No Start Menu for You

Post by albrewer » Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 3:23 PM UTC

kevincox wrote: post #187

martin_ky wrote: post #6

It seems to be a pattern with (not just) Microsoft products to hang the UI while waiting for some remote API, usually talking to the home base. Happens a lot to me with Office desktop apps - they freeze sometimes for a good second or so while starting and more surprisingly also when closing. One time it bothered me so much, that I recorded an ETW and unsurprisingly the time during the hang was spent waiting for some…

This is actually one of the things that I appreciate from React. Because the view is synchronous you need to explicitly bail out on loading states (`return `). In general you are presented the option to do something while the async work is running and other parts of the UI almost always work.

Post by somat » Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 3:26 PM UTC

kaptainscarlet wrote: post #122

zwaps wrote: post #34

I think search is hard generally. I switched to an M1 Mac pro recently, and it has its own set of challenges. For instance, there is no start menu but a search bar called Spotlight. You do your quick math in there (where you'd call calc.exe in Windows). However, it only accepts your query as math... sometimes. Like 50% of the times. Otherwise it searches the web. If you search for a program, it takes just that tiny s…

I just realised that Gnome 3.3 has the feature equivalent to Spotlight. At least for Math expressions. Pretty cool.

Post by Phlogistique » Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 3:27 PM UTC

Post by eviks » Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 3:31 PM UTC

distcs wrote: post #131

eviks wrote: post #129

> I tend to launch most programs on my Windows 10 laptop by typing the key, then a few letters of the program name, and then hitting enter. That's the mistake right there, use a proper app launcher (like https://keypirinha.com/ ) to avoid the freeze and many other issues (like having to move your focus off screen center) with this neglected core OS functionality. While you're at it, you could also rebind it to someth…

> That's the mistake right there, use a proper app launcher (like https://keypirinha.com/ ) to avoid the freeze and many other issues Sorry, no! I am not going to install a whole new application only to launch programs - the most fundamental operation that an OS should be able to do on its own. If the OS cannot launch programs using the Win key, it needs to be analyzed and fixed. The OP article does half of that very…

Post by hadlock » Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 3:35 PM UTC

rollcat wrote: post #180

zwaps wrote: post #34

I think search is hard generally. I switched to an M1 Mac pro recently, and it has its own set of challenges. For instance, there is no start menu but a search bar called Spotlight. You do your quick math in there (where you'd call calc.exe in Windows). However, it only accepts your query as math... sometimes. Like 50% of the times. Otherwise it searches the web. If you search for a program, it takes just that tiny s…

> If you do consider switching, one warning about Mac is this: Window management is utter garbage. Maximizing is actively discouraged. Tiling left / right etc? Doesn't exist. Everything must be random size and overlap weirdly. Instead, each new version brings a new quick switch or workspace functionality that I have never seen anyone use. Mac has a different window management paradigm. It suits some people, it frustr…