September 2007 - Posts

Display Context Menus Where The Cursor Is, Not Where the Mouse Is
06 September 07 01:39 PM

This is a little user interface rant of mine since I'm speech and keyboard-oriented. While editing text, when I say "Press Shift F Ten" or press the Application Key (to the right of the spacebar on Windows keyboards), I expect the context menu to appear Read More...

Postedby Charles Oppermann | (Comments Off)    

Filed under: Microsoft, Accessibility

The Desktop Is Not For Programs
04 September 07 01:11 AM

I'm constantly amazed that people think that putting shortcuts to programs on the desktop makes accessing that program "easier". For the second time in about a week, I've encountered people asking how to put shortcuts to programs on the desktop.  Read More...

Postedby Charles Oppermann | 6 Comments    

Filed under: Microsoft, Accessibility