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From: stefano franchi <stefano.fran...@gmail.com>
To: Csikos Bela <bcsikos...@freemail.hu>
Cc: "lyx-users@lists.lyx.org" <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 4, 2013 10:04:41 AM
Subject: Re: feature request: ribbon menus
On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 7:31 AM, Csikos Bela <bcsikos...@freemail.hu> wrote:
If ribbon menus is what Windows has in their menus, that is only the first
>few items are shown and then you have to click an arrow to make other
>menu items visible,
>
That used to be what ribbon menus were all about, hence the name.
They no longer have the "ribbon-like" functionality now, but the name has
apparently stuck. No wonder you are confused, so is everyone else not working
on Windows. Here is a link to a Microsoft Word screen shot showing the ribbon:
http://techhelpvideos.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/word-2007_2003-menus.jpg
Ah, I remember them. I had to use Word a few months ago and those ribbons make
a 10 minute job 30 minutes of hell.
You'll find a gazillion more on Google Images
In my experience, most people not working on Microsoft Office on a daily basis
(Mac versions have ribbons too) find them confusing. I would certainly not
impose them on Linux/non-Office users.
Cheers,
S.
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