I just started thinking of that metro screen as a full-screen start menu and my yearning for one went away.
Joseph On 07/06/2012, at 9:58 AM, "Andrew Coates (DPE AUSTRALIA)" <andrew.coa...@microsoft.com> wrote: > I’m not sure I get the yearning for a start menu. Maybe I use it differently > from others, but the metro screen lays out my commonly used apps nicely, and > anything else I need I can find just by typing the first couple of letters of > its name. The metro screen comes to the front when I hit the Windows button > (like the start menu does in 7) and all my keyboard shortcuts work (and then > some). > > Andrew Coates, ME, MCPD, MCSD MCTS, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft, 1 Epping > Road, NORTH RYDE NSW 2113 > Ph: +61 (2) 9870 2719 • Mob +61 (416) 134 993 • Fax: +61 (2) 9870 2400 • > http://blogs.msdn.com/acoat > > From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On > Behalf Of David Connors > Sent: Thursday, 7 June 2012 9:41 AM > To: ozDotNet > Subject: Re: Win8 Release Preview > > On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 9:07 AM, Bill McCarthy > <bill.mccarthy.li...@live.com.au> wrote: > IMO, windows 8 is close, but it could be a lot better. I love the windows > phone like UI **concept**, and I love the idea of the similarities between > the different form factors, BUT the current release preview looks to me to > be designed for content consumption not content creation. Where, for > example, is My documents gone ? > > I think you're right - it is very close. The problem is that there is a lot > of traditional desktop functionality that has become a casualty of MS' iPad > fear. > > I reckon if the start menu came back and they got rid of the need for hot > spots in the corners it could be a lot more usable. > > Metro vs desktop apps schism is pretty difficult to live with. > > -- > David Connors > da...@connors.me
