Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 18th Sep 2008 19:09 UTC
We all know that Windows 7 is on its way, planned for release somewhere late 2009 or early 2010. We already know it will have a multitouch framework, no major kernel and/or driver framework changes, and a new taskbar people at Microsoft are not supposed to talk about right now. The firs two milestone releases didn't appear to be very exciting, but now there is - supposedly - a milestone 3 (build 6780) release, and there is a screenshot, and more information on UI changes. According to Microsoft blogger Stephen Chapman, the ribbon will make its way to Windows 7.
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I don't know if you're being sarcastic, but I find the ribbon a very useful UI invention. Granted, I wouldn't go so far as to call using a ribbon UI a dream (which could easily turn into a nightmare!).
Still, it's is a very clever way of making the functionality of a complex application easily accessible without cluttering up the screen with toolbars/coolbars/palettes/etc.
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The new UI of Office 2007 consists of more than just the Ribbon, and the Ribbon is not just a toolbar with tabs. I suggest you start reading the detailed list of blog posts by Jensen Harris about the development of the new UI: http://blogs.msdn.com/jensenh/pages/table-of-contents.aspx
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Ribbon UI is the best UI innovation since the overlapping window.
Seriously, it allows greater access to the full features of Office. It makes using Office a dream.