Timeline for Why is the Windows taskbar default at the bottom?
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| Apr 2, 2020 at 6:02 | comment | added | whatsisname | This isn't quite true historically, this principle was missed because in early win9x there was a border around the start button, so if you slammed the cursor into the lower left and clicked nothing would happen. The realization of fitts law didn't come until later. | |
| Mar 24, 2020 at 16:53 | comment | added | SNH | This is very true. I was a strong proponent of a taskbar at the top because ease of access to both apps and menus, and I still keep it there, in fact I have consistently used the taskbar placed in the top for over a decade, but one of the reasons I had to adjust it by removing all pinned items and making shortcuts in the start menu instead was, that despite years (10+) of use one's mouse movements can be unpredictable, especially with higher mouse sensitivity, and will more often result to activating other apps by accident, because their icons sat next to open Windows. | |
| Aug 31, 2016 at 11:08 | history | answered | user2950509 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |