On Aug 18, 2011, at 6:07 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote: > > On Aug 18, 2011, at 6:05 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote: > >> >> On Aug 18, 2011, at 6:02 PM, John Musbach wrote: >> >>> On Wed, Aug 17, 2011 at 12:45 AM, objectwerks inc <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Aug 16, 2011, at 10:04 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote: >>>> >>>>> I just upgraded to Sibelius 7. >>>>> They revamped their entire UI. >>>>> Eliminated all the drop-down menus and replaced everything with the MS >>>>> "ribbon" approach. >>>>> >>>>> I can't find anything. >>>>> I spend way too much time navigating and clicking the ribbon to get >>>>> anything done. >>>>> My eyes are jumping all across the screen looking at text and icons and >>>>> additional drop-downs and panels. >>>>> >>>>> Is this just my lack of experience with MS's "better way" ? >>>>> or is my beef justified? >>>>> >>>>> I really can't stand the ribbon way, but I am willing to believe it's my >>>>> inexperience, possibly. >>>> >>>> >>>> It may just be me, but the same thing happens to me when I use apps that >>>> use that approach. (I don't use Sibelius though I wish I had the skill >>>> and need to ;-) ) >>> >>> I agree, I too find the ribbon to be much less efficient then menus. >> >> and with menus, I could set keyboard shortcuts via the System Prefs on an >> app, even if the app didn't support it >> >> I don't see support for defining keyboard shortcuts for these ribbon actions >> thus far - >> >> I'm looking, though :-( > > found it, after emailing, of course: > > • Keytipsforcontrolsontheribbon–Keyboardaccessonpage15 > > • > Assignablekeyboardshortcutsthatcanbeusedfromanywhere,withoutneedingtonavigatetoa > > particular control on the ribbon.
The ribbon includes a number of time-saving features to help you to learn and get around the program quickly, chief among them the ability to access every command via the keyboard using key tips. Key tips are special shortcuts that take you straight to a command, whichever ribbon tab it is on. > > > > > >> >> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Best Regards, >>> >>> John Musbach >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacOSX-talk mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacOSX-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk >
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