Windows 8 for people who hate the Metro UI

grumpycrab

- 8 is essentially 7 with an optional new interface included.

joe134

grumpycrab wrote: »

- 8 is essentially 7 with an optional new interface included.

Thanks guys, you are slowly convincing me.

:beer:

bod1467

grumpycrab wrote: »

- 8 is essentially 7 with an optional new interface included.

Optional? Reading this thread the new interface is not "optional" - you need to jump through a few hoops to "opt out" of it.

grumpycrab

bod1467 wrote: »

Optional? Reading this thread the new interface is not "optional" - you need to jump through a few hoops to "opt out" of it.

Yes, my reply was a little tongue in cheek - sorry for that. The new interface is the default interface which is what people are so annoyed about (MS should have at least given new installers the choice as to which interface to use as the default.)

bod1467

It was too subtle ... joe took you at face value.

Jivesinger

AlecEiffel wrote: »

I always feel like banging my head against a wall with them, asking why you have to click in the top left of a window to close it. THE TOP LEFT????

Just like Windows then!

This was certainly how you closed a window in Windows 3.1, before the "x" appeared in the top-right (? in Wndows 95 perhaps?).

It was always a double-click rather than a single click, but top-left-double-click-to-close does still work in Windows even now.

I can't remember my Apple history, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if Apple was always like this, then Microsoft copied this with "double-click top-left to close" and then Microsoft diverged with the "x" top-right.

Lum

Agree with the above. Top left to close has been the standard in GUIs for years and years, as this Atari ST screenshot shows:



Microsoft diverged by moving it to the top right, Apple diverged by moving maximise and minimise to the top left. At least Microsoft kept the original as an option though.

joe134

bod1467 wrote: »

It was too subtle ... joe took you at face value.

Hi bod, I didn,t take it at face value, I knew it wasn,t optional, hence lums tips,but, had to rush to station, and didn,t have time to debate it, but, thanks for picking it up for me.
Was gonna do it now I,m back.
The only option I have is buy or not;But, does seem like Hobsons choice:beer:

bod1467

Lum wrote: »

Microsoft diverged by moving it to the top right, Apple diverged by moving maximise and minimise to the top left. At least Microsoft kept the original as an option though.

And most desktop flavours of Linux give you the option to choose which you prefer.

AlecEiffel

Lum wrote: »

Agree with the above. Top left to close has been the standard in GUIs for years and years, as this Atari ST screenshot shows:



Microsoft diverged by moving it to the top right, Apple diverged by moving maximise and minimise to the top left. At least Microsoft kept the original as an option though.

I cheerfully stand corrected! Still can't get my head around that crazy one button mouse Macs all have.......