On Nov 28, 2012, at 4:37 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > Quoting John Coyle <jco...@iinet.net.au>: > >> I see what you mean, although I'm quite happy with the default setup: as I >> say, it's in practical >> terms exactly the same as my XP screen. The program list is, of course, >> based on those most >> recently used. >> I don't know whether you've heard of or use a module named 'Fences' from >> Stardock Corporation - it >> allows you to set up blocks of desktop icons grouped however you wish, and >> it makes keeping >> frequently-used items to hand a doddle. Avoids the use of the Start button >> entirely! > > > > Yes, I've heard of it. I think I even downloaded a trial a year or so ago > but found it didn't suit the way i wanted to work. > > I think an operating system should be more or less invisible to a user - it > should just 'be' and not get in the way of doing stuff. Like buying > unnecessary camera gear on EBay..
One of my big peeves is making the user interface an intrinsic part of the operating system. There's no need for it. You should be able to run a UI on whatever OS you want, whether it's Windows 7, 8 or XP, or for that matter Linux or OSX. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
