This has been fascinating reading all of the opinions about user interfaces
and the dreaded ribbon. I've not found *anyone* who actually likes the
ribbon. I agree with several of you who have observed that the ribbon makes
using styles much harder. And, since it's harder to use styles, it only
makes it that much harder for me to teach styles to my students and
effectively persuade them to use styles.
It makes me wonder if MS did any type of focus group testing before foisting
it upon us. And, if they did do such testing, who did they get in the focus
groups?
Like many of you, I have used computers for many, many years. (I go back to
the PC-Write for DOS days), and I can honestly say that, over the decades, I
have found very few UI changes that have actually made a difference in
helping me be more productive.
I've been playing recently with WriteMonkey, a markdown text editor, and I
must confess, I like the UI with absolutely no toolbars or ribbons; just
keystroke combinations and some basic menus. Works for me.
Virgil
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