Comments on: Windows 7 Beta and Internet Explorer 8 Experience

By: Vygantas Lipskas

Vygantas Lipskas — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:32:07 +0000

Speaking for Windows configuration, I keep my desktop clean (no icons, just recycle bin), also clean start menu.

What I use is ObjectDock which is like small tasks bar in the top. Groups applications into 4-5 categories and then just shows up on mouse over.

Really neat and nice thing to have. All applications are accessible within few secons, desktop is empty, no bloated start menus as well.

By: Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:11:04 +0000

I have had my task bar (in windows) on the left side for ages. I find it’s easier to see what’s going on that way – the full name of the app is visible without hovering.

Of course, I also autohide the task bar – to get more screen real estate.

On Linux I work a bit differently. No task bar, to start with… but with virtual desktops, everything can be kept visible – I just have a different desktop for each basic task.

Back on topic, the nifty taskbar stuff they’ve added to Windows 7 (as you’ve presented it) looks nice, although I don’t know if I care too much about progress bars in the taskbar.

By: Vygantas Lipskas

Vygantas Lipskas — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:05:10 +0000

Ogden2k,

If you have Windows 7, try it yourself for a day or so.

As Windows 7 taskbar is now similar to start menu, I found it easier and faster for me to navigate through my running programs when it is in the left side of the screen. It’s like another start menu.

And if I change it back to the bottom, it takes me much more time to move mouse to the bottom, then click on program and then select what I want + quick launch is in the right side which makes it even more time consuming.

By: Ogden2k

Ogden2k — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:28:14 +0000

Iron84 is correct, it’s not “Microsoft” it’s Mozilla, I’m sure once 7 is released Mozilla will support jump lists and the download manager will support the download progress bar in the applications icon in the superbar.

Also, I know this is personal preference, but why move the taskbar to the left? It looks hideous there.

By: mabdul

mabdul — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:06:06 +0000

oh you had luck. I also tred to download win7, but the server was too busy o.O

By: Vygantas Lipskas

Vygantas Lipskas — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 15:17:17 +0000

Didn’t knew that. Sounds great!

By: Iron84

Iron84 — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 14:09:18 +0000

the “IE8 tricks” you mentioned are the result of using the Jump List feature in the Superbar (the taskbar), any program can use them, they just need to be upgraded to use the relative API.