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Taskbars are very useful on mouse-driven interfaces. That's why they are so common.
by MatthewPhillips 15y ago
Taskbars are very useful on mouse-driven interfaces. That's why they are so common.
- freehunter 15y agoIs it that? Or is it that taskbars are so common on mouse driven interfaces, and that is why they are useful? In other words, are they useful because they're inherently better, or are they useful because that's what you're used to?
- MatthewPhillips 15y agoDoes it matter?
- freehunter 15y agoI would argue yes. Why stick with a broken design? Just because you're used to it? What about people who aren't used to it? If there's a better way, why not strive for it?
- MatthewPhillips 15y agoWhat is the better way to switch between tasks using a mouse?
- streptomycin 15y agoGNOME Shell is one approach: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/GNOME_Shell.png http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/GNOME_She...
- freehunter 15y agoThe start screen seems to work.
- MatthewPhillips 15y agoThe start screen is for starting tasks. I agree that it works as well as any other (it has search, that's all you really need). I'm talking about switching between running tasks though. What is the Windows 8 method that is superior to a taskbar? Tiled windows managers are not new by the way. But Microsoft has made one that's not very intuitive or full featured for a mouse/keyboard.
- freehunter 15y agoYou can resume a running app from the start screen.
- MatthewPhillips 15y agoI understand that; this this a superior method than switching on a taskbar? I say absolutely not.
- freehunter 15y agoThere is also move your mouse to the corner, which displays a list of running programs. You then select the one you want. It's like a classic start menu populated with all your open windows. Or just alt+tab.