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I assume it will be at least as slow to load as the redesigned Calculator, and bug me to rate it Microsoft Store every now and then.

by kgwxd 5y ago

AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago
Yeah, the changes seem ok otherwise, but based on every other application Microsoft has updated with a new look & feel I'd have to agree: it'll take longer to launch, use more resources, and have worse input response times.
koyote 5y ago
Out of curiosity I just opened up the new Calculator. It took around 150ms to load (at a guess, it was pretty much instant). How slow is it on your machine?? I've also not had it ask me to rate it on the store. I don't think it even exists on the store.
- badsectoracula 5y ago
  Since you guessed it instead of somehow measured it (i think you'd need a very high framerate camera to measure the time between click and app appearing to do that) perhaps it isn't that it is fast but you're just not sensitive to such small delays?
  - koyote 5y ago
    Possibly. Maybe I remember the 'good old days' too fondly: where opening any kind of application would take upwards of 5 seconds and often into the minutes for something large like Word :) For me anything that loads before I even have the time to think about the fact that it's loading would not be considered 'slow'.
- kgwxd 5y ago
  It opens much faster the second time of the day, but the first time is always over a few seconds. I'm probably including the slow feeling the Start menu obtained a few versions ago, I don't use it enough to pin it to the taskbar. The rating thing was real at some point, they might have removed it by now. My point is, important things are getting noticeably slower for almost zero gain, even though the machines have gotten WAY faster. Something is not right.
lucb1e 5y ago
A friend complained about making mistakes on their mobile calculator nowadays because it has significant input lag since an update. Needs a third party calculator app now... I was happy that I could recommend Simple Mobile Tools' calculator, open source donationware and does only what it should. I only know of it because my phone didn't come with a calculator at all, which I found weird too. I use a bunch of their apps actually and they're all great, so this was an easy choice. Not sure what the equivalent for Windows would be, I never saw anyone use an alternative calculator -- unless Google counts but that's not because of problems with calc.exe.
- bscphil 5y ago
  > Simple Mobile Tools For anyone who hasn't seen these, I recommend them as well. The default calculator works fine for me, but "Simple File Manager" and "Simple Gallery Pro" are fantastic apps that strip out the typical cruft of these tools, and unlike some alternatives (looking at you, Amaze), have no tracking scripts or nag screens. https://simplemobiletools.com/ https://simplemobiletools.com/
babypuncher 5y ago
The calculator app opens instantly for me. Maybe something funky is going on?

I assume it will be at least as slow to load as the redesigned Calculator, and bug me to rate it Microsoft Store every now and then.

by kgwxd 5y ago

I assume it will be at least as slow to load as the redesigned Calculator, and bug me to rate it Microsoft Store every now and then.

AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y ago

Yeah, the changes seem ok otherwise, but based on every other application Microsoft has updated with a new look & feel I'd have to agree: it'll take longer to launch, use more resources, and have worse input response times.

koyote 5y ago

Out of curiosity I just opened up the new Calculator. It took around 150ms to load (at a guess, it was pretty much instant). How slow is it on your machine?? I've also not had it ask me to rate it on the store. I don't think it even exists on the store.

badsectoracula 5y ago
Since you guessed it instead of somehow measured it (i think you'd need a very high framerate camera to measure the time between click and app appearing to do that) perhaps it isn't that it is fast but you're just not sensitive to such small delays?
- koyote 5y ago
  Possibly. Maybe I remember the 'good old days' too fondly: where opening any kind of application would take upwards of 5 seconds and often into the minutes for something large like Word :) For me anything that loads before I even have the time to think about the fact that it's loading would not be considered 'slow'.
kgwxd 5y ago
It opens much faster the second time of the day, but the first time is always over a few seconds. I'm probably including the slow feeling the Start menu obtained a few versions ago, I don't use it enough to pin it to the taskbar. The rating thing was real at some point, they might have removed it by now. My point is, important things are getting noticeably slower for almost zero gain, even though the machines have gotten WAY faster. Something is not right.

lucb1e 5y ago

A friend complained about making mistakes on their mobile calculator nowadays because it has significant input lag since an update. Needs a third party calculator app now... I was happy that I could recommend Simple Mobile Tools' calculator, open source donationware and does only what it should. I only know of it because my phone didn't come with a calculator at all, which I found weird too. I use a bunch of their apps actually and they're all great, so this was an easy choice. Not sure what the equivalent for Windows would be, I never saw anyone use an alternative calculator -- unless Google counts but that's not because of problems with calc.exe.

bscphil 5y ago
> Simple Mobile Tools For anyone who hasn't seen these, I recommend them as well. The default calculator works fine for me, but "Simple File Manager" and "Simple Gallery Pro" are fantastic apps that strip out the typical cruft of these tools, and unlike some alternatives (looking at you, Amaze), have no tracking scripts or nag screens. https://simplemobiletools.com/ https://simplemobiletools.com/

babypuncher 5y ago

The calculator app opens instantly for me. Maybe something funky is going on?