Follow-up: Managing Windows windows

re: Follow-up: Managing Windows windows

bartman2589 — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:56:17 GMT

THE BUG I MENTIONED WAS DISCUSSED HERE:social.technet.microsoft.com/.../ef5868c0-775e-4b16-a504-872722c179af OVER 2 F'ING YEARS AGO NOW AND IT'S STILL NOT FIXED!!!!!!!!! IT'S ANNOYING AS HELL THAT I CAN'T READ THE TITLEBAR TEXT WHEN A WINDOW IS MAXIMIZED BECAUSE YOU PEOPLE DIDN'T BOTHER TO BETA TEST SOMETHING SO SIMPLE PROPERLY BEFORE SHOVING IT DOWN OUR THROATS, YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF MICROSOFT INCOMPETENCY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

re: Follow-up: Managing Windows windows

bartman2589 — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 20:48:42 GMT

ARE YOU PEOPLE EVER GOING TO FIX THE BUG WHERE THE ACTIVE TITLEBAR COLOR SETTINGS ARE NOT APPLIED WHEN A WINDOW IS MAXIMIZED?????????? WHEN THE WINDOW IS VIEWED IN NON-MAXIMIZED FORM THE COLORS I CHOSE ARE APPLIED SUCCESSFULLY TO THE TITLEBAR TEXT, HOWEVER WHEN IT'S MAXIMIZED THEY'RE COMPLETELY IGNORED!!!!!!!! FIX THIS!!!!!!!!!!!

re: Follow-up: Managing Windows windows

Auto Windows Maximization is Annoying — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 03:09:17 GMT

Auto Windows Maximization is Annoying. Every time I move my window close to the top of the screen it auto maximizes, even though I don't want it to. I'm used to moving windows around the screen without maximizing them. Damn annoying !!!

re: Follow-up: Managing Windows windows

cirurgia plastica — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:32:30 GMT

it's extremally annoying for the ones which uses the projector. after changing the resolution all window sizes are made small to fit it. then you need to resize all the window to your size... more over - windows sometimes forgets that you disconnected the device and changes resoultion for some test or something... grrr

and the solution is so simple: keep the window sizes as percentage. layouts are well known in java and .net languages - so it's dynamic and auto-adjustable for the screen size. y don't give such a possibilty for system windows?

another idea is to keep few window sizes so each resolution has it parameter.

...at last the easies way would be some option to disable auto-window-resize - easy and effective.

Keyboard Shortcut Addict

houseoflot — Fri, 15 May 2009 00:46:55 GMT

Ten years ago, when I was still in college, my mouse broke down and I was really pissed off but i need to continue working on our computer laboratory with that PC assigned to me, so I tried to discover each keyboard shortcut in Windows e.g. the Start button (Ctrl+Esc), how to switch from application to application (Alt+Tab, Shift+Alt+Tab), Rename a file (F2), Close a Window (Alt+F4), Close an open document in Office Apps (Ctrl+F4). We were using Windows 95 at that time and it really is handy and make my development very much faster. I can sometimes execute a command without looking at the monitor. I hope more keyboard shortcuts that are easy to familiarize will be added and i hope those shortcuts will make Windows experience more efficient rather than make it worse.

re: Follow-up: Managing Windows windows

tom-carpal-nicholson — Thu, 14 May 2009 09:57:03 GMT

I like Windows because i find it more user friendy that other OS. But my problem is windows is really prone to virus eventhough i keep my anti-virus updated. I think it would be better if the next Windows is more protected and secure. This is just an addition to my previous suggestion of Windows having a keyboard shortcuts and guide to keyboard shortcuts for everybody to know.

re: Follow-up: Managing Windows windows

tom-carpal-nicholson — Tue, 12 May 2009 21:21:38 GMT

@ faramond

Two thumbs up to your suggestion. It would really be very convenient if the Windows would provide keyboard shortcuts especially for those who uses laptop and who travels. Less usage of mouse, less hassle while travelling, less chances of getting carpal tunnel syndrome (althought i have read an article that say there is a little clinical data to prove this one). And also provide guides for these shortcuts that everyone would know about it. I know many people who uses windows for so many years but have no idea about the present keyboard shorcuts.

@ lyesmith

shortcut for renaming is F2 :)

re: Follow-up: Managing Windows windows

DexSK — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:21:43 GMT

Hi there, people...first I'd like to thank you all for the fine piece of software you are putting together, I admit I was one of the BIG mass of concerned people around various lapses and not-so-good expressions judging MS products and the company as a whole, I used to say "sorry to be Microsoft,cause there's nothing better out there"...I'm simply impressed on what you did so far with Win 7. Good work, people (finally:o)). Now, for the actual little "comment". I couldn't find a suitable blog post to put it in, so I picked this one, flagged "Shell". Already on Vista I have noticed that the desktop icon size jumped up considerably, and I have a hard time getting used to that, actually I didn't ever get used to it completely. I would like you to include something like "icon size settings" into the display customizations, I know it is possible, I got my Win XP desktop "vistaized" with icons XP size, but looking Vista. I posted a wish on http://www.windowsvienna.com/forums/appearance-settings-t259.html (Windows Vienna forums, wishlist topic) describing it a bit in-depth. Didn't get a "valid" response from a MS Developer on it, just a "good idea" response...and would like to know how this idea stands now :-)). Keep up the good work,people...and change that icon size, it really annoys me =)))

"Send to Display X" Feature (was: Follow-up: Managing Windows windows)

anotherjohnboy — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 11:39:03 GMT

At home, my notebook is connected to two external displays: A desktop TFT and a tv set. I use to extend the desktop to the TV.

One feature I really really miss is something like "Send to display X". Since I do not always have the second display in sight. (Either because it's turned of or because it's not in my field of view.) Right-clicking a window thumbnail and selecting "Send to Display 1" would have helped me so many times. Instead, I have to either try to grab the Window from the second display "blindly". (Firefox uses to open maximized on the 2nd screen.) Or I select "Move" from the window context menu. For that to work I have to first use the keyboard cursor keys to move it a bit. THEN finally I am able to move the window over by mouse motion. For some reason, move by mouse is initially disabled.

re: Follow-up: Managing Windows windows

Scott LYP — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:46:36 GMT

Wow it is great to see all the feedback has been taken to heart. I am try Widows 7 now and as a photographer the improvments really help my workflow!