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[–] rozodru@piefed.world 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

i don't even use menus anymore. it's slow. heck I even hate using the mouse these days. We had the right idea back in the 80s and early 90s by running everything via the command line. it's faster. Now to open stuff I just use a launcher. it's faster to type what I want to run then it is to use a mouse to go find it in a menu.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

On Linux, I can pull up the system menu, type in a few letters of what I want to launch, and hit enter to get it started in less than 2 seconds, without having to open or switch windows to a terminal. Done right, there's nothing wrong with menus.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I can pull up the system menu, type in a few letters of what I want to launch, and hit enter to get it started in less than 2 seconds, without having to open or switch windows to a terminal

That's what I do in Windows, but I hit the Windows key instead of Enter

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Yeah but as per the post, windows menu is taking forever to open...

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

For me, the Windows key stroke can often be part of the next few letters I'm searching for, and my machine is a mid-range (at-best) build from 2020.

And that was before I installed an app that gets rid of most of the junk in the Start menu, turning into just a Search field with a power button! Lol

[–] phailhaus@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago

On specific systems/installs. That isn't the norm.

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

on linux, I can just start typing what I want to launch. No menu needed.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Well you have to be typing it somewhere

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

As long as I am not actively using a window thats capturing input, it can be anywhere.

[–] perishthethought@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

On my Linux PC, it's KDE that enables that. Is awesome. YMMV

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 1 points 3 days ago

This is the thing - with advanced systems, which they should all be now, context can drive behavior.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

We had the right idea back in the 80s and early 90s by running everything via the command line. it's faster.

keyBindings with a simple windowManager is even faster than the command line :)