GUI Gripes

Specifically, XP gripes. It is frustrating that with all that 'innovation' going on at Redmond HQ, the use(r) model for the current version of Windows seems little changed from version 3.1. The novelty of being able to run more than one application at a time has worn off, but the limitations have not been loosened much.

Now these are broad, sweeping statements, and I don't want this to turn into a rant. The particular thing I'm thinking of is the lack of ability to customize, or organize, these multiple windows in a way the user feels most comfortable, productive, or accessible. Nearly all alternate OSes offer multiple window managers, so that applications, folders, and documents can be grouped conceptually according to the user's desire. Even more basic would be the ability to drag and drop items within the taskbar (like Firefox tabs), rather than forcing them into the chronological sequence they remain locked into. The default 'stacking' of repeat applications is even worse, with windows being hidden, and confusing their order.

Perhaps the average user doesn't share my dissatisfaction, but as someone with a dozen or more windows open at a time, I find the visual aspect of application management to be sorely lacking. Minimizing and maximizing is no substitute for organizing.