Worst design fault in windows.

[Guest PD43]

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"Lord Turkey Cough" <spamdump@invalid.com> wrote:

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>"Charlie" <Charlie@nowhere.com> wrote in message

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>> For the first time in my life I am going to recommend that some move to

>> Linix.

>

>

>Me too.

 

Does that mean we don't have to listen to your whining any more? Huh?

 

PLEEZE?

[Guest Lord Turkey Cough]

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"PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> "Lord Turkey Cough" <spamdump@invalid.com> wrote:

>

>>

>>"Charlie" <Charlie@nowhere.com> wrote in message

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>>> For the first time in my life I am going to recommend that some move to

>>> Linix.

>>

>>

>>Me too.

>

> Does that mean we don't have to listen to your whining any more? Huh?

 

I sincerely hope so.

You can't make a user interface as bad as windows accidently.

>

> PLEEZE?

[Guest WindPipe]

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Charlie wrote:

> For the first time in my life I am going to recommend that some move to

> Linix.

>

> "HeyBub" <heybub@gmail.com> wrote in message

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>> Lord Turkey Cough wrote:

>>> When you click on the desktop it should be brought to the top (show

>>> desktop).

>>>

>>> How can a group of idiots get to design a major piece of software so

>>> badly?

>> Hmm. Micros~1 has buckets full of experienced designers, psychologists,

>> focus groups, feedback evaluators, industrial and time-and-motion experts,

>> and more.

>>

>> They know what's best for you.

>>

>> Should you still disagree, in the face of overwhelming evidence to the

>> contrary, I'll bet Micros~1 even has a local 12-step program in which you

>> could enroll. Or at least one in the nearest big city.

>>

>> You could probably visit http://www.microsoft.com and find a convenient meeting

>> place.

>>

>

>

 

Maybe bestow Vista upon the Turkey, for it has window transparency, and to the Vista

Newsgroup the Lord can go.

 

- WindPipe

[Guest PD43]

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"Lord Turkey Cough" <spamdump@invalid.com> wrote:

>> Does that mean we don't have to listen to your whining any more? Huh?

>

>I sincerely hope so.

>You can't make a user interface as bad as windows accidently.

 

Let me be the first to warn you to be careful to keep the door from

hitting you on yer ass on yer way out.

 

May you have fun wherever you decide to troll next.

[Guest PaulMaudib]

Re: Worst design fault in windows.

 

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:21:55 GMT, "Lord Turkey Cough"

<spamdump@invalid.com> wrote:

>When you click on the desktop it should be brought to the top (show

>desktop).

>

>How can a group of idiots get to design a major piece of software so badly?

>

They provided a method to do it. It's in the quicklaunch part of the

toolbar, labled, oddly enough, SHOW DESKTOP.

[Guest Lord Turkey Cough]

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"PD43" <pauld1943@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> "Lord Turkey Cough" <spamdump@invalid.com> wrote:

>

>>> Does that mean we don't have to listen to your whining any more? Huh?

>>

>>I sincerely hope so.

>>You can't make a user interface as bad as windows accidently.

>

> Let me be the first to warn you to be careful to keep the door from

> hitting you on yer ass on yer way out.

>

> May you have fun wherever you decide to troll next.

 

May you have fun whenever you show what a total retard you are.

[Guest Lord Turkey Cough]

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"PaulMaudib" <none@none.net> wrote in message

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> On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:21:55 GMT, "Lord Turkey Cough"

> <spamdump@invalid.com> wrote:

>

>>When you click on the desktop it should be brought to the top (show

>>desktop).

>>

>>How can a group of idiots get to design a major piece of software so

>>badly?

>>

> They provided a method to do it. It's in the quicklaunch part of the

> toolbar, labled, oddly enough, SHOW DESKTOP.

 

 

It's a rubbish method, it is inconvienient and badly designed.

Actually design is the wrong word, it suggest some thought

went into it when clearly it didn't, just a few badly copied ideas.

 

>

[Guest Unknown]

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Good grief, don't exert yourself. We can't have that.

"Lord Turkey Cough" <spamdump@invalid.com> wrote in message

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> "Tau_Ceti_2" <TauCeti2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>> Hello "Lord Turkey Cough",

>>

>> Try this: press the Windows Key + D

>>

>> The letter D means "D)esktop"

>>

>> Everyone I've shown that key to loves it. It's surprising that so few

>> people

>> know about it, but it's one of those keys you just can't live without

>> once

>> you do know about it.

>

>

> Yes thats thats a nice feature but it means I have to put a hand on the

> keyboard.

>

>>

>> You can press it once to show your desktop instantly. You can press it

>> again

>> to restore the windows.

>>

>> Hope that helps restore your faith in Microsoft's development team.

>

> You must be jokin

>

>> (I

>> happen to love XP, so I'm biased.)

>>

>> - Tau_Ceti_2

>

>

[Guest Unknown]

Re: Worst design fault in windows.

 

Why don't you rewrite or change it to your liking?

"Lord Turkey Cough" <spamdump@invalid.com> wrote in message

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> "PaulMaudib" <none@none.net> wrote in message

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>> On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:21:55 GMT, "Lord Turkey Cough"

>> <spamdump@invalid.com> wrote:

>>

>>>When you click on the desktop it should be brought to the top (show

>>>desktop).

>>>

>>>How can a group of idiots get to design a major piece of software so

>>>badly?

>>>

>> They provided a method to do it. It's in the quicklaunch part of the

>> toolbar, labled, oddly enough, SHOW DESKTOP.

>

>

> It's a rubbish method, it is inconvienient and badly designed.

> Actually design is the wrong word, it suggest some thought

> went into it when clearly it didn't, just a few badly copied ideas.

>

>

>>

>

>

[Guest Lord Turkey Cough]

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It's not open source. Otherwise I would.

 

 

 

"Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message

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> Why don't you rewrite or change it to your liking?

> "Lord Turkey Cough" <spamdump@invalid.com> wrote in message

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>>

>> "PaulMaudib" <none@none.net> wrote in message

>> news:255hs3du6r2iiq30pou2b9po5dv4cmlm84@4ax.com...

>>> On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:21:55 GMT, "Lord Turkey Cough"

>>> <spamdump@invalid.com> wrote:

>>>

>>>>When you click on the desktop it should be brought to the top (show

>>>>desktop).

>>>>

>>>>How can a group of idiots get to design a major piece of software so

>>>>badly?

>>>>

>>> They provided a method to do it. It's in the quicklaunch part of the

>>> toolbar, labled, oddly enough, SHOW DESKTOP.

>>

>>

>> It's a rubbish method, it is inconvienient and badly designed.

>> Actually design is the wrong word, it suggest some thought

>> went into it when clearly it didn't, just a few badly copied ideas.

>>

>>

>>>

>>

>>

>

>

[Guest Three Lefts]

Re: Worst design fault in windows.

 

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:45:01 -0800, Robert_L_Ross

<RobertLRoss@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I noticed he never offered up an OS that had that feature...

 

What does that have to do with anything? If no other OS has some

feature, then none should have it? That would be the end of progress.

>sounds like a

>hater to me - someone you will never please.

 

You mean he doesn't agree with you.

 

He has a valid point. It's not a huge point, fairly minor point,

actually, buy a valid one nonetheless. In Windows, if you click on

something, it gets the focus, which means that it comes to the top.

This doesn't happen with the desktop, which means it's a desing

inconsistency. It's valid point.

 

>"Holz" wrote:

>

>> On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:13:06 GMT

>> "Lord Turkey Cough" <spamdump@invalid.com> wrote:

>>

>> > Well I would rather not have a bad solution when I could have a good

>> > one. I already have a show desktop icon in the taskbar but it is a

>> > bad solution. It is so logical to show the desktop by clicking on it.

>>

>> Well, you must be the biggest idiot of them all.

>> Where and what OS have you seen your request work?

>>

>> --

>> live, or leave & let live.

>> :-)

>>

>>

[Guest Three Lefts]

Re: Worst design fault in windows.

 

On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:29:02 -0800, Tau_Ceti_2

<TauCeti2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hello "Lord Turkey Cough",

>

>Try this: press the Windows Key + D

>

>The letter D means "D)esktop"

 

Now that tip is worth the price of admission for today.

>Everyone I've shown that key to loves it. It's surprising that so few people

>know about it, but it's one of those keys you just can't live without once

>you do know about it.

>

>You can press it once to show your desktop instantly. You can press it again

>to restore the windows.

 

And it's a toggle. Perfect. Where do I send your beer?

>Hope that helps restore your faith in Microsoft's development team. (I

>happen to love XP, so I'm biased.)

 

Hardly. They have done some good things and some awful ones. In the

beginning, they were inovative. Now, not so much. Outlook is about

the buggiest program ever written -- certainly far more bugs/$ of

revenue of all time. Word is also very buggy and riddled with design

inconsistencies. Apple is and OS/2 was a superior OS.

[Guest Three Lefts]

Re: Worst design fault in windows.

 

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:38:00 -0700, "Doug W." <stand@attention> wrote:

>

>"Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote in message

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>> Lord Turkey Cough wrote:

>>> "Tau_Ceti_2" <TauCeti2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>>> message

>>> news:27254FB5-5183-4AB7-92BA-F0C55724A9CA@microsoft.com...

>>>> Hello "Lord Turkey Cough",

>>>>

>>>> Try this: press the Windows Key + D

>>>>

>>>> The letter D means "D)esktop"

>>>>

>>>> Everyone I've shown that key to loves it. It's surprising

>>>> that so few

>>>> people

>>>> know about it, but it's one of those keys you just can't

>>>> live

>>>> without once you do know about it.

>>>

>>>

>>> Yes thats thats a nice feature but it means I have to put a

>>> hand on

>>> the keyboard.

>>

>> Now, we can't have that!

>-

>Maybe he can just use ESP to accomplish the task...the guy is

>just spamming everyone.

 

So, if you don't like what he says and you have no good response, you

start name calling? He has a valid point.

[Guest Three Lefts]

Re: Worst design fault in windows.

 

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:59:19 GMT, "Lord Turkey Cough"

<spamdump@invalid.com> wrote:

>

>"Terry R." <F1ComNOSPAM@pobox.com> wrote in message

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>> The date and time was 2/29/2008 9:16 AM, and on a whim, Lord Turkey Cough

>> pounded out on the keyboard:

>>

>>>>>

>>>>> Yes thats thats a nice feature but it means I have to put a hand on

>>>>> the keyboard.

>>>> Now, we can't have that!

>>>

>>> No because we use a mouse these days.

>>> Pint and click wysiwyg, itrs the modern way.

>>>>

>>>

>>>

>>

>> By that reply, it LOOKS like you entered it with a mouse! Or maybe you

>> never learned to type? Windows key-D is much quicker than taking a hand

>> off the keyboard and mouse clicking the shortcut in the QL toolbar, OR

>> clicking a spot on the Desktop.

>>

>> And you've got it backwards. Keeping your hands on the keyboard and using

>> shortcuts is the quickest way to accomplish tasks. Taking your hand off of

>> it to use the mouse only slows one down.

>

>Wrong most of the time i am only using the mouse.

 

He may be wrong about how you use your machine, but you are wrong

about which is more efficient. I'll set you up against my son who is a

keyboard shortcut wizard. You can define the task. He'll have it half

done before you have your first menu selected.

 

Keyboard shortcuts can be 2-3 times quicker than mouse clicks.

[Guest Three Lefts]

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On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:40:29 -0600, PD43 <pauld1943@comcast.net>

wrote:

>"Lord Turkey Cough" <spamdump@invalid.com> wrote:

>

>>I already have a show desktop icon in the taskbar but it is a bad solution.

>>It is so logical to show the desktop by clicking on it.

>

>Not if all your windows are open at full-screen bucko.

 

Then his original premise would not apply. His point is that if he can

see the desktop, he ought to be able to click on it to bring it to the

top. I believe he is correct about that, somewhat minor, point.

[Guest Three Lefts]

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On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:00:46 -0600, "HeyBub" <heybub@gmail.com> wrote:

>Lord Turkey Cough wrote:

>> When you click on the desktop it should be brought to the top (show

>> desktop).

>>

>> How can a group of idiots get to design a major piece of software so

>> badly?

>

>Hmm. Micros~1 has buckets full of experienced designers, psychologists,

>focus groups, feedback evaluators, industrial and time-and-motion experts,

>and more.

>

>They know what's best for you.

 

If you believe that, you get what you deserve.

>Should you still disagree, in the face of overwhelming evidence to the

>contrary,

 

What evidence? (Other than your opinion)

>I'll bet Micros~1 even has a local 12-step program in which you

>could enroll. Or at least one in the nearest big city.

>

>You could probably visit http://www.microsoft.com and find a convenient meeting

>place.

>

[Guest throwitout]

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On Mar 1, 5:03 pm, "Lord Turkey Cough" <spamd...@invalid.com> wrote:

> > Why don't you rewrite or change it to your liking?

> It's not open source. Otherwise I would.

 

So? Doesn't mean you can't fix it if it really bugs you.

 

Here's a quick AutoIT script ( http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/ )

that will minimize all windows

 

While 1

if WinActive("Program Manager") Then

send("#m")

EndIf

sleep(500)

WEnd

[Guest Ian D]

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"Three Lefts" <spamtrap@spamtrap.invalid> wrote in message

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> On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:45:01 -0800, Robert_L_Ross

> <RobertLRoss@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>

>>I noticed he never offered up an OS that had that feature...

>

> What does that have to do with anything? If no other OS has some

> feature, then none should have it? That would be the end of progress.

>

>>sounds like a

>>hater to me - someone you will never please.

>

> You mean he doesn't agree with you.

>

> He has a valid point. It's not a huge point, fairly minor point,

> actually, buy a valid one nonetheless. In Windows, if you click on

> something, it gets the focus, which means that it comes to the top.

> This doesn't happen with the desktop, which means it's a desing

> inconsistency. It's valid point.

>

>

Focus is what's it's all about, and probably that's why MS designed

it the way they did. Think about it. You have several apps open,

then you accidently click on the desktop. Boom, everything is

minimised. People probably inadvertently click on the desktop often,

but it now has no effect. Think of the complaints if that was changed.

In addition, for productivity, it's possible to set up the desktop so that

whatever window the mouse cursor is in automatically gets the focus,

called X-mouse. In that case, every time the cursor touched the desktop

everything would minimise. In fact it would be impossible to run

applications in anything less than full screen. If an application is

minimised you go to the taskbar to open it, then, as soon as the cursor

hits the desktop it's minimised again. The same would apply to clicking

an icon to open an application.

 

That's probably why MS designed it so that a separate action must

be taken to bring the desktop to the foreground.

[Guest Three Lefts]

Re: Worst design fault in windows.

 

On Sat, 1 Mar 2008 20:21:41 -0500, "Ian D" <taurus@nowhere.com> wrote:

>

>"Three Lefts" <spamtrap@spamtrap.invalid> wrote in message

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>> On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:45:01 -0800, Robert_L_Ross

>> <RobertLRoss@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>>

>>>I noticed he never offered up an OS that had that feature...

>>

>> What does that have to do with anything? If no other OS has some

>> feature, then none should have it? That would be the end of progress.

>>

>>>sounds like a

>>>hater to me - someone you will never please.

>>

>> You mean he doesn't agree with you.

>>

>> He has a valid point. It's not a huge point, fairly minor point,

>> actually, buy a valid one nonetheless. In Windows, if you click on

>> something, it gets the focus, which means that it comes to the top.

>> This doesn't happen with the desktop, which means it's a desing

>> inconsistency. It's valid point.

>>

>>

>Focus is what's it's all about, and probably that's why MS designed

>it the way they did. Think about it. You have several apps open,

>then you accidently click on the desktop. Boom, everything is

>minimised. People probably inadvertently click on the desktop often,

>but it now has no effect. Think of the complaints if that was changed.

>In addition, for productivity, it's possible to set up the desktop so that

>whatever window the mouse cursor is in automatically gets the focus,

>called X-mouse. In that case, every time the cursor touched the desktop

>everything would minimise. In fact it would be impossible to run

>applications in anything less than full screen. If an application is

>minimised you go to the taskbar to open it, then, as soon as the cursor

>hits the desktop it's minimised again. The same would apply to clicking

>an icon to open an application.

>

>That's probably why MS designed it so that a separate action must

>be taken to bring the desktop to the foreground.

 

You may be right. At least that's a plausible explanation. Of course,

it is possible to have the best of both worlds. MS could have provided

an option in the Desktop properties so that folks like LTC could have

it their way. The default would be how it is now.

[Guest Doug W.]

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"Three Lefts" <spamtrap@spamtrap.invalid> wrote in message

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> On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:38:00 -0700, "Doug W."

> <stand@attention> wrote:

>

>>

>>"Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote in message

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>>> Lord Turkey Cough wrote:

>>>> "Tau_Ceti_2" <TauCeti2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>>>> message

>>>> news:27254FB5-5183-4AB7-92BA-F0C55724A9CA@microsoft.com...

>>>>> Hello "Lord Turkey Cough",

>>>>>

>>>>> Try this: press the Windows Key + D

>>>>>

>>>>> The letter D means "D)esktop"

>>>>>

>>>>> Everyone I've shown that key to loves it. It's surprising

>>>>> that so few

>>>>> people

>>>>> know about it, but it's one of those keys you just can't

>>>>> live

>>>>> without once you do know about it.

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Yes thats thats a nice feature but it means I have to put a

>>>> hand on

>>>> the keyboard.

>>>

>>> Now, we can't have that!

>>-

>>Maybe he can just use ESP to accomplish the task...the guy is

>>just spamming everyone.

>

> So, if you don't like what he says and you have no good

> response, you

> start name calling? He has a valid point.

-

The point is...he is looking for a solution to a non-problem in

most user's eyes. My opinion is just as "valid" as yours.

-

[Guest Three Lefts]

Re: Worst design fault in windows.

 

On Sun, 2 Mar 2008 00:58:17 -0700, "Doug W." <stand@attention> wrote:

>

>"Three Lefts" <spamtrap@spamtrap.invalid> wrote in message

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>> On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:38:00 -0700, "Doug W."

>> <stand@attention> wrote:

>>

>>>

>>>"Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote in message

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>>>> Lord Turkey Cough wrote:

>>>>> "Tau_Ceti_2" <TauCeti2@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>>>>> message

>>>>> news:27254FB5-5183-4AB7-92BA-F0C55724A9CA@microsoft.com...

>>>>>> Hello "Lord Turkey Cough",

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Try this: press the Windows Key + D

>>>>>>

>>>>>> The letter D means "D)esktop"

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Everyone I've shown that key to loves it. It's surprising

>>>>>> that so few

>>>>>> people

>>>>>> know about it, but it's one of those keys you just can't

>>>>>> live

>>>>>> without once you do know about it.

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>> Yes thats thats a nice feature but it means I have to put a

>>>>> hand on

>>>>> the keyboard.

>>>>

>>>> Now, we can't have that!

>>>-

>>>Maybe he can just use ESP to accomplish the task...the guy is

>>>just spamming everyone.

>>

>> So, if you don't like what he says and you have no good

>> response, you

>> start name calling? He has a valid point.

>-

>The point is...he is looking for a solution to a non-problem in

>most user's eyes.

 

That's *your* point.

 

But so what? The vast majority of Windows "problems" are of little or

no interest to "most users".

>My opinion is just as "valid" as yours.

 

Yes, your opinion is as valid as anyone's. I just don't understand why

you need to trash this guy for having his opinion. He has a valid,

albeit minor, point. His tone was not so great and it degenereated

from there, but yours was not so great either.

 

If you think it's a non-problem, ignore it.

[Guest Twayne]

Re: Worst design fault in windows.

 

> When you click on the desktop it should be brought to the top (show

> desktop).

>

> How can a group of idiots get to design a major piece of software so

> badly?

 

Another complainer/bottom feeder.

 

--

--

Regards,

 

Twayne

 

Open Office isn't just for wimps anymore;

OOo is a GREAT MS Office replacement

http://www.openoffice.org

[Guest Lord Turkey Cough]

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"Ian D" <taurus@nowhere.com> wrote in message

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>

> "Three Lefts" <spamtrap@spamtrap.invalid> wrote in message

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>> On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:45:01 -0800, Robert_L_Ross

>> <RobertLRoss@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>>

>>>I noticed he never offered up an OS that had that feature...

>>

>> What does that have to do with anything? If no other OS has some

>> feature, then none should have it? That would be the end of progress.

>>

>>>sounds like a

>>>hater to me - someone you will never please.

>>

>> You mean he doesn't agree with you.

>>

>> He has a valid point. It's not a huge point, fairly minor point,

>> actually, buy a valid one nonetheless. In Windows, if you click on

>> something, it gets the focus, which means that it comes to the top.

>> This doesn't happen with the desktop, which means it's a desing

>> inconsistency. It's valid point.

>>

>>

> Focus is what's it's all about, and probably that's why MS designed

> it the way they did. Think about it. You have several apps open,

> then you accidently click on the desktop. Boom, everything is

> minimised.

 

Bull. People no more inadvertantly click on the desktop than they

click on the start button and then inadvertantly shutdown, or click on

any window and Boom everything is gone.

Anyway everything would not be minimised, that is just you iintroducing

another design fault into the system, instead the desktop would merely be

brought to the fore, clicking on it would put it in the background.

 

> People probably inadvertently click on the desktop often,

> but it now has no effect. Think of the complaints if that was changed.

> In addition, for productivity, it's possible to set up the desktop so that

> whatever window the mouse cursor is in automatically gets the focus,

> called X-mouse. In that case, every time the cursor touched the desktop

> everything would minimise.

And if you touched a big window you would bring that to the fore

making other windows inaccessable.

> In fact it would be impossible to run

> applications in anything less than full screen. If an application is

> minimised you go to the taskbar to open it, then, as soon as the cursor

> hits the desktop it's minimised again. The same would apply to clicking

> an icon to open an application.

 

No you have got it all wrong.

>

> That's probably why MS designed it so that a separate action must

> be taken to bring the desktop to the foreground.

>

[Guest Lord Turkey Cough]

Re: Worst design fault in windows.

 

 

"Three Lefts" <spamtrap@spamtrap.invalid> wrote in message

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> On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:40:29 -0600, PD43 <pauld1943@comcast.net>

> wrote:

>

>>"Lord Turkey Cough" <spamdump@invalid.com> wrote:

>>

>>>I already have a show desktop icon in the taskbar but it is a bad

>>>solution.

>>>It is so logical to show the desktop by clicking on it.

>>

>>Not if all your windows are open at full-screen bucko.

>

> Then his original premise would not apply. His point is that if he can

> see the desktop, he ought to be able to click on it to bring it to the

> top. I believe he is correct about that, somewhat minor, point.

 

Yes and especially when you consider how important the desktops is.

It is your most important window, it contains all you most important

tools and information. It should take president of other stuff in terms of

easy access. The current implimation is illogical and un-ergonomic.

[Guest PD43]

Re: Worst design fault in windows.

 

"Lord Turkey Cough" <spamdump@invalid.com> wrote:

> Yes and especially when you consider how important the desktops

> [sic] is. It is your most important window, it contains all you

> [sic] most important tools and information. It should take

> president [sic] of other stuff in terms of easy access. The

> current implimation [sic] is illogical and un-ergonomic.

 

Pass your GED yet?