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Entropy Stew wrote:
The Ribbon: It wasn't good at launch in Office. It wasn't good when I got used to it. It isn't good now.
I may have said this before, but the only nice thing I can say about the Ribbon is it changed my point of view when I do UI development. It made me realize how stupid tiny toolbar buttons with icons are most of the time, because most of the time it's impossible to decipher what function the icon represents. And had I paid attention to my own user habits, I would have noticed that I nearly always go for the text-based menubar because it's faster and more intuitive to find what I'm looking for. So I only use icons now when there's 6 or less icons for someone to learn (my arbitrary limit) or it's more or less guaranteed that someone will be able to instantly know what an icon means. I also make buttons much bigger now, which makes sense in higher resolutions and easier to click in general.
The new (compared to win 7 at least) settings menu: This is tolerable, and looks like an attempt to be mac-like. Of course, all settings are not exposed via this UI. We can't have that. Anything that doesn't fit in one page just drives you over to the control panel. The UI itself seems like it was poorly rendered via html. It's not very information-dense, and looks to be touch-centric.
I guess I haven't looked at this yet, since I can't remember what it looks like.
Multiple desktops: Finally! Win+Ctrl+Right/Left to shift over. The animation give me a tinge of motion sickness, though, making it the first new Windows feature that has literally made me nauseous. While the Win 8 start menu made me want to throw up, it did not induce vertigo.
Haven't messed with this yet.
Start menu: A cluster of fuck, yet still a vast improvement over 8. It actually looks good, even if it isn't.
An improvement insofar as "it's back."
Search bar: why is this taking up a third of my task bar? Hidden. Also turned off web search - I don't fucking need that when I'm not in a browser.
YES TO BOTH. The search bar being there made me so angry. And for reasons I don't fully understand, particularly because it's on the left-hand side of the screen.
Chrome: UI chrome, not the browser. I miss translucent window dragbar areas. The sea of white at the top of windows looks like shit.
Yeah, I don't get why they went away from Aero glass which was really nice. It's like the only window chrome I've ever really liked. Whoever convinced everyone at MS to buy into that retarded 1980s monochrome look needs to be shot. Probably some asshole thinking they could piggyback on nostalgia.
IE Edge: They almost nailed this. What's there is a really solid core with some interface niggles. I specifically hate the url bar being auto-hidden on new tabs with a search box being down in the middle of the page. The fuck? Back to the good - it's goddamn fast. Google's Octane 2 javascript benchmark scored higher on Edge than Chrome. Wow! With a good set of plugins, this could have serious legs. I really can't believe how good of a job Microsoft has done with this.
Yes, add the search box on new tabs to my list of complaints. For no reason at all, let's move address bar. I might also be the only person who hates unresolved addresses being redirected to a list of search results. I prefer a PAGE NOT FOUND, honestly. I turned all that shit off in Internet Explorer, but my ISP started intercepting unresolved addresses and sending me to a search page anyways. >:(
Other than that, I also like Edge. If they'd fix all my complaints, it'd be great.
Then if every website on earth would stop sending gigabytes of animations and javascript and streaming video it'd be even better. |
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Windows 10 ongoing impressions by Rafiki 07/29/2015, 7:03pm PDT 
Re: Windows 10 ongoing impressions by Rafiki 07/29/2015, 7:10pm PDT
Still can't place live tiles on the desktop. How the fuck did the OS ship withou by Rafiki 07/29/2015, 8:10pm PDT
Possibly a battery life concession? by Entropy Stew 07/30/2015, 9:42am PDT
Not buying it by Rafiki 07/30/2015, 9:49am PDT
Yeah, I'm really reaching for an explanation by Entropy Stew 07/30/2015, 9:52am PDT
What happened to Windows 9? What are they covering up? by blackwater 07/29/2015, 10:40pm PDT
Poor OS version detection in apps by Entropy Stew 07/30/2015, 9:44am PDT
Re: Windows 10 ongoing impressions by Ice Cream Jonsey 07/30/2015, 7:46am PDT
That's not a bug, it's intentional by Entropy Stew 07/30/2015, 8:26am PDT
Yeah, you can auto-share your home network with your personal contacts by Rafiki 07/30/2015, 9:20am PDT
You may want to visit the Privacy tab in the Settings menu by Entropy Stew 07/30/2015, 9:34am PDT
Patch notes 1.0: Fixed bug where Windows users had privacy, dignity NT by dr. no 09/08/2015, 1:30am PDT
MS needs an interface Nazi with the ability to change shit across teams by Entropy Stew 07/30/2015, 9:33am PDT
Is/was the ribbon the thing they fucked up with MS Word? NT by Mysterio Lollerson 07/30/2015, 9:54am PDT
YES NT by Entropy Stew 07/30/2015, 9:56am PDT
Re: MS needs an interface Nazi with the ability to change shit across teams by Rafiki 07/30/2015, 10:09am PDT
Re: MS needs an interface Nazi with the ability to change shit across teams by Entropy Stew 07/30/2015, 1:49pm PDT
Aero glass was a big performance drain; might've taken it out for snappiness by Fullofkittens 07/30/2015, 7:58pm PDT
It's gpu accelerated. Shouldn't be that bad in theory. NT by Entropy Stew 07/30/2015, 8:38pm PDT
Re: MS needs an interface Nazi with the ability to change shit across teams by Rafiki 07/31/2015, 7:48pm PDT
OH JUST FUCK UP MY ASCII GUY WHY DON'T YOU NT by Rafiki 07/31/2015, 7:49pm PDT
Rafiki getting incredulous at inexplicable design incompetence is my favorite Ca NT by ltrops post -fabio 07/30/2015, 4:17pm PDT
Re: Windows 10 ongoing impressions by Rafiki 07/30/2015, 5:58pm PDT
Re: Windows 10 ongoing impressions by From Reddit 07/30/2015, 9:17pm PDT
This is why TrueCrypt exists by Oom Shnibble 08/03/2015, 11:16pm PDT
No comment on the app store? by laudablepuss 09/12/2015, 3:03pm PDT
Aw, my comment was supposed to be under Rafiki's thread starter comment by laudablepuss 09/12/2015, 3:04pm PDT
Is there any reason to install this for people who value their privacy? NT by What does it do that 7 doesn't? 08/03/2015, 2:09pm PDT
I don't have a good answer for this by laudablepuss 09/12/2015, 3:06pm PDT
My Windows Explorer processes keep hanging and I need to restart them. by Oom Shnibble 08/03/2015, 10:52pm PDT
HEY YOU KNOW YOU CAN BUY OFFICE RIGHT? NT by WINDOWS 10 IS HELPING 09/08/2015, 3:17am PDT
Installed the november update by Rafiki 12/10/2015, 10:36pm PST
Jesus Christ by Rafiki 12/10/2015, 10:39pm PST
My FUCKING start menu just FUCKING suggested I get the FUCKING Facebook app NT by Entropy Stew 05/18/2016, 7:11pm PDT
My FUCKING nagware FUCKING scheduled a win10 upgrade in two FUCKING weeks! NT by Mischief Angry Canceler 05/18/2016, 7:17pm PDT
After all the shit you've given me, you're running Windows fucking 10? NT by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/18/2016, 7:59pm PDT
Wha? Yeah, since it came out. by Entropy Stew 05/19/2016, 7:34am PDT
I was almost completely out. Not sure if I told this on here or not. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/25/2016, 9:30pm PDT
Re: I was almost completely out. Not sure if I told this on here or not. by laudablepuss 05/26/2016, 7:01am PDT
Ah, but there's one thing I know that you do not about Windows 10. by Ice Cream Jonsey 05/26/2016, 2:31pm PDT
Tear up contract to signal agreement. Seems reasonable to me. NT by A lawyer 05/26/2016, 8:56am PDT
something something Oracle v. Google NT by Gently Masturbated by Fair Use 05/26/2016, 3:18pm PDT
Re: I was almost completely out. Not sure if I told this on here or not. by Ice Cream Jonsey 02/16/2018, 9:39pm PST
This one got me this weekend. Fuuuuuck them. NT by Mysterio Lollerson 02/17/2018, 10:41am PST
This one got me this weekend. Fuuuuuck them. NT by Mysterio Lollerson 02/17/2018, 10:55am PST
MS has now taken to autoscheduling an upgrade from 7 to 10 NT by Fuckers! No I don't fucking want it 05/23/2016, 4:08pm PDT
Just upgrade by laudablepuss 05/24/2016, 7:29am PDT
Also turn off the default "automatically connect to hacker's wifi proxy" setting NT by Fullofkittens 05/24/2016, 7:41am PDT
Because it's a piece of shit sending every goddamn keystroke to the NSA. by Mysterio 05/24/2016, 8:00am PDT
*chugs powerade* *cries another gallon of tears* NT by laudablepuss 05/24/2016, 8:16am PDT
I am not saying you're shit. But that 10 is. NT by Mysterio 05/24/2016, 8:30am PDT
"Its inevitable" seems to be the best reason to upgrade btw by Mysterio 05/24/2016, 8:31am PDT
But I'm TRYING to be shit. C'MON! by laudablepuss 05/24/2016, 8:44am PDT
All I wanted was to be told I was smart. Thank you. by Mysterio 05/24/2016, 9:00am PDT
Tim Sweeney with a good take. by N/A 07/26/2016, 10:38am PDT
A tiny bit insane NT by laudablepuss 07/26/2016, 2:07pm PDT
Which thing is insane, them doing that or someone thinking they are? by Mysterio 07/26/2016, 2:19pm PDT
Good point. Let's play some dosgames together. NT by N/A 07/26/2016, 3:03pm PDT
Anyone want to defend this? by Kenny Mayne 10/29/2016, 1:34pm PDT
You mean exactly like steam? by laudablepuss 10/29/2016, 2:39pm PDT
Re: You mean exactly like steam? by laudablepuss 10/29/2016, 2:40pm PDT
Re: You mean exactly like steam? by Kenny Mayne 10/29/2016, 3:22pm PDT
Re: You mean exactly like steam? by Mysterio 10/29/2016, 4:16pm PDT
I have hope. NT by Kenny Mayne 10/29/2016, 4:29pm PDT
Steam fixed that. I lost internet and when I booted up it actually let me play NT by Roop 10/29/2016, 4:32pm PDT
Microsoft adds helpful file to store all your passwords and emails by blackwater 09/19/2018, 11:43am PDT
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