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After two years using it... still cannot get used to it
Especially when you can't customize them and can't even choose from a
limited selection (or use text instead) for commands that have no built-in icon: instead, if you use a lot of obscure commands, you end up with a QAT full of green balls. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... I am not against icons. I am against being forced to use an interface that *only* has icons. Agreed. That is a huge limitation of the Quick Access Toolbar. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "JBGM" wrote in message ... Dear Yves, first of all, thanks for your energy answering comments in this post; I really appreciate your time and effort. Secondly, you are missing the point. Most experienced users remember shortcuts (I use them all the time), but the problem comes when a user has to do an uncommon activity... at that moment a user has to start browsing the icon collection, trying to figure out what each icon means, and the performance hit ensues. Contrary to your opinion, icons neither have intrinsic value, nor they are universal. You present the example of other cultures, but you do not have to go that far; just try teaching elderly people to user a computer, and that will shatter your perceptions of icons. There is plenty of research in that area. ANYWAY, icon use is not the issue... the point I am trying to make is: the compact and hierarchical organization of text menus offer an efficient way of presenting information for trained users. That was lost with the ribbon approach, and after a two-year period, I (and others) still find it frustrating. Again, I reiterate, I am not against the ribbon; however, I am against the exclusive use of the current ribbon. |
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