ronenabramov

[quote who="dstruct2k2" reply="4" id="3332417"] So you're looking to return to a "familiar" interface, but didn't choose the Windows 7-style menu? Not sure what you're complaining about. If you want Windows 7-style controls, use the Windows 7-style menu. Windows 8-style implies that you'll be using the new Windows 8 methods to accomplish tasks.[/quote] Ah, that I would do, except I rely heavily on start menu search (i.e. - If I want to open No

1. Escape key Yes, I can use the Win key, but the whole point of Start8 (at least for me) is to provide a familiar environment that conforms to the way I'm used to work in Win 7. If I have to retrain my muscle memory and change my flows - what's the point in using Start8 then - I might as well get used to the default Win 8 start screen. 2. Win 7 controls I don't need shutdown specifically, I need Sleep. And I cannot easily create shortcut to Sleep because I

I've been trying out Start8 for several days now - it's nice but I'm using the windows 8 style menu and it feels a bit like an afterthought compared to the windows 7 style. The two things that bother me the most are Escape key (in some cases I have to hit Esc as much as 3 times to close the menu) and the lack of the win 7 style controls (sleep/shutdown, run, separate shortcuts to control panel/documents/etc.) If the escape will behave as expect