Hi Tom.
when I spoke about "the stupid windows 7 interface" I meant more windows
explorer and the desktop than the start menue. The start menue is absolutely
fine if you like it, it's just that personally as I said, I don't want! the
most frequently used stuff flagged by my computer, or to have to open
something by typing a name when I don't know where or what the file is.
As I said, I like treating my pc as a book shelf, and the last thing I'd
want on my bookshelf is for it to start handing! me books.
For instance, it's been absolutely months sinse I last played gma tank
commander. I know exactly where to find it though, and if I want to review
what gma games I have, I can just go and look in the folder.
This wouldn't be possible if I got the last application I used on the menue.
For the few programs I need on a dayly basis, I have shortcut keys on the
desktop, eg, ctrl alt o for outlook express.
Then as I said, the desktop and windows explorer file and folder view in ie7
just looked like a confused mess!
Beware the grue!
Dark.
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From: "Thomas Ward" <[email protected]>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly
Hi Dark,
Grin. Strange partitioned Start Menu?
Sorry, I just had to laugh because I happen to love the new Start Menu
setup. I like the fact on the left pain all of my frequently used apps
are right there so I don't have to go through the Programs Menu to find
the icons to start a program. Plus on the right pain I have my home
directory, Documents, Videos, Music, Pictures, etc so I can click on the
icon and go directly to the type of files I want. Plus the new Search bar
acts like the Run dialog so all I have to do is type Wordpad press enter
and it launches Wordpad. I personally think it is awesome!
Yeah, I know you don't like it but I think it is a huge improvement over
the classic Start Menu. (I would never go back to the classic Start Menu
because I personally feel the new U.I. is an improvement.
As it happens other operating systems are adopting this type of Start Menu
setup as well. For example, Ubuntu's new Unity desktop has a search box
called the Dash.If you hit the Windows key it brings up a search box, and
typing gedit, audacity, firefox, thunderbird, etc in it and press enter it
will launch the program or open the specified file in the default
application. Pressing alt+f1 takes you to the Unity launcher panel where
the most commonly used apps are so you can launch Firefox, Thunderbird,
Gedit, Audacity, Libre Writer, etc from there as well. So even Linux is
becoming more like Windows 7 in many ways.
Cheers!
On 3/11/2012 10:19 AM, dark wrote:
From what I've heard, classic shell basically gives you a windows xp
style start menue and explorer in windows 7, rather than those weerd
folders that go on forever and the strange partitianed start menue
windows 7 has.
As to windwos 8 and interface, well I'm not sure sinse I've not seen it
at all, though i have heard it does remove both ribbons and will
apparently have better compatibility with 16 bit applications sinse
microsoft have gotten into trouble over that one.
I certainly wouldn't look at using it as an os now, not in it's current
beta state, but hopefuly my xp machine will keep going for a good while
yet.
Beware the grue!
Dark.
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