In both XP and Win7 I've set the theme to "Windows 2000", and then turned off the theme service. Unsurprisingly, this makes both OSes look like Windows 2000. Aero and all other effects are turned off (in System -> Properties -> Advanced -> Performance, set to "Adjust for best performance"). While bland, this saves system resources (no theme manager running) and offers the fastest and most responsive GUI.
I've now done the same to Windows 8, although I kept the start screen launcher because it's actually not too bad (despite scrolling sideways). The magic corners are super annoying though.
I haven't gone that far, as I like the Peek previews (or whatever the actual name is) and thumbnails for icons.. For snappiness I've disabled animations and fade ins. (Except the taskbar Peek animations as it felt a bit jerky without the animation.) The most important for me is disabling the minimizing and maximizing animations as those feel quite slow.
Dude if you HAVE to use the keyboard in an OS that ironically MSFT is pushing for tablets? Then its broken, end of story. I can remove the keyboard from any Windows 7 PC and you'll be just fine, the fact that only "keyboard commanders" can tolerate that flaming turd known as Windows 8 should be all the proof one needs that its broken.
You know, touching and mousing are different things. I don't have a touchscreen. I dislike the modern ui, and I am considering switching to some kind of classing start menu program. [*] But you are missing my point. See below.
But if you didn't like the video perhaps you'll like Infoworld or ZDnet which even has a picture of Wily Coyote, kinda like that one,or maybe Consumer Reports and while they highlight different things the final verdict? Windows 8 suuuuuuccccckkkkkssss, its crap, its the wrong direction, it doesn't work, its just a bad OS.
While there's lots of bitching about the modern ui apps, Infoworld does mention: "There are few user-noticeable changes in the Windows desktop programs; as best I can tell, the changes are almost entirely cosmetic." The point: If you don't use the modern ui apps [**], you can use the 8 the same way as 7. Which was my original question: How did they break multitasking? Well. They didn't. They broke the start menu. And yes, I think you do need a keyboard to use it if you don't have a touchscreen. I guess I'm lucky that I got an advanced model with a keyboard....
[* The main problem in desktop use is that the start menu gets cluttered by the non-modern-ui programs (and I don't use others) as they
[** To be more clear: Do NOT install and use the modern UI apps on desktop. Well... except perhaps Netflix, you get 5.1 sound and pausing playing with windows+tab, allowing you to alt-tab normally between other programs at the same time]
Wait. Around 11 minutes it shows desktop. And complains about something that works the same way as in Windows 7. And apparently he refuses to use Windows key, which was the easiest way to start programs in 7 and continues to be that in 8. (click and type a few letters. The same way he could have opened the control panel. Or searched the control panel to create recovery. Like in Windows 7.). Oh well, I changed from Unity to Gnome Classic and I guess I need to install some kind of Modern UI replacement for Windows as well. Sorry, I think I've seen enough of the video.
What? The next version might not have a desktop? I don't care, I'm not using the next version, I am using 8 with desktop. The launcher screen is annoying, even moronic, but other than that I still have the same desktop as before, with slightly improved task bar.
The 'face farting goblins' video you linked seems to talk about Windows RT (at least based on the complains, which are pretty strange, no Windows RT for me thank you very much.) which I have never used. The desktop version (pro?) behaves almost exactly like Windows 7. Certainly a weather app has never appeared on my screen.
You didn't have any trouble getting your mouse pointer over that 1x1 pixel "start corner", on the right-hand monitor ?
Pulling the mouse quickly towards the middle monitor along the bottom apparently stops in the corner if it goes through this magical pixel. Noticed this earlier while pondering on how this is supposed to be usable. I guess it works, but since I have a keyboard....
I can get around the start menu, I can get around the interface changes, I can even deal with the "control panel" not remembering my settings (I always have to select small icons), but until they fix Windows 8 to enable the reason for Windows existance, easy interface for multi-tasking... then they can literally fuck off.
Since this is +5 I would like to know what exactly did they break in multi-tasking? Just got my laptop and I have the downgrade dvd ^.^ The taskbar is the same (well + a few more settings for multi-monitor setup) and alt-tab is the same, windows+arrow-keys are the same. And if you open a modern ui program you can windows-tab it on and off again. (Well I guess you could switch between several of them with it, but since there's nothing useful (for me) except Netflix in it, that's how I'm using it)
The control panel icons are surprisingly big annoyance and modifying the 'modern ui start menu' is absolutely moronic as right clicking does not open a dropdown menu which would be much faster. The win+q is ok. Win+e less so, as at least some of them open modern ui-configuration and not the control panel version.
The nice thing about Stack Overflow (and such) is that someone, somewhere, has (usually) encountered the same problem I am currently working on. The official documentation I check when I want some basic examples on how to use something and what the different methods are supposed to do.
I may have created a few mashups from examples, but most of them weren't all that unruly. Perhaps the implication is that the wheel isn't invented all that often?
oookay, science done. Result: Apple fails!:P Sub-pixel kerning continues, but does not adjust for the new pixel orientation.
And I'd still like to hear from someone with deeper Windows OS experience that can comment on sub-pixel kerning support.
I haven't tested on the newest variants, but at least by default XP also fails. (thus the question about do those exist ^.^) I do wonder if with Windows 7 or 8 you could get clear type working by going to Adjust ClearType text and selecting the specific monitor in Pivot. I doubt that it helps, as the problem isn't really RGB vs BGR (which I believe it does handle), but vertical vs horizontal subpixel layout, and at least based on http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/subpixel.php at least Vista did not support those. It does mention Gnome, but at least on my Ubuntu 12.04 this option seems to have disappeared...
Umm. Radar vectors are basically directions for the aircraft, I don't see why you couldn't give vectors for the aircraft if you get the same information from a passive radar. (Also, the planes will most likely keep their radars, won't they?)
The density of the medium relative to that of the falling objects matters as well. You can also do tricks with magnets, or come up with some other situation where forces cancel each other out or lead to the ball moving opposite the direction you would expect from the word "fall".
If you drop a ball on ISS, the ball will fall. Similarly, if you walk off a skyscraper and while falling (this is a double experiment) you drop a ball, the ball will fall. It may be useful to have several observers or a video recording taken both from the higher mass object and from the (more strongly) falling object.
To be fair, 38 of the states have higher population density than Finland. And the whole USA has twice the population density. One might think that more users would result in better coverage.
You make a shortcut on your desktop so you don't have to deal with that shit again.
You also make a batch file on your desktop containing 'shutdown/r/t 0' rather then poke around to get the shutdown menu to show up.
I'm guessing you are using a different product then I'm running. 'Cause I just described the Windows 8 I am using.
Not sure if the new Start screen is good for basic users, but I certainly did not like this. However after experimenting with key combos I'm not planning to downgrade back to 7. Not sure if you are interested, but one of the ways to shut it down is to click taskbar or desktop and then alt+F4. (Another is the menu from Win+i or Win+C).
After some experimenting Win+Q (programs) & Win+W (settings) and typing something (Like in Seven), along with Win+E have saved some time as well. There's also a key combo for viewing all programs, but I can't remember it as I don't use it). Currently my biggest annoyance with 8 is that 7 looked better. (A few WPF controls are clearer in 8, but all these squares are a bit boring in my mind)
Thus Ubuntu and OpenSUSE on virtual machines for me. If, for example, I need to test something with a specific version of Python it is easier to get it working on Linux. My computer runs Windows 7, but for some things Linux is indeed better.
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E3. Or so 'they' (in the forums) say.
I do believe that it (well at least outlook.com) does offer pop. What it doesn't support (again, I believe) is imap, which I would prefer.
In both XP and Win7 I've set the theme to "Windows 2000", and then turned off the theme service. Unsurprisingly, this makes both OSes look like Windows 2000. Aero and all other effects are turned off (in System -> Properties -> Advanced -> Performance, set to "Adjust for best performance"). While bland, this saves system resources (no theme manager running) and offers the fastest and most responsive GUI.
I've now done the same to Windows 8, although I kept the start screen launcher because it's actually not too bad (despite scrolling sideways). The magic corners are super annoying though.
I haven't gone that far, as I like the Peek previews (or whatever the actual name is) and thumbnails for icons.. For snappiness I've disabled animations and fade ins. (Except the taskbar Peek animations as it felt a bit jerky without the animation.) The most important for me is disabling the minimizing and maximizing animations as those feel quite slow.
I think the TSA (and all other fear mongering) just proves that it is possible to lose without anyone winning.
Dude if you HAVE to use the keyboard in an OS that ironically MSFT is pushing for tablets? Then its broken, end of story. I can remove the keyboard from any Windows 7 PC and you'll be just fine, the fact that only "keyboard commanders" can tolerate that flaming turd known as Windows 8 should be all the proof one needs that its broken.
You know, touching and mousing are different things. I don't have a touchscreen. I dislike the modern ui, and I am considering switching to some kind of classing start menu program. [*] But you are missing my point. See below.
But if you didn't like the video perhaps you'll like Infoworld or ZDnet which even has a picture of Wily Coyote, kinda like that one,or maybe Consumer Reports and while they highlight different things the final verdict? Windows 8 suuuuuuccccckkkkkssss, its crap, its the wrong direction, it doesn't work, its just a bad OS.
While there's lots of bitching about the modern ui apps, Infoworld does mention: "There are few user-noticeable changes in the Windows desktop programs; as best I can tell, the changes are almost entirely cosmetic." The point: If you don't use the modern ui apps [**], you can use the 8 the same way as 7. Which was my original question: How did they break multitasking? Well. They didn't. They broke the start menu. And yes, I think you do need a keyboard to use it if you don't have a touchscreen. I guess I'm lucky that I got an advanced model with a keyboard....
[* The main problem in desktop use is that the start menu gets cluttered by the non-modern-ui programs (and I don't use others) as they [** To be more clear: Do NOT install and use the modern UI apps on desktop. Well... except perhaps Netflix, you get 5.1 sound and pausing playing with windows+tab, allowing you to alt-tab normally between other programs at the same time]
Wait. Around 11 minutes it shows desktop. And complains about something that works the same way as in Windows 7. And apparently he refuses to use Windows key, which was the easiest way to start programs in 7 and continues to be that in 8. (click and type a few letters. The same way he could have opened the control panel. Or searched the control panel to create recovery. Like in Windows 7.). Oh well, I changed from Unity to Gnome Classic and I guess I need to install some kind of Modern UI replacement for Windows as well. Sorry, I think I've seen enough of the video.
What? The next version might not have a desktop? I don't care, I'm not using the next version, I am using 8 with desktop. The launcher screen is annoying, even moronic, but other than that I still have the same desktop as before, with slightly improved task bar.
The 'face farting goblins' video you linked seems to talk about Windows RT (at least based on the complains, which are pretty strange, no Windows RT for me thank you very much.) which I have never used. The desktop version (pro?) behaves almost exactly like Windows 7. Certainly a weather app has never appeared on my screen.
You didn't have any trouble getting your mouse pointer over that 1x1 pixel "start corner", on the right-hand monitor ?
Pulling the mouse quickly towards the middle monitor along the bottom apparently stops in the corner if it goes through this magical pixel. Noticed this earlier while pondering on how this is supposed to be usable. I guess it works, but since I have a keyboard....
I can get around the start menu, I can get around the interface changes, I can even deal with the "control panel" not remembering my settings (I always have to select small icons), but until they fix Windows 8 to enable the reason for Windows existance, easy interface for multi-tasking... then they can literally fuck off.
Since this is +5 I would like to know what exactly did they break in multi-tasking? Just got my laptop and I have the downgrade dvd ^.^ The taskbar is the same (well + a few more settings for multi-monitor setup) and alt-tab is the same, windows+arrow-keys are the same. And if you open a modern ui program you can windows-tab it on and off again. (Well I guess you could switch between several of them with it, but since there's nothing useful (for me) except Netflix in it, that's how I'm using it)
The control panel icons are surprisingly big annoyance and modifying the 'modern ui start menu' is absolutely moronic as right clicking does not open a dropdown menu which would be much faster. The win+q is ok. Win+e less so, as at least some of them open modern ui-configuration and not the control panel version.
The nice thing about Stack Overflow (and such) is that someone, somewhere, has (usually) encountered the same problem I am currently working on. The official documentation I check when I want some basic examples on how to use something and what the different methods are supposed to do.
I may have created a few mashups from examples, but most of them weren't all that unruly. Perhaps the implication is that the wheel isn't invented all that often?
I wonder how that works. I got that question after the counter was at 76MB. Well, at least it did ask, eventually. So I guess Opera is safe from this.
Yes, it displays page numbers and supports jumping. Also includes buttons for moving a page up or down (left and right keys work as shortcuts)
I quite enjoy the bundled IE. It makes downloading the newest Firefox easy.
oookay, science done. Result: Apple fails! :P Sub-pixel kerning continues, but does not adjust for the new pixel orientation.
And I'd still like to hear from someone with deeper Windows OS experience that can comment on sub-pixel kerning support.
I haven't tested on the newest variants, but at least by default XP also fails. (thus the question about do those exist ^.^) I do wonder if with Windows 7 or 8 you could get clear type working by going to Adjust ClearType text and selecting the specific monitor in Pivot. I doubt that it helps, as the problem isn't really RGB vs BGR (which I believe it does handle), but vertical vs horizontal subpixel layout, and at least based on http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/subpixel.php at least Vista did not support those. It does mention Gnome, but at least on my Ubuntu 12.04 this option seems to have disappeared...
And we are still discussing the display in pivot mode?
it renders fine if your OS is smart enough to do the sub-pixel kerning intelligently.
Do those exist?
Umm. Radar vectors are basically directions for the aircraft, I don't see why you couldn't give vectors for the aircraft if you get the same information from a passive radar. (Also, the planes will most likely keep their radars, won't they?)
The density of the medium relative to that of the falling objects matters as well. You can also do tricks with magnets, or come up with some other situation where forces cancel each other out or lead to the ball moving opposite the direction you would expect from the word "fall".
How do you know this? ^.^
If you drop a ball on ISS, the ball will fall. Similarly, if you walk off a skyscraper and while falling (this is a double experiment) you drop a ball, the ball will fall. It may be useful to have several observers or a video recording taken both from the higher mass object and from the (more strongly) falling object.
There was no qualifying. If you drop a ball, the ball will fall.
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To be fair, 38 of the states have higher population density than Finland. And the whole USA has twice the population density. One might think that more users would result in better coverage.
Nope. But perhaps by that definition Esperanto is more advanced (than something).
You make a shortcut on your desktop so you don't have to deal with that shit again. You also make a batch file on your desktop containing 'shutdown /r /t 0' rather then poke around to get the shutdown menu to show up.
I'm guessing you are using a different product then I'm running. 'Cause I just described the Windows 8 I am using.
Not sure if the new Start screen is good for basic users, but I certainly did not like this. However after experimenting with key combos I'm not planning to downgrade back to 7. Not sure if you are interested, but one of the ways to shut it down is to click taskbar or desktop and then alt+F4. (Another is the menu from Win+i or Win+C).
After some experimenting Win+Q (programs) & Win+W (settings) and typing something (Like in Seven), along with Win+E have saved some time as well. There's also a key combo for viewing all programs, but I can't remember it as I don't use it). Currently my biggest annoyance with 8 is that 7 looked better. (A few WPF controls are clearer in 8, but all these squares are a bit boring in my mind)
Thus Ubuntu and OpenSUSE on virtual machines for me. If, for example, I need to test something with a specific version of Python it is easier to get it working on Linux. My computer runs Windows 7, but for some things Linux is indeed better.