Re: Where Are The Computer Companies?

On Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:46:14 +0000, Borax Man wrote:

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I use Windows at work, and it isn't consistent.  The top title bar
differs from program to program, decorations are different depending on
whether I'm using Outlook, Adobe or Firefox.
 

The most ridulous design flaw of M$ Winblows, which has existed from the
very beginning, is the inability to easily control how a window gains
focus.

In M$ Winblows, a window gains focus only with a mouse click and this makes
copy/paste operations between windows extremely awkward and cumbersome.
For me, copy/paste operations between windows are critical and I do them
all the time.  On my GNU/Linux machine I have configured windows to gain
focus via the mouse pointer alone (no clicking is needed).  This allows
very smooth and efficient copy/paster operations.  However, that cannot
be done on that junk M$ Windows and consequently copy/paste is always a
big headache.

I believe that there is some obscure registry setting in M$ Winblows that
enables focus via the mouse pointer alone but that setting will also lead
to undesirable side effects.

With GNU/Linux I can configure my GUI to serve me the way I want to be served.

With M$ Winblows it is one-size-fits-all and take-it-or-leave-it.

Well guess what.  I left it.  Forever.
 


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