I couldn't really get a feel for it from the screenshots (plus they were slashdotted so I just saw the thumbnails).
However, I think a palette-based interface is a superior option, like Adobe and Macromedia and others use in their applications. (In particular, I think that OmniGraffle has a great interface: http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/4/ I don't really like the drawers in Mac OS X, but that palette on the right of the application is really nice to use.) On the other hand, a radical UI change in MS Office could drive people to OpenOffice, since it will seem much more familiar to them... And there's the very long lead time also working to our advantage. Ben On Tuesday, September 13, 2005, at 04:46PM, Deepankar Datta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >First seen on Slashdot, the new ('different') UI for Office 12. It >looks like a fairly radical change > >http://pdc.xbetas.com/?page=o12preview1 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
