If I had to guess, virtual ribbons are the brainchild of people coping
with how to incorporate increasing complexity (read flexibility and
choice) into common applications such as word processing and
spreadsheets. My assistant isn't at all flummoxed at producing great
documents using Word and Excel 2010. When I was having trouble
navigating to even save a word document, I asked her how to do it.
Well..we're in two different worlds.
And so we slog along primitively pecking away at a gazillion keys which
emulate graphic functions.
Long answer for your short question. Surely there are others on the
list far more competent to answer your question than I.
I note that you've learned Thunderbird well. From my perspective, it
combines the best of both the top line and ribbon menu worlds. On
3/25/2014 9:35 PM, Maria Campbell wrote:
So then, why did MS introduce them?
Do the sighted enjoy stumbling around in the semi darkness?
Sunny Day
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Then the world will know peace.
On 3/25/2014 7:18 PM, Jim Pursley wrote:
Semantics. In Word and Excel, there are the more general top line
ribbons and the more specific bottom line ribbons. The top line
ribbon has a home position, helpful to navigating.
The bottom ribbon (which I called a line) has sub parts, which the
JAWS virtual ribbon feature makes look like the sub menus on the top
line menu familiar to most of us. The whole point of the JAWS virtual
ribbon menu is to create the appearance of the top line menu/sub menu
combination.
All of this said, navigating ribbons is a bit like navigating a ship
at night by sight using sunglasses.
Cheers.
On 3/25/2014 4:31 PM, Tom Clary wrote:
be more specific. where does the bottom line start on the ribbons?
On 3/25/14, Jim Pursley <jim.purs...@gaiacapital.com> wrote:
Just another way to say bottom line.
On 3/25/2014 3:30 PM, Tom Clary wrote:
what do you mean 2nd line menus?
On 3/25/14, Jim Pursley <jim.purs...@gaiacapital.com> wrote:
So far, I prefer the JAWS virtual ribbon as I don't use much on the
second line menus on Word and use mainly keystrokes on Excel. The
JAWS
virtual ribbon works fine for me in Thunderbird. Drawback to the
JAWS
virtual ribbons: Cant use first letter navigation on the lower
ribbon.
I've heard conflicting tales about the JAWS virtual ribbon
leaving out
some menu choices.
But, like I said, I'm a newby to virtual ribbons.
On 3/25/2014 2:55 PM, Pinky wrote:
Hi Jaws users,
Is it easier to use the virtual ribbon in jaws as to just using the
Microsoft ribbons? I would like opinions from all you Jaws users
as to
which way you have your pc setup. Which one is easier to use.
Ed
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