No menus -> bad

[dev]

/Axel Dahmen/ said:

Many users (like me) use the computer solely through the keyboard,
leaving utilization of the mouse to special occasions like block
selection. Has this been considered when getting rid of "Classic
Menus"?

Also, the new Start menu is rather hard to handle. Currently I'm
setting up Start menu trees to be able to start applications by not
more than five keys (e.g. <Flag>-<P>-<Z>-<R> on German Windows to
open the calculator). The new version seems to only allow me to enter
program names, usually yielding a considerable amount of entries left
to select.

You may benefit from a shortcut key utility, such as WinKey, freely
available on the Net (search Google). A two-key press, and the program
or file of your choice will be launched.

 

[progressive realization]

to sum it up: vista has stupid design


Hi,

many users (like me) use the computer solely through the keyboard, leaving
utilization of the mouse to special occasions like block selection. Has this
been considered when getting rid of "Classic Menus"?

Also, the new Start menu is rather hard to handle. Currently I'm setting up
Start menu trees to be able to start applications by not more than five keys
(e.g. <Flag>-<P>-<Z>-<R> on German Windows to open the calculator). The new
version seems to only allow me to enter program names, usually yielding a
considerable amount of entries left to select.

TIA,
Axel Dahmen

 

[neil]

I think you should find the menus will appear if yu hold down the left hand
ALT key.

Neil
Hi,

many users (like me) use the computer solely through the keyboard, leaving
utilization of the mouse to special occasions like block selection. Has this
been considered when getting rid of "Classic Menus"?

Also, the new Start menu is rather hard to handle. Currently I'm setting up
Start menu trees to be able to start applications by not more than five keys
(e.g. <Flag>-<P>-<Z>-<R> on German Windows to open the calculator). The new
version seems to only allow me to enter program names, usually yielding a
considerable amount of entries left to select.

TIA,
Axel Dahmen

 

[Nathanial Woolls - DX Squad]

Hi,

many users (like me) use the computer solely through the keyboard,
leaving utilization of the mouse to special occasions like block selection.
Has this been considered when getting rid of "Classic Menus"?

How does the menus being hidden prevent you from using shortcut keys?
Either way, click Organize>Layout>Menu Bar or just hold the left ALT key to
get the menus back.

Also, the new Start menu is rather hard to handle. Currently I'm setting up
Start menu trees to be able to start applications by not more than five
keys
(e.g. <Flag>-<P>-<Z>-<R> on German Windows to open the calculator).
The new version seems to only allow me to enter program names, usually
yielding a considerable amount of entries left to select.

Why not just Start>C - A - L <ENTER>?

 

[Guest]

That is a new one. I never thought of it. thanks for the information.

 

[Martin Wallgren]

Another option is to use dedicated program for quick access to programs. I
use Launchy which is fast and learns over time so you don't have to type a
lot.

http://launchy.net/

Give it a try, it's quite useful.

Hi,

many users (like me) use the computer solely through the keyboard, leaving
utilization of the mouse to special occasions like block selection. Has this
been considered when getting rid of "Classic Menus"?

Also, the new Start menu is rather hard to handle. Currently I'm setting up
Start menu trees to be able to start applications by not more than five keys
(e.g. <Flag>-<P>-<Z>-<R> on German Windows to open the calculator). The new
version seems to only allow me to enter program names, usually yielding a
considerable amount of entries left to select.

TIA,
Axel Dahmen

 

[Axel Dahmen]

Hi,

many users (like me) use the computer solely through the keyboard, leaving utilization of the mouse to special occasions like block selection. Has this been considered when getting rid of "Classic Menus"?

Also, the new Start menu is rather hard to handle. Currently I'm setting up Start menu trees to be able to start applications by not more than five keys (e.g. <Flag>-<P>-<Z>-<R> on German Windows to open the calculator). The new version seems to only allow me to enter program names, usually yielding a considerable amount of entries left to select.

TIA,
Axel Dahmen

 

[Steve]

I agree, for some power users the new ui can produce more key presses, but
you have to apply the Mum rule.

Ok, for calc, hit WinKey type calc hit enter

I am a power user, and I like this way to find probs, SQL, start SQL return,
iis start IIS return, event viewer, start event return.

very easy, but it is down to personal preference, you can tweak setting to
get a feel you prefer.

Steve


Hi,

many users (like me) use the computer solely through the keyboard, leaving
utilization of the mouse to special occasions like block selection. Has this
been considered when getting rid of "Classic Menus"?

Also, the new Start menu is rather hard to handle. Currently I'm setting up
Start menu trees to be able to start applications by not more than five keys
(e.g. <Flag>-<P>-<Z>-<R> on German Windows to open the calculator). The new
version seems to only allow me to enter program names, usually yielding a
considerable amount of entries left to select.

TIA,
Axel Dahmen

 

[Axel Dahmen]

Well, not stupid. Depends on the perspective, I guess..

 

[Axel Dahmen]

I think you should find the menus will appear if yu hold down the left hand
ALT key.

Hi Neil,

I didn't know that. That's the information I was searching for then.

Regards,
Axel Dahmen

 

[Axel Dahmen]

How does the menus being hidden prevent you from using shortcut keys?

Not all menus are available through shortcut keys.

Either way, click Organize>Layout>Menu Bar or just hold the left ALT key to
get the menus back.

Didn't know that. In that case I'll back-off.

Why not just Start>C - A - L <ENTER>?

How about "int" or "exp" for Internet Explorer? When the number of installed programs reaches a certain level, it will become hard to find an appropriate filter.

Regards,
Axel Dahmen