Concise desktop design how to do better?

After using the Apple Mac notebook, if you use the window system, the user usually experience is window system desktop is too wordy, and the use of very troublesome, messy desktop icon typesetting, so that users can not understand the help system, no doubt For designers to pose a huge challenge, then how designers should be more concise desktop design?

1, the desktop Do not place the extra common application icons: Desktop only suitable for temporary files, delete after use, and more icons should be located in the Start menu, the desktop to create a clean; commonly used programs should also be used Shortcuts start, or search from the beginning. At this point the Mac is undoubtedly more convenient than the window system.

2, the taskbar should be placed on the left: the taskbar is usually used frequently in the program, such as the browser's tab, bookmark bar, ps, etc. If this arrangement, you can widescreen left valuable vertical space, while streamlining the user's desktop.

3, the use of cloud services: such as the Chrome plug-in, bookmark synchronization; Evernote notes synchronization; usually do not have but valuable things uploaded to the network disk, synchronized upload to the cloud space, reduce the pressure placed on the desktop.

4, full-screen work: Windows has successfully promoted the multi-tasking work environment to everyone, but today's windows multitasking is extremely annoying. Under windows we really like to maximize the window, the purpose is to let us concentrate more on the current window. Linux and Mac systems on the basis of this function has been enhanced, for example, you want to listen to music, write something at the same time to do, then put the music on desktop1; writing content on desktop2, desktop 2 above can also put a web page As a writing reference, both do not maximize the window on the desktop control writing, very convenient.

For users, it is best not to install any pop-up software, such as Thunder, QQ, 360, etc., there are many desktop notifications, such as software upgrades, sounds, reminders, they will often remind them of existence, constantly Bother users. However, some users do not have a desktop icon and watch in full screen mode. Therefore, the final display effect also needs to look at how the user selects, but the designer plays a leading role in this process.