Re:Windows 9x and Word 9x at 800x600 resolution. Spacious. C...
by hulitu on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @12:52AM
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> It wasn't because it looked bad, it was because after people configured them to be functional it tended to take most of the screen.
This was true only for people who didn't know how to use a computer. And the fault was on MS side. By default, after installation, every MS Office program had the screen filled with toolbars.
And, surprise, surprise, today is the same. The damn Ribbon uses almost 1/3 of the vertical space. And you cannot have individual toolbars anymore. It is all or nothing. And this is for the native programm. The "web" version is a total disaster in GUI design.
Re:Windows 9x and Word 9x at 800x600 resolution. Spacious. C...
by mschuster91 on Wednesday July 12, 2023 @04:23AM
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> The damn Ribbon uses almost 1/3 of the vertical space.
Which wasn't a problem in ye olde times with 4:3 screens dominating the landscape, but nowadays is with 16:9 screens.
If you look harder, the icons are larger. Single icons got replaced by more explanatory content. The "expands" symbol is larger. And there are more actions crammed into the toolbar.
Also, yes, there's a lot of whitespace. But let's not forget the reason MS redesigned the office toolbars. It wasn't because it looked bad, it was because after people configured them to be functional it tended to take most of the screen.