Re:Why does the New menu even exist for creating new empty f...
by tomc1985 on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @11:18PM
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That sort of multipath convenience is a dying art. That there are so many ways to accomplish a task is one of the things I admire most about Windows (and to a lesser extent Linux) GUI design
Modern app design almost always forces you into the developer's wonky custom save feature, if there is even a manual save at all, and with webapps you are forced to use cloud storage (possibly with a rental fee attached) as opposed to files on your local device. It would be really nice is everyone gave me standard open/save dialog boxes with all the OS accoutrements; I can't emphasize enough just how handy it is to be able to copy/paste, or create a new folder, or even manage files/directories or even launch programs from within a standard dialog... all because it is using the same view controls that Explorer uses!
Re:Why does the New menu even exist for creating new empty f...
by joshspankit on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @07:07AM
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I always respected Windows’ multipath convenience. It felt inclusive in a way that accessibility measures still struggle with.
Re:Why does the New menu even exist for creating new empty f...
by MarkLowenstein on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @08:22AM
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I'll bet you wish "New Text Document" would be the first choice by now too, using most-recently-used order. Has anyone ever right-clicked and said "Yeah I want to make a new Microsoft Access Database here"?
Re:Why does the New menu even exist for creating new empty f...
by BitwiseFool on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @03:43PM
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It's too late, my muscle memory is firmly embedded. I still find myself going to where "Add/Remove Programs" in the old control panel but Windows changed it to "Programs and Features" decades ago.
The excuse given in the article however just seems like rewarding bad behavior, and explains at least one reason why the Windows GUI is such a disaster (at this point, it's just years and years of junk accumulation as well, but even in 95 there always seemed to be at least 3 ways of doing the same thing).