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> When you have a keyboard / mouse, then TYPE on the start screen. You know, the auto-search feature? The Start Screen is one of the best keyboard-interfaces I'
by gabemart 13y ago
> When you have a keyboard / mouse, then TYPE on the start screen. You know, the auto-search feature? The Start Screen is one of the best keyboard-interfaces I've ever used.
For me, the problem is that, on the desktop or laptop, the Start Screen uses 100% of my screen real estate for a task (typing a search query, hitting enter) that would be better performed with, at most, 10% of my screen real estate. Having a full-screen dialogue pop up for a trivial task is horrible for maintaining flow.
- dragontamer 13y agoYou know, leaving your current program and starting up a new program is horrible for maintaining flow as well. But lets be frank here: you're entering the start screen because you're starting up a new program. Its not like your programs disappear when the start screen pops up ya know. Its all there...
- gabemart 13y ago> You know, leaving your current program and starting up a new program is horrible for maintaining flow I don't "leave" my current program to open a new one. I can have more than one program open at the same time. Many (most?) programs do not open in full screen.