Re:Windows 9x and Word 9x at 800x600 resolution. Spacious. C...
by vel0city on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @05:47PM
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> 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.
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.