|
to sivran
Re: [WIN8] Windows 8 - best to pass it up: review Read more: htsaid by sivran:If you like the way it works, but dislike the way it looks, well... there have been third-party shells and shell mods... The whole point of Windows 8 is the new interface so for someone to need to install, learn and run 3rd party software to make Windows 8 look better kind of defeats the whole thing. |
actions · 2012-Nov-14 6:14 am · (locked) |
sivranVive Vivaldi Premium Member join:2003-09-15 Irving, TX
1 recommendation |
sivran
Premium Member
2012-Nov-14 8:31 am
said by howardfine:said by sivran:If you like the way it works, but dislike the way it looks, well... there have been third-party shells and shell mods... The whole point of Windows 8 is the new interface No it isn't. |
actions · 2012-Nov-14 8:31 am · (locked) |
1 recommendation |
to howardfine
said by howardfine:said by sivran:If you like the way it works, but dislike the way it looks, well... there have been third-party shells and shell mods... The whole point of Windows 8 is the new interface so for someone to need to install, learn and run 3rd party software to make Windows 8 look better kind of defeats the whole thing. I dont think thats accurate either,
. |
actions · 2012-Nov-14 8:41 am · (locked) |
|
to howardfine
howardfine - I'm pretty sure you have used OS X Launchpad. Pretend the Launchpad is the start screen for Windows. And the OS X Dock is the Windows 8 taskbar.
Now, where's the start button/menu for OS X? |
actions · 2012-Nov-14 10:11 am · (locked) |
|
Thats a fairly good analogy.
However, the OS X Launchpad only comes into play when invoked. |
actions · 2012-Nov-14 10:22 am · (locked) |
markofmayhemWhy not now? Premium Member join:2004-04-08 Pittsburgh, PA |
to RazzyW8
said by RazzyW8 :howardfine - I'm pretty sure you have used OS X Launchpad. Pretend the Launchpad is the start screen for Windows. And the OS X Dock is the Windows 8 taskbar.
Now, where's the start button/menu for OS X? It is also remarkably similar to Unity and Gnome 3. Both UI's use full screen application controls to launch and search. Windows is a few years behind the post WIMP movement. |
actions · 2012-Nov-14 10:31 am · (locked) |
|
RazzyW8 to Octavean
Anon
2012-Nov-14 11:30 am
to Octavean
said by Octavean:Thats a fairly good analogy.
However, the OS X Launchpad only comes into play when invoked. And that has to do very little with the Start screen. The point was, OS X doesn't have a start button or start menu or anything. You'd have to use a "Finder" to launch stuff or pin it to the messy dock. OS X is really poor on this department compared to Windows 8 (and previous Windows) |
actions · 2012-Nov-14 11:30 am · (locked) |
|
to RazzyW8
said by RazzyW8 :howardfine - I'm pretty sure you have used OS X Launchpad. I have not. I don't own a Mac. |
actions · 2012-Nov-14 1:09 pm · (locked) |
howardfine |
to sivran
said by sivran:said by howardfine:said by sivran:If you like the way it works, but dislike the way it looks, well... there have been third-party shells and shell mods... The whole point of Windows 8 is the new interface No it isn't. Yeah, I shouldn't have said the whole point but, instead, a major UI feature. |
actions · 2012-Nov-14 1:09 pm · (locked) |
|
RazzyW8
Anon
2012-Nov-14 1:20 pm
It's more like a secondary UI. Start screen will launch applications for BOTH Modern (metro) and desktop Win32 applications. |
actions · 2012-Nov-14 1:20 pm · (locked) |
|
|
to howardfine
said by howardfine:said by RazzyW8 :howardfine - I'm pretty sure you have used OS X Launchpad. I have not. I don't own a Mac. If I am not mistaken you have stated that you have an iPad. If so you are already familiar with it since the OS X Launchpad mimics the iOS icon driven interface for launching apps (scrolling home screen). |
actions · 2012-Nov-14 2:24 pm · (locked) |
|
|
Yes, I have an iPad. There is a disconnect here, I think, because I have only used the browser on my freelancer's Mac and the closest I've been to Win8 is racing to a demo with a Surface in the back of a cab. I don't know the connection between icon's on an iPad and the desktop. |
actions · 2012-Nov-14 3:01 pm · (locked) |
|
RazzyW8
Anon
2012-Nov-14 3:28 pm
said by howardfine:Yes, I have an iPad. There is a disconnect here, I think, because I have only used the browser on my freelancer's Mac and the closest I've been to Win8 is racing to a demo with a Surface in the back of a cab. I don't know the connection between icon's on an iPad and the desktop. Why are you posting then? If you haven't used Windows 8 or Mac OS X or whatever? |
actions · 2012-Nov-14 3:28 pm · (locked) |
your moderator at work
hidden : Other reason
|
|
to RazzyW8
Re: [WIN8] Windows 8 - best to pass it up: review Read more: htI don't know how to answer your question. I asked a question about Windows 8 previously. |
actions · 2012-Nov-14 8:46 pm · (locked) |