Solved Are You A Left Or Center Start Menu Button User?

Stigg · Aug 5, 2023

I think the centering was just change for change sake.

MisterEd said:
I think the premise is misleading. What you are really doing is centering the Quick Launch items on the Taskbar. When you do that the Start button is the first item in this group. This means the Start button is somewhere between the left and center depending how many Quick Launch items you have,

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That's probably what I hate most about the Start button being center aligned. It's a moving target. Whereas being left aligned, I always know where it is and can click on it blindly.

Wynona · Aug 5, 2023

Pirilampo2 said:
I use the original, without third-party programs to change the appearance. So, in the center.

No third party programs necessary to move the whole thing to the left.

Wynona · Aug 5, 2023

FrancoDT said:
Guess it just depends how quickly people adapt to change. I mean the Japanese read vertically right to left but I'm sure that would drive me bonkers lol.

I'm not one to change just for the sake of change.

Edwin · Aug 5, 2023

MS's original argument for centering the Start button is pretty weak!
I have 3 Ultrawide, and 2 4K monitors..., the mouse travel to get to the bottom left corner is not spraining my wrist!

To get my cursor from the middle of the monitor to the Start button, my mouse only has to move 1¼"!

TraderGary · Aug 5, 2023

Stigg said:
I think the centering was just change for change sake.

That's probably what I hate most about the Start button being center aligned. It's a moving target. Whereas being left aligned, I always know where it is and can click on it blindly.

It's been years since I clicked an "on screen" START button. Years ago I learned that the Windows Key does the same thing and it's always on the keyboard right under my fingertips. I don't have to stop what I'm doing, move a mouse cursor and click it. All I have to do is tap the Windows Key. It's way more efficient.

Wynona · Aug 5, 2023

TraderGary said:
It's been years since I clicked an "on screen" START button. Years ago I learned that the Windows Key does the same thing and it's always on the keyboard right under my fingertips. I don't have to stop what I'm doing, move a mouse cursor and click it. All I have to do is tap the Windows Key. It's way more efficient.

Hmmmm, so it is! I've known that for awhile now, but I almost never press the Windows button.

Edwin · Aug 5, 2023

TraderGary said:
... It's way more efficient.

You're probably right, but I always hit the wrong fecking key, (Ctrl), ends up highlighting some other friggin item on the screen!!!

TraderGary · Aug 5, 2023

Edwin said:
You're probably right, but I always hit the wrong fecking key, (Ctrl), ends up highlighting some other friggin item on the screen!!!

I have a bit of an advantage having learned to touch type years ago. I touch type at more than 100WPM. I use the keyboard accurately at the stream of thought.

Edwin · Aug 5, 2023

TraderGary said:
I have a bit of an advantage having learned to touch type years ago. I touch type at more than 100WPM. I use the keyboard accurately at the stream of thought.

I tried to master that way back in school..., never did get it!

That's probably why I'm a lazy mouser!

Hell, it took me eight weeks to type this reply!!!

Ghot · Aug 5, 2023

Ctrl + Esc also opens the Start Menu.

TraderGary · Aug 5, 2023

Ghot said:
Ctrl + Esc also opens the Start Menu.

I'll be darned! It does! However that awkwardly takes a two key combination.

Edwin · Aug 5, 2023

Ghot said:
Ctrl + Esc also opens the Start Menu.

Stop it!!! Now you got me all screwed up!!!

Stigg · Aug 5, 2023

TraderGary said:
I have a bit of an advantage having learned to touch type years ago. I touch type at more than 100WPM. I use the keyboard accurately at the stream of thought.

This fast?

antspants · Aug 5, 2023

I always hang to the left.

antspants · Aug 5, 2023

Edwin said:
I slam my cursor into the bottom left corner to open the Start Menu..., no need to be precise!

That is how I type. The bottom side of my fist comes down onto the keyboard in the hope of hitting the correct key.

getanaccount · Aug 5, 2023

Since Windows 8, I've used 3rd party software to always keep the button on the left.

Thanks to someone earlier in the thread showing me how to do it without 3rd party software, I'll remember that tip.

hdmi · Aug 6, 2023

Somehow, the whole center Start button experience/idea just keeps reminding me of this:

antspants · Aug 6, 2023

hdmi said:
Somehow, the whole center Start button experience/idea just keeps reminding me of this:

I was laughing loudly. I believe I remember this game. I loved DOS. Hours of fun trying to screw with 640K of memory

This game probably came on 16 floppy disks lol

Stigg · Aug 27, 2023

antspants said:
I was laughing loudly. I believe I remember this game. I loved DOS. Hours of fun trying to screw with 640K of memory

This game probably came on 16 floppy disks lol

I'm not a gamer, but I must admit I played Tetris back in the day.