developer websites
* Could we get the http://www.steampowered.com/status/game_stats.html somewhere, in its own tab or in the store?
** Maybe put it in the "Games" menu since that has only got the one option? "Activate A Product On Steam..." &mdash;'''[[User:Agret|Agret]]'''
** Maybe we can have a connection page that describes more network details
*** The current content server we are connected to
*** The current network status (Total/Used bandwidth)
*** Firewall tester (To allow people to see if firewalls are breaking their game)
**** I've got a hardware firewall and the only thing that would disrupt your game is when you are hosting. It's hardly worth coding a tester just for that as people should already know when they are in a position to host or not. &mdash;'''[[User:Agret|Agret]]'''
* <s>Ability to collapse sections in Mini-games mode [Dwarden]
** There are no sections in mini-games mode that I can see. What are you referring to? &mdash;'''[[User:Agret|Agret]]'''
*** Added in Sunday release.</s>
* Ability to define custom game/apz sections in Mini-games mode (ie, creating popular one on top while rest collapsed on bottom) [Dwarden]
* Add ultra mini mode (toolbar with only game icons or/and small/short text name) in short smaller than actual minigames window [Dwarden]
** Ultra mini mode could just be that square section of the mini-games list. Have a look, the gray colored small section. None of the surrounding borders or menus. &mdash;'''[[User:Agret|Agret]]'''
* Add ability to launch games directly thru tray icon (right click on icon choose Play > choose game to play, let say working only for "key" game titles) [Dwarden]
** It works fine for a large list through the XFire tray icon. I'm not sure why they cant support it for every one of your Steam games. &mdash;'''[[User:Agret|Agret]]''
* Update the in-game loading screen to new style [Ninja]
** Only in HL2 games please, the new skin looks ugly in the old HL1 games.
* Ability to download third-party games from your My Games menu, like in WON version [Ninja]
* A skin menu for your games where you can change/upload your custom weapon and player skins so it is not so hard to get rid of them [Ninja]
** This would be controlled by the game in question and not Steam. Unless you mean uploading your stuff to the Steam content servers which seems pointless as it works fine the way it is now. &mdash;'''[[User:Agret|Agret]]'''
* Interface option to choose level of opacity / transparency , color schemes too, font colors/types etc (ie inversion) [Dwarden]
** Get Steam skin support working again. Maybe let me use my old skins on the new interface somehow? &mdash;'''[[User:Agret|Agret]]'''
* A refresh button for '''My Games''' would be useful for game developers&mdash;'''[[User:Ts2do|ts2do]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Ts2do|talk]])</sup> 18:51, 8 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* I actually have a good feature/fix..firstly change game names to be filtered out correctly while playing CS 1.6(not being also to see CS source games), thats pretty annoying.Add more filters like filter "no bots","max players"(to easily find a 0/10,0/32)..better mute player control and mute text option. Also fix "view server info" window being always on top(annoying cause you can't play so it makes that useless in-game).Faster loading times on opening games.[El3]
* In mini games window give us coming soon section back and tools section --[[User:Nba1341|nba1341]]
** Ew, no, they should be left out&mdash;'''[[User:Pon|Pon]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Pon|talk]])</sup> 17:10, 9 Oct 2005 (PDT)
*** with the new 10/9/05 gui update you can now collapse windows so you could just collaspe tools and coming soon if you did not want them there. --[[User:Nba1341|nba1341]]
**** Should be like [http://webpages.charter.net/lunchtimemama/site2/playgames.htm this]. So you can add sections yourself.
* Store the game manuals (i.e. Half-Life 2 and Day of Defeat) locally on the user's hard drive. I'd prefer viewing the user manual from my hard drive than having to download it from the web site. Also, the Half-Life 2 manual is a PDF file, but Steam doesn't mention anything about needing Adobe Acrobat Reader. Although most people have Acrobat Reader, I'm sure some people do not.
* Add their manuals for the good old HL1 games.
* Special category in this list for 'Feature requests for My Games list'. Cause there are a lot of those...
* Easy way to delete mods: right click and select Uninstall/Delete (this would just delete the mod folder within the half-life directory).  --12:25, 10 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* Add feedback to the Product activation wizard windows to let the user know what Steam account he/she is applying the CD key too. See image. [[:Image:Register_cdkey.jpg|(screenshot)]]
* Globaly memorise the last open tab in Properties dialogues.
* When you activate Steam, you see an update screen. It should have the new Steam skin, perhaps the same skin as the log-in screen
* Option to show list after what engine they run like Half-Life: Counter-Strike, Half-Life Blue Shift, Day of Deafeat, Deathmatch Classic, etc. and Half-Life 2: Half-Life: Lost Coast, Day of Defeat: Source, Half-Life: Source, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch etc..  --[[User:Wiak|Wiak]]
* Optimize the speed for downloading and add BitTorrent (Option) into the client so users can help other users on steam -- [[User:Wiak|Wiak]]
* Mark games you don't own bold in Store. Makes it easier to pick them out.
* Protection against files ([[Wikipedia:i.e.|i.e.]] com files) as developer_url
* When starting Steam, there should be an option not to show any screen (games etc.) at Favorite Window
* When selecting custom catagories, Steam should remember the catagory settings/order for each window (favorites, server list, spectate, history).  For example, I would like to remove the VAC symbol column and add the Bots column, but I have to do this manually every time Steam is restarted.  This is pretty minor.  &mdash;'''[[User:Hampster|Hampster]]'''
* Put an option in steamscheme.res to modify steam ingame chat/netgraph font... old UI used to have it ("EngineFont").
** Found a fix for this by editing the registry and reusing a trackerscheme.res old file.
* Some way to refresh the games list would be great. When installing a mod I have to advise people to completely restart Steam to get my mod to show up. --[[User:Garry Newman|Garry Newman]] 07:28, 28 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* Server Browser ingreted in the big games/store/tools menu
* Ability to delete third party mods from My Games in a similar manner to official steam products.
 
== Nitpicks ==
*Needs Seprate section on the games list, like the old steam for 3rd party games, for more organization.
* The shops 'System Check' for Lost Coast doesn't recognise 'Cool 'n Quiet'. My 2.2ghz CPU, runs @ 1ghz when it has nothing to do. But the shop thinks it always runs @ 1ghz and tells me my system specs aren't good enough for the game.
* The "Stop refresh" button isn't aligned correctly. [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/snkcube/StopRefreshProblem.jpg screenshot] [[User:Snkcube|Snkcube]] 21:34, 11 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* In the Steam settings (on latest update) "Don't save account information on this computer" is not lined up with the check box next to it &mdash;'''[[User:Agret|Agret]]'''
* Having "Not Installed" games in the mini-games list is pretty illogical, they can be installed from the full games list anyway.
*There are 2 duplicates in the 'toolbar'. There is file->settings, view->settings and view->support, help->technical support which basicly refer to the same.
*Steam should indicate that it is doing a rollback instead of an update when it is in fact doing a rollback. For example, when you run steam without the -clientbeta parameter after you have run it with that once, it says it is "updating" to an older version. &mdash;'''[[User:AlphaWolf|AlphaWolf]]'''
** It is in fact updating to the latest version. The command line switch forces Steam to think there is a new version but the content server still reports the other one as the latest version. &mdash;'''[[User:Agret|Agret]]'''
* "About" dialog wasn't updated when the October 7th update was released.
*<s> Third party mods randomly show icons of other games. [Koraktor]
** I can't reproduce any of these
** That bug seems to be different for each client. [Koraktor]
*** I get this too. For example, Hostile Intent shows with a TFC logo, MINERVA shows with a CS1 logo. Always is those two, ie not random. This also has NOTHING to do with the mods in question, it's based on their "place" in the list. Remove/Add a mod, and you'll see the logos move to new mods. [Smurf]</s>
* File menu says "Backup games..." whereas window is titled "Backup wizard"
** That's because when you want to backup your games you get a wizard to guide you through the process. This isn't a bug. &mdash;'''[[User:Agret|Agret]]'''
* Viewing update news for a game.  Title of window does not contain name of game being displayed.
** Game name appears just below that in a big line that says "UPDATE NEWS - HALF-LIFE 2: DEATHMATCH" so i'm pretty sure you'd know what game you were looking at the update news for.
* "Activate a product on Steam..." should only be clickable on the text part and not the width of the window
** "Activate a product on Steam..." should open the "Product activation wizard" on MouseUp
* Windows lack any border separate from the dark OD green, which means if you have two windows on top of each other, the edge of the top window vanishes into the background of the bottom window.
* Opening "Change password..." dialog there is a minimize and close button in title bar ( _ and X), yet "Change contact email..." only has close and no minimize. 
* The font used for the ip address in the "Game Info" dialog should be a bit brighter
** I second this - it's a small asthetic nitpick that's very annoying! - '''[[User:Hampster|Hampster]]'''
* There is a space character before the word "Built:" in the about dialog
* It would be nice if Steam showes the percentage on the status column only if the game is incomplete. There isn't also any reason to show "Third party mod" instead of "Ready" ( like VALVe productions )
* Only Half-Life 2 and DoD (old version) seem to have "player manual" links when right clicking on game names.  Perhaps show that option on other games as well, but grayed out?
** It's cleaner only showing stuff when needed VS showing a ton of grayed out menu options you can't actually use anyway. &mdash;'''[[User:Agret|Agret]]'''
*** Ideally mod developers could use that link to open a browser to their website's manual for their mod or a locally-stored version included with the mod.
* The store's html margin values should be checked because on the right the text is slightly truncated.
* "Settings" is listed in both the File and View menus. Redundant?
* "Activate a product on Steam..." at the bottom of the Store tab link appears as underlined text rather than a button. This seems to break the aesthetic convention of the UI: buttons are used to open other Steam windows, underlined text is used to open webpages.
** And on that subject, wouldn't it be better next to the back/home buttons, with the space it is currently taken up used to show more of the web page?
* In the mini Games list when there is no scrollbar, there is an unaesthetic mix of rounded and straight corners within the window (see [[:Image:CornerCurve.jpg|Fig. 2]]).
** This is now present in the "Gray" skin, but not in the "default" skin.
* The store's HTML should have doctype declarations to make it valid HTML. On top of this, the HTML should really come closer to validation than it does, Tidy spits out an average of 10 warnings per page.
* Inconsistent browser launches: Some of us use Firefox exclusively. "view game manual" pops up in Firefox, links to mods from the store pop in IE.
** In fact, it would be nice if you could embed a Firefox control into Steam, to make it more secure - it is an online shop, after all --[[User:DrBob|DrBob]] 00:52, 10 Nov 2005 (PST)
* The interface is too chunky. The space between the games list and window border (as a matter of fact most of the dead space) needs to be trimmed. You shouldn't have to scroll as much as you do when you have 25 items.
* Decrease the vertical space between games listed in the "my games" area.
* Disabled text is green, so it appears quite out of place when featured against a grey background, such as with the "I agree with the terms of the Steam Subscriber Agreement" in the Product activation wizard.
** While you mention it, when you click "I agree with the terms of the Steam Subscriber Agreement" the Back button is highlighted rather than the next button as though you should go back? &mdash;'''[[User:Agret|Agret]]'''
* "Server Browser > History" has a "remove server from favorites", instead of "remove from history"
* "Server Browser > History & Favorites" CTRL+A (Select all) does not work.
* "Total cost of games bought individually..." in "Valve Complete Pack" shows savings of $200+, but that calculation assumes that every game does not come in a package and bases it off "package price.
* Application name should not be "in caps", ie Steam but not STEAM.
* Half-Life: Source uses the old, orange HL icon rather than the new, white HL:S icon
** same for the old UI [Koraktor]
* Disparity between "Half-Life: Blue Shift" and "Opposing Force."  For the sake of aesthetics, it would be nice to have them both either use the "Half-Life" prefix or not.
** Prefers to see Half-Life: Opposing Force than just simply Opposing Force.
** The same does for CS:CZ and the "Deleted Scenes".
* Launching a HL2 mod in the games list will show the name of the mod instead of HL2(eg "Preparing to play Perfect Dark", but if you launch using an icon it says "Preparing to play Half-Life 2", perhaps make the desktop icons do this too?
** Desktop icons are launched through command line parameters yet the ones on the list actually know what the game is called. I think that it would have to look at gameinfo.txt while launching to work out the name. Certainly possible.
* The first update screen (for the exe and dll) still uses the old theme.
** This is because it is downloading the new theme
*** It's already done that. This is the *second* update. :)
**** If you run with the beta UI from the command line, it'll update you to the next version, which is currently beta and unreleased to everyone. If you have Steam setup to start when you start your computer, it's rolling you back to the current public version, as that won't have the command line switch.
*****That isn't happening either. It's just that the theme information held within steam.exe hasn't been updated yet.
* You've now got to restart Steam for new mods to show up in the UI. Before, re-opening Play Games did it.
** You didn't even have to re-open it you could leave it open and just click Play Games again. Please restore this to the way it was. &mdash;'''[[User:Agret|Agret]]'''
* Should "store" really be called store?  I anticipate using it to download a lot of free mods.  "Browse" would probably be a more attractive name. [segarch]
** Maybe "Browse Titles" or "Steam Titles" or "Steam Games"? &mdash;'''[[User:Agret|Agret]]'''
*** Or even... "Browse Games"!!!:D&mdash;'''[[User:Pon|Pon]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Pon|talk]])</sup> 17:14, 9 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* The overall look is nice, but for some reason it seems bulky. Perhaps trim it down a bit, and cut out some of that whitespace, for examle between the "file,view,game" options, the top title, and main list. Hope that makes sense, but basically just trim the borders and unused space a bit. [Smurf]
** For "some" reason it seems bulky. How about because it's so damn huge? &mdash;'''[[User:Agret|Agret]]'''
* Better use of capitals, eg : "My games" to "My Games" etc.
* After right-clicking a game in the My Games window to open the context menu, right-clicking on a different game changes focus to that entry and closes the context menu for the first game. However, left-clicking also does this. If I right click on one game, then on another, it should close the first menu and also open the menu for the second, rather than just re-focusing.
* The in-game Steam GUI is not consistent with the new out-of-game Steam GUI. In Counter-strike: Source and Half-Life 2 it uses the round-cornered second Steam GUI introduced, while older Half-Life 1-based games all use the original square-cornered Steam GUI. [Bwmathis]
** I don't think that's a problem, the new skin would look terrible in the old HL1 games.
*** I don't see how. It would allow you all the updated settings and options of Steam, which the old GUI lacks. It would change the in-game graphics (including the HUD) in no way, shape, or form. It would merely give you a single, consistent Steam GUI for everything you do.
* Steams memory footprint while idle is unjustifiably large (upwards of 40MB.) It would be nice to have something more realistic - say 5MB. &mdash;'''[[User:AlphaWolf|AlphaWolf]]'''
** Mine doesn't do this until I run games, usually sits at around 7-9, then jumps to 31+ (stays there after games are closed) [Smurf]
*Ability to try and install the half life 2 demo even though I already own half life 2, launch obviously fails.
*Source SDK should feature the link to www.valvesoftware.com for the developer_url and developer.valvesoftware.com for the manual&mdash;'''[[User:Ts2do|ts2do]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Ts2do|talk]])</sup> 21:13, 9 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* The dotted selection outlines on buttons, tabs, etc. could do with being swatted. We already know what's highlighted...
* Error in Minerva's Store page: "Something something, really extraordinary!"
* After clicking on "Delete local game content" from within a game properties box, the "Delete" button is highlighted.  Traditionally, the Cancel button is highlighted to prevent accidental deletion. &mdash;'''[[User:Hampster|Hampster]]'''
** This is fixed.
* The bandwidth readout in My Games doesn't go into MB/s. Could confuse those who misread it as kilobits/second?
* The grey outer window of the games list is visually not in sync with the rest of the app. ([[:Image:Steam.JPG|Example]])
* Hand icon appears in the space where 'News' link is on some games, even if there is no news or link to click on. --[[User:RabidMonkey|RabidMonkey]] 16:46, 11 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* The "Steam Update" window crops a bit off of the bottom of HTML pages it opens up, even if you scroll down all the way. [http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/4514/steamupdatewindowcropping3gm.jpg screenshot] --[[User:Moleculor|Moleculor]]
* Description for Automatic Updates under Properties -> Updates always reads "(Content for this game will not be automatically acquired.)" even when it is set to automatically update.
===Menu text versus window title and general window title style inconsistencies...===
:I'm making this a subsection so people understand that people are pointing out inconsistencies --[[User:Alph Tech STUART|Alph Tech STUART]] 08:10, 17 Dec 2005 (PST)
* Main window is "STEAM - <username>" (all caps Steam)
* "File > Backup games..." opens window titled "Steam - Backup wizard"
* "File > Settings" opens window titled "Settings - Steam"
* "Games > Activate a product on Steam..." opens window titled "Product activation wizard" (no "Steam" and "activation" not capitalized)
* "Help > About" opens window titled "About"
* Most menu items that open up a new window have text ending in "...", except for "File > Settings" and "Help > About"
** Don't forget about "View > News", "View > Friends", "View > Servers", "View > Settings", "View > Support" and "Help > Technical Support Page" &mdash;'''[[User:Agret|Agret]]'''
* Inconsistent capitalization of text in titles.  Eg, "Update News" versus "Backup wizard"
** 'Wizard' is not a part of the title. e.g. "Update News wizard" is a wizard for Update News, "Update News Wizard" is a magician who make patches appear out of top hats.
* No "Steam - " leadin text on "Video Driver Outdated" dialog title
* Game property windows are titled with "- Steam" at end rather than beginning of title.  Eg, "Day of Defeat: Source - Steam"
* Loading "Properties" for a game gives you a window titled with just the name of the game (no mention of "properties").  It has a single tab titled "Status".  Why not ditch the "Status" tab (one tab makes no sense) and just label the window like "Steam - Half-Life Properties" (for example).
* Launch options window is titled "Launch Options - <game name>" rather than the "Steam - " style title.
** That's because the launch options aren't related to the Steam launch options. They are related to the game in question. &mdash;'''[[User:Agret|Agret]]'''
*** To keep the same style, it'd be "STEAM - Launch Options - <game name>"
 
==Localization issues==
===Japanese===
* Steam "store" is translated into "俿存" which means "saving data" - not a store where you buy stuffs. This should be "ストア"(store) or "ショップ"(shop - this one is more common). [[User:N-neko|n-neko]] 21:19, 11 Oct 2005 (PDT)
===French===
* The 10/11 release is much more localised in French but the Monitor and the games Properties are still mixed with English
* Some button's texts at the bottom of the main windows are cropped. 'News' and 'Settings' are longer than the text-area in French language. Maybe you can expand them.
: Logged as [[French_Localization_Bugs#Bug_7.2.fr]] &mdash;'''[[User:Pb75|Pb75]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Pb75|Talk]]&nbsp;|&nbsp;[mailto:piotrbemail-locworks@yahoo.co.uk @])</sup> 01:52, 16 Nov 2005 (PST)
* I confirm the [unknow] bug in title-bar
** ex: [http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/411/steamv307ht.jpg]
: Logged as [[French_Localization_Bugs#Bug_7.1.fr]] &mdash;'''[[User:Pb75|Pb75]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Pb75|Talk]]&nbsp;|&nbsp;[mailto:piotrbemail-locworks@yahoo.co.uk @])</sup> 01:52, 16 Nov 2005 (PST)
 
* New page with bugs from the October 27 and Nov 10 builds created at [[French_Localization_Bugs]] &mdash;'''[[User:Pb75|Pb75]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Pb75|Talk]]&nbsp;|&nbsp;[mailto:piotrbemail-locworks@yahoo.co.uk @])</sup>
 
* All French Steam linguistic and cosmetic bugs (new skin only) from the October 27 and Nov 10 builds have been logged  at [[French_Localization_Bugs]] &mdash;'''[[User:Pb75|Pb75]]''' <sup>([[User talk:Pb75|Talk]]&nbsp;|&nbsp;[mailto:piotrbemail-locworks@yahoo.co.uk @])</sup> 19:04, 19 Nov 2005 (PST)
 
===German===
* The german language is not written completely in all buttons. Example: The word "Abbrechen" (cancel) is only written as "Abbrecher" (there is missing a part of the last letter "n"). The button "Close" (Schließen) is not translated. --[[User:DEv!L|DEv!L]]
* Translation error at german language. By clicking right on Half-Life 2 there is written: "Spieler manuell anzeigen". Spieler-Manual anzeigen is the correct translation i think, isn't it? --[[User:DEv!L|DEv!L]]
** The correct translation for manual is "Handbuch" or "Anleitung". --[[User:Koraktor|Koraktor]] 12:42, 12 Oct 2005 (PDT)
*** OK let us take "Spiel-Anleitung". But it's only a quickreferencecard.
**** Why not just "Kurzanleitung" ? --[[User:King2500|King2500]] 15:54, 13 Oct 2005 (PDT)
***** Good iedea :) --[[User:DEv!L|DEv!L]] 11:33, 14 Oct 2005 (GMT +1)
* The Steam Bandwidth monitor is not translated. All texts are in english. --[[User:DEv!L|DEv!L]]
* The button "Add server" in the Serverbrowser is only written "Server hinzufü". There is missing a part of "hinzufügen". --[[User:DEv!L|DEv!L]]
 
===Spanish===
* Properties - General window not translated at all. "Homepage" => "Web" or "Web Oficial" ; "Developer" => "Desarrollador"; button "Set launch options" => "Introducir opciones de inicio" or "Introducir comando de inicio" ; button "Create desktop shortcut" => "Crear acceso directo en el escritorio" ; title "Third Party" => "De terceros" or "Juego de Terceros" ; title "[ none available ]" => "[ No disponible ]"
* Properties - Updates window not translated at all. "View (game_name) update history" => "Visualizar historial de actualizaciones de (game_name)" or "Ver historial de actualizaciones de (game_name)" or similar.
* Properties - Local Files window not translated at all. "Disk usage" => "Espacio Utilizado" ; button "Verify integrity of game cache" => "Verificar integración de los archivos caché del juego" or similar.
** It would make sense as "Verificar estado del caché del juego", either that or change "integración" with "integridad", which is the right word, by the way.
*** You're right; I agree.
* Propierties title window: "Properties" => "Propiedades" and right-down button "Close" => "Cerrar"
* Steam - Bandwidth Monitor is not translated at all: "Current download rate" => "Velocidad actual de descarga" : "Peack download rate" => "Velocidad máxima de descarga" ; "Total bytes downloaded this sesion" => "Total de bytes descargados en esta sesión"
* Steam - Bandwidth Monitor title => "Monitor de descarga" or "Monitor de transferencias" or similar.
* Menu "Ayuda" (Help in English) not translated at all: "Privacy policy" => "Política de privacidad" ; "Legal Information" => "Información Legal" and "Steam suscriber agreement" => "Acuerdo de suscripción de Steam" or "Acuerdo de suscripción a Steam"
* Some text at the bottom of the main window (big window, not the "mini" window) ara incomplete: Examples: SERVIDORE => SERVIDORES ; PARÿMETR => PARÿMETROS ; ASISTENCI => ASISTENCIA
* On the list in the mini-window of Steam, appear Half-Life 2: Lost Coast (Unreleased). The correct translation is "Half-Life 2: Lost Coast (No publicado)"
* The loading screen has a bunch of text that is run together and the text in one of the buttons is too long for the button itself.  --[[User:AlphaWolf|AlphaWolf]] 16:29, 14 Oct 2005 (PDT)
[[Image:Actualizando español.jpg]]
* <s>Why not change the text "Lanzar" with the text "Comenzar" (Start in English) or "Jugar" (Play in English) on the main Steam window ?? It's strange and unusual for spanish people read "Lanzar" aplicated for a game or say "Voy a lanzar un juego"; we say "Voy a jugar un juego" or something similar ("Empezar juego", "Ejecutar juego", etc). I think the "Lanzar" word is not a correct translation of the "Launch" button.</s>
 
===Italian===
 
*In Menubar
**(File)"Modifica Utente..." > "Cambia utente..." and "Exit" > "Esci"
**(View)"Passa al elenco dei mini giochi" > "Passa alla vista compatta" and "Bandwith Monitor" > "Monitor Banda"
**(Help)"Pagina dell'assistenza tecnica" > "Assistenza Tecnica" and "Legal Information" > "Informazioni Legali"
*In Games Context Menu
**"Visualizza novità aggiornamenti" > "Visualizza cronologia aggiornamenti" and "Visualizza manuale giocatore" > "Visualizza manuale"
**"File di backup del gioco" > "Esegui backup del gioco" and "Delete local contents..." >  "Elimina contenuti locali..."
*In Mini Games List: "Installato" > "Installati" , "Non Installato" > "Non Installati" , "Tools" > "Strumenti" and "(Unreleased)" > "(Non Rilasciato)"
*In Settings\Interface: "Finestra Preferiti" > "Finestra Predefinita" and "Partite" > "Giochi"(also in Tray Menu)
*In Game Properties Window , title: "Properties" > "Proprietà" , close button "Close" > "Chiudi"
**tab titles: "General" > "Generali" , "Updates" > "Aggiornamenti" and "Local Files" > "File Locali"
**In General tab: "Developer" > "Sviluppatore" , "Manual" > "Manuale" , "None Available" > "Non Disponibile" , Set Launch Options... > "Imposta opzioni di avvio" , "Launch Options" > "Opzioni di avvio" and "Create desktop shortcut" > "Crea collegamento sul desktop"
**In Updates tab: "View (game) update history" > "Visualizza cronologia aggiornamenti (game)"
**In Local Files tab: "Disk Usage" > "Spazio utilizzato" and "Verify integrity of game cache..." > "Verifica integrità della cache del gioco"
--[[User:Andrewm|andrewm]] 09:26, 14 Oct 2005 (PDT)
* Steam doesn't download the italian language "voice" file of Opposing Force. ( I don'k know if this problem happens with the other languages )
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