Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 3rd Apr 2011 11:06 UTC, submitted by Debjit
Yes, the Windows 8 rumour mill is really spinning up now. This time around though, they're not really rumours, since the information is coming from Rafael Rivera and Paul Thurrott, long-time Microsoft enthusiasts with loads of insider access. They've got a bunch of screenshots showing a work in progress of... A ribbon in Explorer. And yes, it looks just as bad as it sounds.
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RE: Usless on a modern 16:9 screen.
by Aankhen on Mon 4th Apr 2011 07:50
in reply to "Usless on a modern 16:9 screen."
Member since:2010-01-13
Anything that uses up vertical resolution like this must be given the heave ho.
It might be ok on 4:3 screens but as everything seems to be going widescreen these days(16:9) then this has to be a NO-NO.
It might be ok on 4:3 screens but as everything seems to be going widescreen these days(16:9) then this has to be a NO-NO.
Most widescreen displays are 16:10. I have one, and I make use of it by having several long windows side-by-side rather than wide, vertically-stacked windows. I’d rather sacrifice some vertical space than some horizontal space. (Ideally, of course, I wouldn’t have to sacrifice any space at all. :-)
Edited 2011-04-04 07:53 UTC
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2005-07-22
Anything that uses up vertical resolution like this must be given the heave ho.
It might be ok on 4:3 screens but as everything seems to be going widescreen these days(16:9) then this has to be a NO-NO.
Do these guys at MS evey get out of their basements and into the real world? With all these toolbars and not a ribbon there soon won't be any room on the screen for actual data.
Oh silly me. Perhaps that is what they want all along?