{"id":501,"date":"2012-04-26T21:07:55","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T19:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jooh.no\/?p=501"},"modified":"2012-11-20T21:29:22","modified_gmt":"2012-11-20T20:29:22","slug":"windows-8-metro-no-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jooh.no\/index.php\/2012\/04\/26\/windows-8-metro-no-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows 8 &#8211; Metro no grow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-8-Metro.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-545\" title=\"Windows 8 Metro\" src=\"http:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-8-Metro.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 8 Metro\" width=\"295\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-8-Metro.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-8-Metro-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/a>When an unstoppable force meets an unmovable object. This is Microsoft pushing a touch pad UI onto their desktop users. It is pixel bloat and inefficient. If they are going to make something new, it must truly be better than what it replaces.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-7-Start-Menu-six-different-results-at-once.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-504 aligncenter\" title=\"Windows 7 Start Menu six different results at once small\" src=\"http:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-7-Start-Menu-six-different-results-at-once-small.png\" alt=\"Windows 7 Start Menu six different results at once\" width=\"329\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-7-Start-Menu-six-different-results-at-once-small.png 411w, https:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-7-Start-Menu-six-different-results-at-once-small-187x300.png 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/a>With the Win7 Start Menu I can search for six different results at once<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-7-Start-Menu-drag-and-drop.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-511\" title=\"Windows 7 Start Menu drag and drop\" src=\"http:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-7-Start-Menu-drag-and-drop-small.png\" alt=\"Windows 7 Start Menu drag and drop\" width=\"329\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-7-Start-Menu-drag-and-drop-small.png 411w, https:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-7-Start-Menu-drag-and-drop-small-187x300.png 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I can drag and drop to any open programs<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-515\" title=\"Windows 7 Start Menu view file properties small\" src=\"http:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-7-Start-Menu-view-file-properties-small.png\" alt=\"Windows 7 Start Menu view file properties\" width=\"329\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-7-Start-Menu-view-file-properties-small.png 411w, https:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-7-Start-Menu-view-file-properties-small-187x300.png 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I can view file properties<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-7-Start-Menu-open-file-location.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-517\" title=\"Windows 7 Start Menu open file location small\" src=\"http:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-7-Start-Menu-open-file-location-small.png\" alt=\"Windows 7 Start Menu open file location\" width=\"329\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-7-Start-Menu-open-file-location-small.png 411w, https:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-7-Start-Menu-open-file-location-small-187x300.png 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I can open file location and go directly to its folder<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/windows-8-metro-search.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-519\" title=\"windows 8 metro search\" src=\"http:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/windows-8-metro-search.jpg\" alt=\"windows 8 metro search\" width=\"540\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/windows-8-metro-search.jpg 900w, https:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/windows-8-metro-search-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">All these usability features is not possible with the Metro UI and its start screen. You can only search for one type at a time, and no drag and drop, properties or open file location. You also have to move the mouse in two turns (lift and drag) if you have a big screen and no crazy high acceleration setting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-7-multitasking-rendering-and-teather-mix.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-528\" title=\"Windows 7 multitasking rendering and teather mix 1280\" src=\"http:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-7-multitasking-rendering-and-teather-mix-12801.jpg\" alt=\"Windows 7 multitasking rendering and teather mix\" width=\"640\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-7-multitasking-rendering-and-teather-mix-12801.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-7-multitasking-rendering-and-teather-mix-12801-300x84.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Having two 23&#8243; monitors and several applications open and quickly shift between them with task bar.\u00a0Overclock your PC and running OCCT, IBT, GPUZ, AI suite to monitor temperatures and a text document to note progress. Impossible with the Metro UI.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The classic UI in Windows 7 lets the user grow and learn new ways to organize and be more efficient. The Metro UI will hold people back at smart phone level. I love the windows phone and it will be a huge advantage to have access to file system and desktop programs on a Windows 8 tablet, but the Metro UI has very little to offer desktop users, other than nice animations and bloating away the pixels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-8-Quick-Access-Toolbar-QAT.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-544\" title=\"Windows 8 Quick Access Toolbar QAT\" src=\"http:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-8-Quick-Access-Toolbar-QAT.png\" alt=\"Windows 8 Quick Access Toolbar QAT\" width=\"470\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-8-Quick-Access-Toolbar-QAT.png 470w, https:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-8-Quick-Access-Toolbar-QAT-300x76.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I want the new explorer in Windows 8 so I can minimize the ribbon and use the quick access toolbar, the up button,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-539\" title=\"Windows 8 unified file transfer dialog\" src=\"http:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-8-unified-file-transfer-dialog.png\" alt=\"Windows 8 unified file transfer dialog\" width=\"370\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-8-unified-file-transfer-dialog.png 463w, https:\/\/jooh.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Windows-8-unified-file-transfer-dialog-190x300.png 190w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And the unified file transfer dialog.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ScFAvPN7aJM\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>On my PC, Windows 7 does not always render the desktop composition at 120fps. This make things look jerky since I&#8217;m used to 120fps. Fortunately in Windows 8 this is greatly improved.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you agree, you can\u00a0nag\u00a0Microsoft and sign some petitions \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.msdn.com\/b\/b8\/\" target=\"_blank\">Building Windows 8<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gopetition.com\/petitions\/bring-back-the-windows-start-menu.html\" target=\"_blank\">GoPetition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipetitions.com\/petition\/disable-metroui-option\/\" target=\"_blank\">iPetitions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/MS-Allow-an-Option-to-Disable-Metro-UI-in-Windows-8\/198856980216349\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When an unstoppable force meets an unmovable object. This is Microsoft pushing a touch pad UI onto their desktop users. It is pixel bloat and inefficient. If they are going to make something new, it must truly be better than what it replaces. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-software","category-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jooh.no\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jooh.no\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jooh.no\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jooh.no\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jooh.no\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=501"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/jooh.no\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":543,"href":"https:\/\/jooh.no\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501\/revisions\/543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jooh.no\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=501"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jooh.no\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=501"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jooh.no\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=501"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}