Avast GUI Discussion

[true indian]

Idea of adding something like this 

[Lisandro]

Vlk, any plans about the GUI of avast! 8?

[GManIOM]

Hi All

I'm using avast! 7.0.1474 on Win XP SP2

My only concern is the transparent menus.  Not only can I not read them, they don't appear to do anything when I try and click them.  My display settings are set to "Performance" and "Classic Windows" so I don't know why this should be.    It looks like this:

[GManIOM]

Sorry, I was unable to inline that image.  Anyhow, is there any way I can disable this?

Kind regards
Graham

****  Out of Date Video Drivers!  I'm not sure how that came about.  It's an ancient Creative badged NVIDIA card and the Win2K drivers that shipped with it had put in an appearance.  The recent Avast engine update was nothing to do with it.  Fixed *****

The GUI layout is pretty good IMHO, thank you for an excellent free product which continues to tick all my boxes.

[danny96]

I think avast! should get the COMODO-like gadget as the current one as was said - can be misused by hackers, If you ask how COMODO has it's gadget - well it's based on own app, It's not standard windows gadget.

[bob3160]

I think avast! should get the COMODO-like gadget as the current one as was said - can be misused by hackers, If you ask how COMODO has it's gadget - well it's based on own app, It's not standard windows gadget.

Sorry but the Comodo Dragon can keeps it's gadget. 

[Bigjohn-s]

I humbly object  - well, emphatically  - to the "advertisements" popping up.  When I pay for the program,  I don't want any damn  adds.  I don't want to see a link to an article, or any other info,  period, when I get the popup about the database being updated.
How do I turn that off?

[bob3160]

I humbly object  - well, emphatically  - to the "advertisements" popping up.  When I pay for the program,  I don't want any damn  adds.  I don't want to see a link to an article, or any other info,  period, when I get the popup about the database being updated.
How do I turn that off?

Maybe this will help
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fib5c4suWnU

[Bigjohn-s]

thanks  bob - but,  I don't mind the  popup that says "database updated" - but when its double-sized because it's got a link to some other crap article or ad... that I don't like.

[tmcclelland47]

For the most part, v7 is pretty well laid out (and I've been using 4.8 since it came out), and everything is nicely laid out, and I like that you can disable the voices in v7, because the sounds for 4.8 were annoying. But the virus detected one got my attention.

[mjclark1]

smaller pop ups and they resize if you click here and add small button like on the pop up. the pop ups are a little big

[poundonu]

I just upgraded from AVAST 4.8 to 7, and the reason I have held out this long (years) is because of two features: 4.8's Enhanced User Interface and the Show Detailed Information option under the advanced settings of the Task (this is the feature that would popup the files being scanned by AVAST in real-time - this is a very useful and revealing tool when you have suspicious activity going on on a system - it let's you know what's going on in the background).

I'm pleased with the current GUI, though I'd like to see more advanced features like these for Power Users and IT Professionals.

Before I switched to AVAST 7 from 4.8 I tried another AV product (Bitdefender). Bitdefender seems to have a good AV engine, but the latest 2013 version GUI looks like it's targeted for the broader audience (dumbed down for simplicity, which is appropriate for most, but I'd like more visibility and control options). AVAST's interface has the most advanced-user features out of the products I've played with lately, so I've upgraded and I'm happy with it (although I'd like to see the Show Detailed Info option from 4.8, and other options like it).

Good job AVAST team.

[dilexman]

I think now it's time to change the background entirely dark (which avast has little at moment) and give some little orange color(which currently we can see mostly in the GUI). At the same time by giving the metro look to the GUI will definitely make premium look.

[DavidR]

God NO, not metro, I hate those ugly tiles, this is possibly the one thing that many really dislike. Avast should keep its own corporate identity and colour scheme.

[CraigB]

Avast should keep its own corporate identity and colour scheme.

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