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The "contextual strip" is something most people have become familiar with -- for better or worse. In addition to making the interface easier to navigate, the ribbon menu will improve screen real estate -- a bonus for people using Firefox on very small displays. Mozilla has commented on the change, saying that they feel the existing Firefox UI is too dated and cumbersome, and is becoming inconsistent. The latter bit is probably more important than most people realize.
Even if you dislike ribbon menus, they are increasingly common on modern Windows machines, and familiarity is a plus. Not all hope is lost for the naysayers, though. A mere press of the Alt key will return users to the older (current) interface. Mozilla admits that the move is still a proposal at the moment, and user input will be key in making a final decision.
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Wow. I have a feeling a lot of people will resist this. I think its a pretty good idea though.
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Funny I was thinking about the "office bar" the other day when I went back to the classic workspace in AutoCAD Lt, thinking it was much faster to work with the old bar.
Same thing when I started to use Open Office some months ago.
I honestly think the new style bar slows things down.
The command you need are always in some other tab somewhere.
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I really hate this. I hope somebody is already working on an Extension to restore the UI to it's current look and feel.
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I'd more prefer that my buttons are always in the same place. No contextual element. And how will a ribbon interface affect screen real estate?
I just wish the firefox developers would bring back the x on the final (single) tab. Haven't there been studies about consistency within interfaces??
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I am alpha testing another application and do not like the new ribbon interface. It does have its good points and just a many bad ones. I have not installed a single M$ app since Office 2000 (and that was a gift) and use XP in classic mode. The impression I get is that applications are increasingly being designed for geeks and not for the average user. And each so called 'advance' just bloats the app. and, possibly slows it down. However, I do not want to go back pre-Windows 2000! Chris.
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