Re: [libreoffice-design] Ribbons and Background Color UX

> three-ish years. While I don't have statistical proof, it appears that
> a person's liking of the ribbon type menu is inversely proportional to
> the number of years that person has used Office 2003; this isn't good
> or bad, just something to note.   

A reasonable point.

I've been using Word, or programs with similar interfaces since 1992.  I do not know a single 
person aged under 
30 who likes the new interface.  I know plenty under 30 who do not like it.  Correction, I know one 
person aged 
40-something who likes it.

Back then, there were few features so it was difficult to get too cluttered.

By 2003, there were many features that were difficult to find and nobody knew they were there.  The 
same goes 
for OO/SO/LibO.

But, an important point in interface design is familiarity.  Maybe that's the real reason why I 
hate the thing.  
Good interfaces work the way I think.  If I have to re-skill to use a word-processor, it's a badly 
designed word-
processor IMHO.

Many people have come to LibO/OO as refugees from MSO 07.  Let's not drive them away.

ZF--
Zaphod



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