Few Bugs
Bugs with start menu, resolution and logon
Hello Stardock.
First of all I must say I like this product very much. I hate the fact that Microsoft removed the start menu and I also hate metro so Start8 is the perfect solution.
I know the product is still in beta, but just to help you I would like to submit a few bugs:
* Open up the start menu and press an item (I.E.: Computer). Computer will open, but the start menu button will still have the "mouse-over" icon shown instead of the blur icon. To fix this you can mouse-over it and then move away from it. This bug does not happen when the item you clicked is already running (for instance you press Computer while Computer is already open).
* While the start menu is opened and you change the resolution, the start menu will still be at the old spot where it would be if the resolution hadn't changed. See the picture below if you're unsure what I mean. You might think how it's possible to change the resolution while the start menu is open, but I'm running Windows 8 in vmWare and it changes the resolution automatically to fit the host. Closing and re-opening the start menu works around this bug. Here you can see it: http://i50.tinypic.com/2pyuj6a.png
* When the option "automatically go to desktop" to skip metro is enabled, it will still show metro the first few seconds after logging in. If it's possible to get rid of this completely I'd be great! Haven't found a work-a-round for this yet.
Last note: These are just bugs I found in the first few minutes using it. These bugs do not really annoy me since the concept is really good, but I'm sure it would improve my overall experience with the product if these bugs could get fixed!
Looking forward to the next version!
Greetings!