Unwinding the Ribbon
A week or two ago, I asked faithful Redmond Report readers if they
love
or hate the Office ribbon interface. First, I want to thank the 50 or so
folks that took the time to write. Your work was not in vain.
About half of your letters were posted in the newsletter, and I showed the
other half to an Office product manager when I was in Redmond last week. His
eyes bugged out a bit when he saw just how disruptive the new interface is.
While many would never return to the standard toolbar, most of you wish Microsoft
would go back in time and reverse its decision to go with the ribbon.
Venture Architects Labs feels your pain. If you've got a spare Jackson in your
wallet, the company will send you ToolbarToggle,
which implements the old toolbar in the new Office 2007 suite.
I can save you that $20 and hundreds more. Send me $5 and I'll tell you in
person to stick with Office 2003 and download the free translator so you can
work with newer XML-based files. Now, that's a bargain!
Posted by Doug Barney on April 24, 2007