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The reason why the Windows Start Menu (and GNOME Shell hot corner) should be in the corner of a display is that for people using a mouse, quickly swiping the mo
by dhx 5y ago
The reason why the Windows Start Menu (and GNOME Shell hot corner) should be in the corner of a display is that for people using a mouse, quickly swiping the mouse into a corner doesn't require any skill or precision. Having a hot centre is a terrible idea for anyone using a mouse because you have to carefully move the mouse into the centre of the display with precision and accuracy (typically by swiping to the corner as you used to do, then also moving the mouse to the centre). Hopefully for Windows users there becomes available an ability to freely adjust hot corner/taskbar settings (see this[1] GNOME extension for an example).
[1] https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4167/custom-hot-corners-extended/ https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4167/custom-hot-corne...
- npretto 5y agoYep, that's because of Fitts’ Law: the time we need to click a button is a function of the distance between the pointer and the button, divided by the area of the button. When the button is in a corner the size is virtually infinite (we can move the mouse all we want in one direction and we'd still be over the button)
- avianes 5y ago> Having a hot centre is a terrible idea for anyone using a mouse because you have to carefully move the mouse into the centre of the display with precision and accuracy. It's even worse than "just" moving the mouse to the centre of the screen, you have to target a position that changes according to the number of applications open.
- athrowaway3z 5y agoI have xfce4 setup with a center bar for years now and your comment made me realize I should just drag it left
- donatj 5y agoIf memory serves, Jef Raskin in “The Humane Interface” made major point about how the 4 corners are the easiest places to click on the screen. Not putting them to good use is just a waste.