Front panel connectors - a general question

[Stoneburner]

I few weeks ago, I was installing my HTPC parts in a new case. This was a lian li pc33b, a very nice looking, well constructed case. Like every other case I've ever owned, however, the front panel connectors were a tangled mess of color coded wires.

Is it really that hard to sleeve these wires? Just leave enough space at the end? Of course you can do it manually like I did but it seems like high end cases could do this for you. Has any company started doing this? I remember I saw an Antec case that basically ziptied them all together but that was a cheap hack anyway.

The second question is... when will case makers and mobo makers agree on a standard front panel connector plug? I really hate sticking in those tiny heads with my fat fingers. At the very least more mobo makers need to use something like Asus Q-connector.

 

[Zap]

They probably aren't sleeved because mobo manufacturers aren't standardized on placement.

Speaking of standardization for front panels, there is somewhat of a standard.

1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10

1-2 power LED
3-4 power switch
5 key
6-7 HDD LED
8-9 reset switch
10 NC

Strangely Asus usually does not follow this.