thought it might be helpful to have a list of problem people are having w/ the preview. problems should be expected since this is just a beta release.
i was having problems w/ email, but uninstalling and re-installing the mail apps has fixed that.
i'm noticing problem w/ 8.1 rt not always recognizing when the on-screen keyboard should engage. sometimes i'll touch a field to type something and the keyboard won't engage.
i'm also noticing that sometimes 8.01 rt does auto capitalize the first word of a sentence or even after periods or if you're typing in something like a name field, i wish my first name and last name would auto capitalize. i hope microsoft brings that kind of smart functionality to the full version of 8.1.
i hope microsoft blend the metro and desktop more. i really don't like how jarring the transition between the two is on the 8.1 rt preview. i'd also like to be able to use the same wallpaper in desktop and metro modes. the metro wallpapers are much better than the old school desktop wallpapers, imo.
i don't like the amount of lag in he computer settings menu. maybe it's not lag, but if feels like lag. you touch display, for example, and it takes a couple of second for that info to load. but the lag is consistent, so maybe that's a design feature. and given how snappy the rest of the system is, i'm thinking this is a design feature. either way, i don't like it.
while i love the changes to the store, i don't like that the notifications for updates doesn't appear in green in the upper right hand corner anymore. maybe this will be replaced w/ something better, but i prefer having to not having it.
i wish all references to hotmail or live mail were gone in both windows 8 and windows phone. i prefer a consistent aesthetic and the new outlook design is fantastic. i don't live sharing a story or something and seeing options about live or hotmail.
i hope microsoft continue to add to multimedia functionality. love the new photo editing tools and would love to see a really nice movie maker in the near future.
that's all i have for now. do you have anything to add? i know this thread might sound negative, but that's not my intention. i'm super excited for 8.1. i'm falling in love w/ windows again. microsoft finally gets that computing can and should be a beautiful experience. i actually want to interact w/ my computer now whereas before it was just a tool to get to something else. having a beautiful computing experience make all aspects of using computers better. i've been waiting a long time for this!
i was having problems w/ email, but uninstalling and re-installing the mail apps has fixed that.
i'm noticing problem w/ 8.1 rt not always recognizing when the on-screen keyboard should engage. sometimes i'll touch a field to type something and the keyboard won't engage.
i'm also noticing that sometimes 8.01 rt does auto capitalize the first word of a sentence or even after periods or if you're typing in something like a name field, i wish my first name and last name would auto capitalize. i hope microsoft brings that kind of smart functionality to the full version of 8.1.
i hope microsoft blend the metro and desktop more. i really don't like how jarring the transition between the two is on the 8.1 rt preview. i'd also like to be able to use the same wallpaper in desktop and metro modes. the metro wallpapers are much better than the old school desktop wallpapers, imo.
i don't like the amount of lag in he computer settings menu. maybe it's not lag, but if feels like lag. you touch display, for example, and it takes a couple of second for that info to load. but the lag is consistent, so maybe that's a design feature. and given how snappy the rest of the system is, i'm thinking this is a design feature. either way, i don't like it.
while i love the changes to the store, i don't like that the notifications for updates doesn't appear in green in the upper right hand corner anymore. maybe this will be replaced w/ something better, but i prefer having to not having it.
i wish all references to hotmail or live mail were gone in both windows 8 and windows phone. i prefer a consistent aesthetic and the new outlook design is fantastic. i don't live sharing a story or something and seeing options about live or hotmail.
i hope microsoft continue to add to multimedia functionality. love the new photo editing tools and would love to see a really nice movie maker in the near future.
that's all i have for now. do you have anything to add? i know this thread might sound negative, but that's not my intention. i'm super excited for 8.1. i'm falling in love w/ windows again. microsoft finally gets that computing can and should be a beautiful experience. i actually want to interact w/ my computer now whereas before it was just a tool to get to something else. having a beautiful computing experience make all aspects of using computers better. i've been waiting a long time for this!
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