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Feature Requests Topic: Shift+enter to open menu items instead of expanding.
sket
Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 11:43 am
Replies: 0 23375
Currently you can double-click an expanding menu item to open it in an explorer window (very handy for getting to a folder quickly). To do this with the keyboard you have to press the menu key followed by O, which is slower. Since you can press enter to expand the item normally, shift+enter would se...
Bug Reports Topic: Transparent parts of start button hard to right click
sket
Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 12:44 pm
Replies: 3 21593
Unfortunately a lot of people submitting start buttons to the forum don't seem to have realised this so you have to edit any button you want to use (well any button with empty spaces). My preferred solution would be to make it so clicking in the actual screen corner (i.e. drag the mouse as far into ...
Feature Requests Topic: Show full path and filename only in recent items hints?
sket
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 1:54 pm
Replies: 1 15502
When you hover over an item in the recent items menu you get a hint message in the format: [blockquote]"Location: [FILENAME] ([PATH])" [/blockquote]If I'm hovering over an item it's usually because I'm trying to remember what/where it is, and the filename is already clearly visible, so it'...
Bug Reports Topic: Transparent parts of start button hard to right click
sket
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 1:03 pm
Replies: 3 21593
When I want to change start menu settings I right-click on the start button to bring up the settings/help/exit menu. However most custom start buttons contain transparent areas and right clicking on them is like clicking 'through' the button: It brings up the Win+X menu as if you had right clicked o...
Bug Reports Topic: Start Menu shortcuts with ampersands (&) in filename
sket
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 12:40 pm
Replies: 1 15204
When using the keyboard to cycle through menu items, file and folder names containing "&" are skipped...
Bug Reports Topic: Problems when start menu touches top of screen
sket
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 12:34 pm
Replies: 0 18857
Some problems I've noticed while using 2-column mode with user picture turned off, on Win 8.1: When the start menu reaches the top of the screen (lots of pinned or recent items): [blockquote]-The main menu scroll buttons (for pinned items/recent items) double in height after applying changes in the ...
Classic Start Menu Topic: UnCharm: Get rid of the charms bar for good
sket
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 11:48 am
Replies: 1 15283
For anyone still on Windows 8 who wants rid of the Charms, I found this brilliant little gem here: https://www.eightforums.com/drivers-hardware/29036-disabling-charm-bar-appearing-touch-screen-swipe-2.html "Yes, charms is protected, but one can hide it each time it is activated. I wrote this li...
Classic Start Menu Topic: Quickly access Bluetooth on/off in Windows 8.1
sket
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 11:26 am
Replies: 1 13043
So in Win 8.1 the native on/off switch for Bluetooth is in the PC settings metro screen, making it a pain to access, but you can get there in one click by adding this to your start menu, either as a shortcut or menu item. First extract the two scripts from the .zip to a suitable path. Then create a ...
The official THANK YOU thread :-) and user reviews
sket
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 11:09 am
Replies: 184 14580159
...AND it doesn't patronise the user by taking away essential funtionality. Every option you could need is in there, nothing is taken out for the sake of brand consistency or to make room for big dopey touch screen buttons, unlike what we are fed from the big software companies these days...
The official THANK YOU thread :-) and user reviews
sket
Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2017 11:00 am
Replies: 184 14580159
Fantastic piece of work, not only better than the new Windows start menus but better than the old ones. The more I use it the faster it gets as I can customise it to show exactly what I want it to. It's even got me navigating the menu with just the keyboard which I never would have thought of even b...
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