Comments on: UI Design and Microsoft Windows

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By: John Blackburn

John Blackburn — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:08:37 +0000

A nice read, Carlos, though I would have enjoyed more discussion of the multitasking shortcomings within Windows.

Regarding the important of animation within Mac OS X, I posted a lengthy examination of many of these animation at http://watchingapple.com/2007/04/core-animation-indeed-2/

By: Viswakarma

Viswakarma — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:51:38 +0000

Apple uses the windows on the desktop for documents and document-specific functions and the menu bar for application-specific functions, while Microsoft uses windows for both applications and documents. This approach to windows by Microsoft not only creates confusion, but also wastes the screen real estate.

By: rektide

rektide — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:50:02 +0000

I forgot to mention that this is a great post and I agree highly with it. My only disagreement is that I do not see OSX as carrying the spatial metaphor much further: the expose layout has no correlation I’ve found to the physical layout.

By: rektide

rektide — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:47:29 +0000

Time and time again I see people suffering for their lack of task management. As someone whose been an obsessive multitasker since owning a dual-celeron BP6, there has and continues to be only one solution to wide multi-tasking in windows: taskbar on the side. The horizontal taskbars turns into a meaningless string of icons with just a couple programs open, whereas the vertical taskbar remains usable with a couple dozen programs open at once.

Also the window-grouping feature is the worst plague upon task management I’ve ever seen. It adds enormous latency to the most common use of the taskbar: task-search. I suffer an enormous compulsion to log on to coworkers computers and to change their settings to not group task items.

By: Robert Navarro

Robert Navarro — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:30:27 +0000

Hey Carlos,

Definitely a good read! I agree with a lot of the points that you touched on in terms of windows’ management of windows. I’ve personally resorted to a standard 3 level tall “start bar” on most of my windows machines (which I think is absolutely ridiculous) I do indeed hope M$ “pulls an Apple” and fixes their UI for good.

I have lost count on how many times I’ve much preferred working in Linux and Mac OS (yes you read that right) just because of the fancy, but highly productive window effects that come included.

Just my $0.02….

By: Goobi

Goobi — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 06:55:19 +0000

A good job, but only half complete. The article feels cut short.

By: Amoeis

Amoeis — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 03:16:18 +0000

Well you can use third party apps for that. But that would mean a huge chunk of resource taken away…And you come up with a new problem….

By: shortbaldman

shortbaldman — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 23:34:52 +0000

While this article mainly concerns the difference between OSX and Windows, another way ( as used in Linux) is the concept of multiple desktops. This lack in Windows is what usually makes me throw my hands up in frustration whenever I have to use Windows. I find it much easier to have one desktop with a browser, another desktop with word-processing, another with a command-line for administration, another for email, etc. All up and running and ready-to-go. All I have to do is use the page switcher on the task-bar/panel/docker (whatever you want to call it) and go immediately back to where I left off.