Digital Feng Shui

Started Away.

So, usability laws dictate that the closer something is to the mouse, the more utility it has. Also, by the user's actions, the more oft-used something is, the more utility it has. Putting two and two together, we derive that the most oft-used and closest objects to the mouse have the most utility. Fantastic. So, why is it that when the start menu is accessed by the mouse, the most important programs are put at the top, farthest away from the mouse? I dunno, it's just one isolated principle to think about. I mean, sure, it definitely appeals to the whole top-down priority paradigm, but I'm just saying. Maybe a circular menu on right-click would be more interesting/effective... And this menu, it doesn't do much for muscle memory since programs keep moving. I think the algorithm should be like none of the items actually move up and down the list by priority. They should just be there or not be there, filling in whatever slot was available. Taking away this concept of priority will just make it a list of programs that were recently used. The sucky part is that the menu size is configurable, lending itself to that need of where stuff is... Eh, so much to think about... To save state or not to save state... What an interesting concept, or at least I think so.