Windows 7 Media Player App
FabTouch's Windows 7-era WPF media player needed sharper interface assets, a proper application icon, and cleaner album and track presentation while keeping the existing layout and colour scheme intact.
- Client
- FabTouch
- Duration
- July 2012
- Framework
- WPF / XAML
- Platform
- Windows 7
The Brief
FabTouch already had a Windows desktop media player direction in place: compact playback controls, album artwork, media rows, drag-and-drop behaviour, and a branded application icon.
XGameDev was brought in for a contained UI and interaction pass in July 2012. The supplied brief called for 12 mono-colour button images delivered as XAML paths, a Windows 7 compatible .ico file from the existing SVG logo, cleaner album and media presentation, and an improved drag-and-drop animation based on FabTouch's notes. The existing layout and colour scheme had to stay intact.
Our Approach
We built the button artwork as single-colour XAML path shapes so the application could scale and tint the controls through WPF styles. That suited the product better than bitmap icons, especially for a Windows desktop interface where small resized controls can quickly pick up soft edges.
The work also covered the Windows application icon. Starting from the supplied SVG logo, we prepared an .ico asset for the sizes Windows 7 expected across the taskbar, desktop shortcuts, File Explorer, and the application window.
Inside the media interface, we adjusted fonts, text colour, borders, and spacing around the album and track areas. Those are small details, but they shape how fast someone can scan a music library. Track names, album metadata, and item boundaries need to read cleanly when a user is moving through a list rather than studying a static screen.
For the drag-and-drop interaction, we tuned the existing motion in C# so the dragged item gave clearer feedback and settled into place with a restrained Windows desktop feel.
The Outcome
The finished work gave the media player a more credible Windows 7 desktop surface without changing the product's structure. It gained a full set of XAML button paths, a proper Windows application icon, cleaner album and media UI styling, and more legible drag-and-drop feedback.
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