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Re:Windows 9x and Word 9x at 800x600 resolution. Spacious. C... by vel0city on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @08:09AM (#36693357)
It's the same basic shape as this paste icon in the Word 97 screenshot this article is talking about. A clipboard and glue stamp.
Re:Windows 9x and Word 9x at 800x600 resolution. Spacious. C... by empyrrhicist on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @08:58AM (#36693893)
Finding it is like those I Spy books.
Re:Windows 9x and Word 9x at 800x600 resolution. Spacious. C... by vel0city on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @09:24AM (#36694175)
Not really. It's closer to the mouse right after a right click now than it used to be. Now it's the first, most immediate choice in the right click menu while on Windows 10 and most other older versions of Windows it's like the 4th option down.
Re:Windows 9x and Word 9x at 800x600 resolution. Spacious. C... by empyrrhicist on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @12:14PM (#36696836)
Well I looked hard and didn't see it, and while you're obviously free to like the new style, I think it's terrible and I'm angry they made it so hard to revert.

Like... why is it a mix of icons and dropdowns?? Why do the icons switch between being on the top and bottom?? Why is it low contrast??

Re:Windows 9x and Word 9x at 800x600 resolution. Spacious. C... by vel0city on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @05:47PM (#36702135)
> Why do the icons switch between being on the top and bottom??

To be closer to the mouse, because those are by far the most used tasks.

They started using icons for those tasks used the most so they're closer to the mouse so it's faster to click on. The by far most common tasks in the right click menu are now a single row that's always right next to the mouse when you right click. Instead of being like the fourth or sixth or depending on what else has mucked with your context menu the twelfth item.

Re:Windows 9x and Word 9x at 800x600 resolution. Spacious. C... by perryizgr8 on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @11:02AM (#36695582)
True, but somehow I am never confident clicking on it. They have managed to make it confusing even with the same shape. Maybe due to the fact that all icons are very similar in colour?