another useful tool is AutoHotKey. This will allow you to make short
cut keys all over the place. Thus allowing you to start programs
quickly. You can also turn your scripts in to executable files if
you should want to. A good reason for this is as follows. I created
a short cut script to run on a computer. I don't need the program on
this system. I just put the .exe file on the system told it to run at
start up and it was good to go.
Another nice tool is classic shell. It allows you to use the classic
start menu interface. This means you don't have to bother with the
new start menu if you don't want to.
In windows 8 and 8.1 I had a tool that works to remove the silly
ribbon in windows explorer and go back to the simple menu system. Why
Microsoft thought the ribbon was a good idea I don't know. How they
decided where they were going to put things is lost on me.
Any way hope that helps. I will not say I know everything there is to
know either but I will say this is a wonderful operating system. Yes
it is a work in progress but I am very happy with it so far and I
expect to get better.
-----Original Message-----
From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+jgrimsby=roadrunner....@lists.window-eyes.com] On
Behalf Of Lloyd Rasmussen via Talk
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 4:30 AM
To: Window-Eyes Discussion List <talk@lists.window-eyes.com>
Subject: Re: Windows 10 start menu
In Windows 7 or 10, I place a few frequently-used programs on the
taskbar.
This can be done by finding the program by means of a search or
locating it within the start menu, then using the Applications key,
also known as the context menu key, to the left of the right-hand
control key, or with shift-F10, and using the context menu that
appears to select "pin to taskbar."
Once a program has been pinned to the taskbar, you can get to the
taskbar with Windows-T, then use left or right arrow keys to select
that program, then the Applications key again to start the program
from a recently used file or song or website. You can also use the
taskbar to start a program (with no parameters) by pressing the
Windows key with a number from 1 to 0, which represents the position
of the program along the taskbar.
I can't say that I have Windows 10 all figured out, but with tricks
like these you can get to a lot of functionality very quickly.
Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com
-----Original Message-----
From: RajTribhuwan via Talk
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2016 4:04 AM
To: 'Simon Cavendish' ; 'Window-Eyes Discussion List'
Subject: RE: Windows 10 start menu
Hello guys, for those of you who are having a problem grasping the
start menu, would suggest you place a shortcut of the programs you use
frequently on the desktop, or task bar area or what ever it is called
in win10.
If you don't want your desktop to be cluttered, you can also create a
folder there and give it a name that will tell you it is programs from
the start menu.
You can also search for the program you are looking for in the start
menu in the search area by typing the first few letters, and arrow
down, and when you hear the one you want, just hit enter, and should
open.
Hope this helps for now.
-----Original Message-----
From: Talk
[mailto:talk-bounces+rtrib=rogers....@lists.window-eyes.com] On Behalf
Of Simon Cavendish via Talk
Sent: Monday, January 18, 2016 10:38 PM
To: Tony C; Window-Eyes Discussion List
Subject: Re: Windows 10 start menu
Hi Tony,
I entirely agree with you: I'm struggling with it myself.
As for "selected/unselected", I understand that as you arrow up and
down, although you can hear items in the menu being spoken, they are
not automatically selected as it would have been before. You need to
press enter on an item to select it and only then do you have choices
to tab along. So select an item in the menu, press enter, and now as
you press tab, you will see the sub-items of the item you have selected.
I am still very shaky in the start menu and would appreciate some tips
as well.
Simon
On 19 Jan 2016, at 00:00, Tony C via Talk <talk@lists.window-eyes.com>
wrote:
Ok, I used to have a pretty good mental pic of the start menu on win
xp and stuff, but I seem to be having trouble getting a mental pic of
the start menus and stuff on windows 10. OK,, I learned how to
navigate the damn ribbons, LOL, Now I gotta try and figure out how
tonavigate the start menu and what the heck “selected and unselected”
items in the menus... Crap. LOL Any help will be great...Tony C
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