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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Member since:2006-08-02
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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A toolbar with tabs is used in Delphi since version 1.0. I don't say it's bad or anything. The Ribbon is just hardly innovative.