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What do you think of the MS Office Ribbon interface?

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Aloone_Jonez:
I used MS Office 2007 for the first time this week!

It looks like it's got some good new features but I don't like the new user interface. Is it just plain shit or is it that I'm not used to it?

I noticed that some other new software has adopted a similar UI, most notably for me AutoCAD so it can't be that bad, although at least it has an option to revert back to the old UI. All I can say, is I hope OpenOffice doesn't adopt ribbon or if it does, there should be an option to switch back.

Refalm:
Lotus Symphony is using a kind of a hybrid between the Ribbon and OpenOffice.org look:
Screenshot.
I prefer this GUI over Office 2010 and OpenOffice.org.

Personally, I like what Microsoft has done in Office in terms of doing away with menu's. Gnome and Apple have been doing that for years, but without compromising advanced features, which I think Microsoft has done with oversimplifying up to a point where only a default lay-out option is the only choice.

Aloone_Jonez:
I'm not sure if I like the idea of getting rid of the menu.

I like the idea of having a tabbed toolbar though.

I don't like the look of the huge properties window on the right had side of the window of Lotus Symphony. I know it can be closed but would it make it harder to use?

Apparently MS Office 2010 is supposed to be better UI wise than 2007. I fail to see the point in buying the latest version of MS Office any more as they all have more features than I'd ever use and OpenOffice.org is more than good enough for me. There's a lack of MS Office licences where I work so some people use OpenOffice. I think I'll ask my manager if I can use it rather than MS Office so someone else can have my licence. There again, I might stick with it because learning it might make it easier if I change jobs and have no choice but to use it.

Lead Head:
Microsoft is really pushing hard for the Ribbon UI. I've been seeing more and more 3rd party programs implementing it now. Office 2007 drives me insane personally. I can't find anything in a reasonable amount of time.

That Lotus UI looks interesting. That sidebar shouldn't be an issue for people with higher resolutions screens.

Aloone_Jonez:

--- Quote from: Lead Head on 31 October 2010, 09:32 ---That Lotus UI looks interesting. That sidebar shouldn't be an issue for people with higher resolutions screens.

--- End quote ---
I'm on 1920x1080 and it would piss me off because I like to be able to view two pieces of A4 side by side or a complete page in landscape - for me, that's the whole point of having a large monitor..

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