Windows 10 Design: Getting the balance right

I'm going to lose it if Win10 does not integrate automatic time zone adjustment like OSX. What, does no one at MS mind having to manually change the time zone with 7 clicks every time they travel? Why is it not just two clicks to change the time zone at least? Maybe something like right-click time, select from list of preset "favorite" time zones. That doesn't even requite a time network, let alone being able to read time stamps on surrounding wireless networks.

Or there is no Outlook global search or no message threading.

That's not new or challenging stuff, Microsoft. WTF?

Can you think of anything else basic that is annoying as heck about Windows?

Re: Windows 10 Design: Getting the balance right

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Post by pavlov » Mon, May 11, 2015, 5:59 PM UTC

jszymborski wrote: post #4

"People aren't squares"... ergo they're circles?

If you ask a 4-year-old to draw a head, it's likely that the base shape is a circle.

Re: Windows 10 Design: Getting the balance right

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Post by tdicola » Mon, May 11, 2015, 6:02 PM UTC

wahsd wrote: post #5

I'm going to lose it if Win10 does not integrate automatic time zone adjustment like OSX. What, does no one at MS mind having to manually change the time zone with 7 clicks every time they travel? Why is it not just two clicks to change the time zone at least? Maybe something like right-click time, select from list of preset "favorite" time zones. That doesn't even requite a time network, let alone being able to read…

> Can you think of anything else basic that is annoying as heck about Windows?

That it took 10 versions to finally get a resizeable command line terminal that you can copy and paste text within.

Re: Windows 10 Design: Getting the balance right

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Post by sp332 » Mon, May 11, 2015, 6:05 PM UTC

wahsd wrote: post #5

I'm going to lose it if Win10 does not integrate automatic time zone adjustment like OSX. What, does no one at MS mind having to manually change the time zone with 7 clicks every time they travel? Why is it not just two clicks to change the time zone at least? Maybe something like right-click time, select from list of preset "favorite" time zones. That doesn't even requite a time network, let alone being able to read…

I can't understand why the built-in email client is so bad. Every other mail client Microsoft makes is at least usable. Outlook, Windows Live Mail, even outlook.com webmail has message threads enabled by default.

Re: Windows 10 Design: Getting the balance right

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Post by dvcc » Mon, May 11, 2015, 6:09 PM UTC

For some reason since the release of Windows 8, I have not been able to shake this feeling that all Metro+ adaptations are unpolished. The original Windows Phone release, although lacking features, felt like a product that was well designed, with a clear philosophy. Since then, each adaption seems to bloat just a bit more. Slowly going back to what had already existed, it's a bit disheartening to watch.

Re: Windows 10 Design: Getting the balance right

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Post by coldtea » Mon, May 11, 2015, 6:21 PM UTC

>We started by exploring concepts to push the boundaries of our design system, going from mild to wild variation, trying out new patterns and controls, new type treatment and using color in bold fresh ways.

...and we ended in the smallest possible variation from an unimaginative merging of the classic start menu and the Metro style blocks...