Re: start menu vs classic menu.
- From: "Chris & Mary" <cmchaffin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 19:41:39 -0500
Hi,
Well, this is just one thing I like about windows XP, it gives you a choice!
If you don't like the new design of something, it is okay, you can just use
the classic way.
We all have opinions and preferences, and having choices helps make more
people happy!
Chris Chaffin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Francis Daniels" <fdaniels@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2005 6:48 PM
Subject: Re: start menu vs classic menu.
> Hi Jack,
>
> I've tried the "regular" way for XP and found it difficult to find
> programs
> I'd not used in a while. So I switched back to the classic menu. Heh.
> The
> first time I did that, I panicked, not knowing how to get it done. I sat
> there thinking about what to do next, and what I did to get in this spot.
> Then I found the Start menu options and found the classic menu radio
> button.
> Whew!
>
> Daniel, I think that's why Microsoft designed the menu system as it is
> when
> Windows is first installed. They may have wanted users to get to commonly
> used stuff quickly without having to move through menus. However, I think
> they underestimate the user base. Once someone figures out how to do a
> function, they can do it. I'm teaching people aged 85 where I work, and
> they catch on pretty fast. They are not babies. There's a lot of
> redundant
> features in Windows, which can confuse, but once a person knows how to do
> something, they can make it work. So I show people how to do it both ways
> and let them make the decision.
>
> Francis
>
>
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