[dba-Tech] Windows 8: Not!

Hans-Christian Andersen hans.andersen at phulse.com
Mon May 27 02:30:32 CDT 2013


This is antithetical to a GUI (graphical user interface). I really don't see any difference between this and enter commands into a text based interface?

Isn't this a fundamental problem?

- Hans



On 2013-05-27, at 12:20 AM, Salakhetdinov Shamil <mcp2004 at mail.ru> wrote:

> Hi Stuart --
> 
> I'd propose your users to learn just three hot-keys for starters:
> 
> - [WindowsKey] + [D] - get to MS Windows classic desktop;
> - [CTRL]+[ESC] - get to Win8 'Start' screen/channels;
> - [WindowsKey]  + [Tab] - switch between Win8 active channels.
> 
> as well as continue to use point and click.
> 
> If they will afford that learning curve then they can get more hot-keys learned from provided links and/or your assistance.
> If not - they can use just [WindowsKey] + D to get to Windows classic desktop and then use mouse point and click for program icons short-cuts you can get placed on their desktops.
> 
> -- Shamil
> 
> Monday, May 27, 2013 4:50 PM +10:00 from "Stuart McLachlan" <stuart at lexacorp.com.pg>:
>> My average users has enough difficulty with point and click. 
>> 
>> There's no way they are going to use "30 Hotkeys", "50 or 100 keyboard shortcuts" or "touch 
>> and mouse gestures".
>> 
>> Most of them still don't get the notion of a context sensitve right click menu.  (and they have 
>> no idea what that little wheel does)   :-(
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Stuart
>> 
>> On 27 May 2013 at 10:30, Salakhetdinov Shamil wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Jim --
>>> 
>>> Thank you.
>>> As I have already noted to Hans it happens that daughters do not get their fathers' profession inherited/passed on genes level ;)
>>> 
>>>>  We are talking old guys here who probably took 
>>>> a couple of days to figure out how to use a mouse
>>> Tell them that Win8 have two channels ;)
>>> 
>>> Channel #1: Win8 - is the main official channel which starts broadcasting on Win8 start-up but one can easily switch to their good old...
>>> Channel #2: WinXP/Win7 channel by using [WindowsKey] + D
>>> 
>>> 
>>> and in their free time use CTRL + ESC to get back to Win8 channel to play with, to adapt to it, to switch to/activate its "sub-channels" presented on Win8 start screen/desktop/switchboard as "live-tiles". Tell them there could be many active sub-channels activated and  working in background, teach them to use [WindowsKey] + [Tab] to get the list of active sub-channels and to switch between them...
>>> 
>>> Give them the links to: 
>>> 
>>> 30 New Hotkeys For Windows 8
>>> http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-tips/30-new-hotkeys-for-windows-8/
>>> 
>>> or even
>>> 
>>> 50 Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcuts You Should Know
>>> http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/windows-8-keyboard-shortcuts/
>>> 
>>> and
>>> 
>>> 100 Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows)
>>> http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/100-keyboard-shortcuts-windows/
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Help them to select the most useful in their everyday work short-cuts - they will be happy to abandon mouse...
>>> 
>>> If they would still prefer to use mouse with Win8 interface give them this link:
>>> 
>>> Windows 8 Touch & Mouse Gestures
>>> http://www.makeuseof.com/pages/windows-8-touch-mouse-gestures
>>> 
>>> -- Shamil
>>> 
>> 
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