[Beth Melton]

"Greg Maxey" wrote in message
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Beth,

Yes I am aware that the Ribbon will autoscale and that buttons in the
Symbols group of the Insert Tab are the first to do so. However, I have
been looking at the same Word Ribbon for nearly 3 years with "normal"
sized controls in that group and I didn't consider Peter's screen
resolution when I stated that the icons are "normal" sized as compared to
"large." That was an oversight, that was an error, I am not infallible,
I was wrong. Thank you for clearing that up.

Actually, to be a bit pedantic, the Symbols group is the second to scale.
The Links group scales first. But this begs the question, does it really
matter? Does it really matter how one describes the size of a button? Does
it really matter which group scales first? Perhaps it does to the uber-geeks
(and since I took the time to observe the behavior I'm pretty sure that
makes me an uber-geek, plus I'm notorious for being pedantic --just ask
Echo! grin) but I don't think the majority of those who frequent this
newsgroup care if a button is described as "large" or "giant" or which group
scales first. The minute details really don't matter.

Now, someone lurking may have discovered the Ribbon does autoscale and
groups of buttons can stack and be reduced in size or display horizontally
with larger buttons depending on their screen size and resolution as a
result of this discussion. But in the end it has nothing to do with the
initial question and is a bit off-topic.

Since it is your opinion that in one case the icon may appear "giant" even
if a "giant" among other "giants," do you have an opinion on what the OP
actually wanted? Did he want Peter to point out what may have been
already obvious (a giant icon on the Ribbon) or did he really want to know
how to add his or her own controls to the Ribbon? We may never know, but
that is what the OP asked.

Well...since you asked for my opinion:

I think the beauty of the newsgroups is they provide a platform to leverage
multiple contributors and in return, receive multiple answers. Usually
something can be learned from every answer even if it may not be the answer
the original poster was seeking. We're well aware there are a large number
of lurkers in the newsgroups. Someone reading this thread may not have known
you can right-click buttons and easily add them to the Quick Access Toolbar
or that the Quick Access Toolbar can be moved below the Ribbon. Others may
have never realized there is a new Equation Editor for Word 2007 and someone
mentioning the button may prompt them to take a look.

As for my opinion of what Kassy wants, I'm pretty sure what she (my vote is
female) really wants the fastest and most efficient method to obtain a
one-click access to the old Equation Editor (since the Subject states
Compatibility Mode and the new Equation Editor is disabled when using
Compatibility Mode) and doesn't care if it's on the Ribbon or the Quick
Access Toolbar.

My general opinion about this thread (and others like it in this this group)
is the newsgroups are for learning and sharing. If we honestly want to know
what someone is really asking, and expect them to hang around to ask/answer
follow-up questions, then our focus should be on creating an environment
that is conducive to asking questions -- not obsessing over finding
miniscule faults with those who are trying to help others and learn at the
same time.

~Beth Melton

"Beth Melton" wrote in message
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"Greg Maxey" wrote in message
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Here is another fact. The pi icon near the right end of the Insert
tab of the ribbon is not "giant." In fact it is sized "normal" as
compared to "large" like some other control icons on that tab (e.g.,
WordArt, Chart, Picture, etc).

Whether the Equation button is large or regular size depends on your
screen real estate. As I'm sure you know the Ribbon will autoscale and
the buttons in Symbols group it's one of the first groups to scale on the
Insert tab and appear stacked instead of displayed horizontally with
large buttons. When there is enough room the Equation button is the same
size as the WordArt and Chart buttons. In which case it may appear
"giant" compared to say, the "Date and Time" button.

~Beth Melton