Windows 11 Tests Taskbar Icons That Scale Up and Down Like On a Mac (theverge.com)
- Reference: 0176919571
- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/04/04/0147202/windows-11-tests-taskbar-icons-that-scale-up-and-down-like-on-a-mac
- Source link: https://www.theverge.com/news/643042/windows-11-insider-preview-beta-taskbar-icon-scale
> If you're on the beta, under Taskbar settings - Taskbar behaviors, you can now select options under Show smaller taskbar buttons: Always, Never, or When taskbar is full. The third option will scale down icons so that they all can fit and not get hidden away in a second menu. The behavior appears to be similar to macOS where icons on the dock get smaller as more applications or minimized windows are added.
Microsoft is also testing an update to the Start menu. "Now, it has a larger layout that includes the ability to hide the recommended recent apps and can show all of your apps on the page," reports The Verge.
[1] https://www.theverge.com/news/643042/windows-11-insider-preview-beta-taskbar-icon-scale
Bring back multi-line / columns task bar (Score:2)
Single is never going to be useful. I have too many programs or tabs open for the Win11 Taskbar, and it can't be expanded, unlike Win10. I always kept it to 2 linear at least, sometimes 3.
Shrinking the icons is only going to make it worse for me, due to macular degeneration.
This is an accessibility issue. UI/UX guys at MS need to get a clue.
Seriously? (Score:2)
Why are we trying to mimic a platform that doesn't sell as well as Windows?
or so they say (Score:2)
"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"
(full quote: "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness" - possibly Oscar Wide, but that's occasionally disputed)
Great (Score:2)
These are the "features" that are important, in the opinion of the "best" software companies.
Small wonder I moved away from those long time ago and won't look back.
Soo.. Cairo graphics? (Score:2)
That we had ... what ...15 years ago on Linux ?
I wrote my own icon scaler in Java in the 90's, for use in the browser. Not a new idea.
ok, but still no toolbar (Score:2)
How about adding features that people want first? Who has requested this? You took away the ability to have a second row of icons on the taskbar and also the ability to have tool bars. These are very useful features that have existed for 25 years and for whatever reason you now think is useless.
Not everything needs to be added under menus upon menus. Adding 2-3 more clicks to get something done isn't productive. I'm not talking about just the taskbar here, but this seems to be the MS way. Add more red tape
Re: ok, but still no toolbar (Score:3)
Microsoft just copies Apple now for the most useless features.
Looks fancy but decreases productivity.
Windows UI has gone downhill in every version since Windows 7.
Re: ok, but still no toolbar (Score:2)
Windows 7 sucked ass unless you turned off all the bells and whistles and made it look like Windows 95.
I don't care. I've had Linux as my daily driver for close to 25 years and most of what I do I do in the terminal.
Now get off my lawn.