Comments on: Office 2007 beta ribbon space hogging complaints generate changes http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060825/3710/ Technology, music, video, art, news, reviews and muse on the web Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:40:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: TDavid http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060825/3710/#comment-290034 TDavid Sat, 26 Aug 2006 18:17:38 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060825/3710/#comment-290034 Thanks for stopping by and providing the other side of the story, Darren. Always more than one side. Thanks for stopping by and providing the other side of the story, Darren. Always more than one side.

]]> By: Darren Strange http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060825/3710/#comment-290015 Darren Strange Sat, 26 Aug 2006 16:05:21 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060825/3710/#comment-290015 Just wanted to confirm that Microsoft is NOT backing away on the ribbon as is being speculated and no such announcment has been made. It is just untrue that we are "caving in to complaints". Quite the opposite in fact with the ribbon receiving very positive feedback. We've made some improvements, yes, to the minimised ribbon (a form of autohide) but minimised mode itself has been in the product from the beginning. Just wanted to reassure all those who are loving the ribbon! See my comments http://blogs.msdn.com/officerocker/archive/2006/08/26/725137.aspx cheers. Just wanted to confirm that Microsoft is NOT backing away on the ribbon as is being speculated and no such announcment has been made. It is just untrue that we are “caving in to complaints”. Quite the opposite in fact with the ribbon receiving very positive feedback.
We’ve made some improvements, yes, to the minimised ribbon (a form of autohide) but minimised mode itself has been in the product from the beginning. Just wanted to reassure all those who are loving the ribbon!
See my comments http://blogs.msdn.com/officerocker/archive/2006/08/26/725137.aspx
cheers.

]]> By: InsideMicrosoft http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060825/3710/#comment-289726 InsideMicrosoft Fri, 25 Aug 2006 22:53:43 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060825/3710/#comment-289726 <strong>Microsoft Caves On Ribbon Complaints</strong> In what is a bit of an unfortunate decision, Microsoft has announced it is modifying the way the Ribbon in Office 2007 performs, giving into complaints from users that the Ribbon was taking up too much screen space. This despite the fact that while th... Microsoft Caves On Ribbon Complaints

In what is a bit of an unfortunate decision, Microsoft has announced it is modifying the way the Ribbon in Office 2007 performs, giving into complaints from users that the Ribbon was taking up too much screen space. This despite the fact that while th…

]]> By: TDavid http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060825/3710/#comment-289693 TDavid Fri, 25 Aug 2006 19:36:13 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060825/3710/#comment-289693 Ahh, thanks for the clarification, Nathan. Be sure to trackback that here as well. Ahh, thanks for the clarification, Nathan. Be sure to trackback that here as well.

]]> By: Nathan Weinberg http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060825/3710/#comment-289687 Nathan Weinberg Fri, 25 Aug 2006 19:12:34 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20060825/3710/#comment-289687 T, the problem is the Ribbon isn't bigger, it's actually smaller than the File menus and toolbars of previous Office versions. Pull out your ruler. Jensen Harris noted that in Word, the full UI is 5-8 pixels smaller in Word 2007 than in 2000/2003. Its the perception that it is bigger that is annoying longtime users, but that perception is wrong. I'll have an article on this later today. T, the problem is the Ribbon isn’t bigger, it’s actually smaller than the File menus and toolbars of previous Office versions. Pull out your ruler. Jensen Harris noted that in Word, the full UI is 5-8 pixels smaller in Word 2007 than in 2000/2003. Its the perception that it is bigger that is annoying longtime users, but that perception is wrong.

I’ll have an article on this later today.

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