"David Nadlinger" <s...@klickverbot.at> wrote in message news:fvvzmqelefzdwdsoo...@forum.dlang.org... > On Thursday, 24 May 2012 at 21:10:44 UTC, Nick Sabalausky wrote: >> "Steven Schveighoffer" <schvei...@yahoo.com> wrote in message >>> at least the taskbar is a user preference (and I'm pretty sure you can >>> revert that), >> >> It isn't, and you can't. >> >> I've checked all over, internet search, etc. If you're on Win7, you have >> the >> Win7 dock, period. > > What exactly is wrong with the Windows 7 »dock« set to minimal height, > Aero off, and the grouping options adjusted to your liking? >
Off the top of my head: - Quicklaunch icons are all jumbled together with the running programs. Why MS felt that forcing *less* organization on *everyone* by cloning Apple's retarded dock (which itself was just a cheap imitation of the Win taskbar) was a good idea is beyond me. - Titlebar text is not shown on the buttons for the running programs. (This *might* be changable though - I can't remember). - Trying to have a taskbar with more than one row works like shit. The different rows are all completely misaligned (it's all a big total mess), and the system tray is no longer even *capable* of handling more than one row. I *always* use two rows, but on Win7 it's basically broken. And no, "You should be using 16:9" is *not* a valid excuse. - Useless, giant, distracting, popup thumbnails (which you can't even distringuish between at a glance anyway) *every* fucking time I move the mouse near (let alone try to use) the taskbar. Also, sort of related to the win dock, but not technically part of it - I was very impressed with the in-set "All Programs" list...until I actually tried it. I *just don't like it*. It slows me down every time. It feels like reading a book through a keyhole. And MS won't even *let* me have my old way back. It's all just, "You're *going* to like our objectively superior design, or you can just fuck off." Ie, they've adopted Apple's (and Mozilla's) #1 core value. No, fuck *you*, Win7/Vista.