Drag and drop was already abysmal on Windows compared to MacOS, things I take for granted on MacOS like dragging an image from a web browser to a photoshop document just don't work. This is just another kick in the teeth for people who find this a fast and flexible way to work.
Microsoft confirms taskbar in Windows 11 no longer supports drag and drop
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#12hmmph. annoying. It is the best way for me to keep default file associations while still easily using a different program to open a file.
Most common example is to keep ".jpg" default for the faster, normal case and drag the file to photoshop if I absolutely have to.
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#13Didn't even know you could do that. Maybe Microsoft's Telemetry figured out that not many people knew it also.
Vision from a small group of individuals who care always beats just trying to scry design from looking at metrics, even when the metrics are millions.
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#14Welcome to the glorious future everyone, where our computers are less featureful than they were in the 1990s.
Could all of you "professional" software "engineers" out there please just stop sucking so damned hard? You're making me deeply ashamed to be a part of this industry.
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#15Interesting post about Win11 taskbar by the guy who's made me forget that Windows taskbar has been hot garbage since 7:
https://rammichael.com/7-taskbar-tweaker-and-a-first-look-at...
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#16> If this controversial change frustrates you, as well as thousands of other insiders, make sure to send your feedback to Microsoft. Or, just don't use windows 11. I certainly won't. I'm only using win10 as it is because they don't care if you use an unauthorized copy for free. At this point my camel's back is a needle away from switching to linux/mac.
Mac wont be a choice for much longer, the writing on the wall is obvious that MacOS is on it's way to being deprecated. Within 10 years the desktop Mac experience will be closer to iPadOS than MacOS of today.
Re: Microsoft confirms taskbar in Windows 11 no longer supports drag and drop
#17> If this controversial change frustrates you, as well as thousands of other insiders, make sure to send your feedback to Microsoft. Or, just don't use windows 11. I certainly won't. I'm only using win10 as it is because they don't care if you use an unauthorized copy for free. At this point my camel's back is a needle away from switching to linux/mac.
Mac wont be a choice for much longer, the writing on the wall is obvious that MacOS is on it's way to being deprecated. Within 10 years the desktop Mac experience will be closer to iPadOS than MacOS of today.
> writing on the wall is obvious that MacOS is on it's way to being deprecated
I must have my back turned. Where is this wall? Apple seems to be investing quite heavily into its Mac line-up, including by differentiating it from iOS devices.
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#18Reaffirming assumptions is a totally valid activity for a redesign of anything so long established, as Windows clearly is. However there are better ways to go about it than lop off widely used functionality and see how much people yell.
If you do it too much, users willing to give feedback will have less energy and nuance left for the really smart stuff, as they dig their heels in to fight hard for the simple things.
Re: Microsoft confirms taskbar in Windows 11 no longer supports drag and drop
#19Welcome to the glorious future everyone, where our computers are less featureful than they were in the 1990s. Could all of you "professional" software "engineers" out there please just stop sucking so damned hard? You're making me deeply ashamed to be a part of this industry.
At this point I'd pay a massive sum to have Win2k back. Easily the high point of OS design.
Re: Microsoft confirms taskbar in Windows 11 no longer supports drag and drop
#20Welcome to the glorious future everyone, where our computers are less featureful than they were in the 1990s. Could all of you "professional" software "engineers" out there please just stop sucking so damned hard? You're making me deeply ashamed to be a part of this industry.
I don’t remember any version of windows that supported this in the 1990s?