On Thu, Mar 26, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Chris Dunford <[email protected]>wrote:
> > you'd see right on the Home tab to the left in big > > size Paste, Cut, Copy, etc. All right out in the open, > > not hidden away behind menus. I can't imagine what > > would be easier for novices. > > Yes, Cut/Copy/Paste is a great example of something that is far more > obvious > in 2007 than in earlier versions yet is still judged "hard to find." It > isn't hard to find at all--it's the first button group in the first ribbon, > and it's big. It's just not where it used to be. > > I think one poster said that MS should have included an option to use the > old interface, and *that* strikes me as a very reasonable observation. They > could have done that but frozen it, providing access to new features only > via the new interface. That would have allowed for a smoother transition. > > But I honestly don't get what amounts to a "you can't change anything, > ever" > view of the user interface. > I think a fixed baseline interface for the primary functions of a word processor would be appreciated. How often did they add new keys/features to a typewriter? -- John Duncan Yoyo -------------------------------o) ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
