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Plus, the confusing control panel. Everything is flat, with no color distinction, that I must scan every single stupid grey icon, and memorize or guess, what t
by blackrock 7y ago
Plus, the confusing control panel.
Everything is flat, with no color distinction, that I must scan every single stupid grey icon, and memorize or guess, what the icons mean. Before, some of the icons would have colors, like the defrag program, where I can quickly identify the program, because the icon has a touch of red in it. This slows me down, and it increases my cognitive overhead to look for things in Windows. And often times, the icons no longer have names on it, so it's a total guessing game what this flat abstract icon even means!
The on and off buttons look alike! Often times, I can't figure out which it is. Light switches in the real world, is up and down, so this is easy to remember. But side switches, left or right, are confusing. Was it left to turn on, or the other way. I can't figure it out.
Also, this problem plagues the stupid new iPhone designs too. I miss the skeuomorphisms.
- jotm 7y agoFork that "control" panel. Use the old one.
- zamadatix 7y agoMost things in Settings aren't in the Control Panel and a lot of what is in the Control Panel opens the Settings app (e.g. Control Panel -> Default Programs -> Set your default programs)
- MikusR 7y agoWhat are you talking about? In setting every icon has text describing what it is. On and off buttons have text that says On and Off.
- jjeaff 7y agoThe icons and colors don't matter to me at all. Because it finally has search within control panel. It even seems to index some terms used inside the modules. Also, these are included in the regular start menu search. So you can hit windows key and just start typing for 95% of what you need. For example, hit "windows key" and type "path" to get to the "edit environment variables" menu.