[OT] Was: totally satisfied :D

[Nick Sabalausky]

On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:38:32 -0700
"H. S. Teoh" <hsteoh at quickfur.ath.cx> wrote:

> On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 08:49:58PM +0200, Mehrdad wrote:
> > It's pretty damn hard to convince Linux users that what you're
> > trying to do is, in fact, not out of stupidity/ignorance.
> 
> It's pretty damn hard to convince Windows zealots that anything but
> the Windows way is not out of stupidity/ignorance.
> 

Windows zealots are pretty rare though. Most Windows users accept that
it's just an OS, and that it has its problems and downsides. (It'd be
pretty hard to be a Windows user and *not* accept that Windows has
it's problems.)

> 
> > >(I tried switching the mouse to sloppy focus once... and never
> > >dared try it again.)
> > 
> > What's "sloppy focus"?
> 
> The window focus automatically changes to whatever window the mouse is
> currently hovering over. Preferably WITHOUT automatically bringing
> said window to the top. (Good luck making this work on Windows. And
> once you actually manage to coax Windows to do it, have fun seeing
> the train wreck that is your applications once you start using them
> this way.)
> 

Not exactly what you described, but similar:

http://ehiti.de/katmouse/

When I point at something and scroll, I expect my *target* to scroll,
not whatever the hell random thing I just happened to have clicked on
last.

I would *HATE* using windows if I didn't have that. Unfortunately,
it doesn't *always* work on Win7 (usually does, though). Works great on
XP.

But I agree, trying to do anything the non-Windows way on Windows
involves stupid PITA hacking, that doesn't always work right, *if* it's
even possible at all.

And it's not *just* doing something the non-Windows way, it's even
specific *versions* of windows: You can't even get things the WinXP way
on Win7. Sure, *some* things you can, *sometimes*, with obscure hacks
that don't even always work...

Man, I'm really gonna have to get around to upgrading my laptop from
Win7 back to XP sometime...Fuck this shit...