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"Does the MS Office UI conform with the Windows UI guidelines ?" Definitely not. The ribbon style and circle menu are a different design universe entirely. I a
by bArray 10y ago
"Does the MS Office UI conform with the Windows UI guidelines ?"
Definitely not. The ribbon style and circle menu are a different design universe entirely. I agree that moving things around was annoying.
"As for 'unreliable' - i can't share this perspective; LibreOffice works for me; didn't have any problems with OpenOffice either - before i switched to LibreOffice. I switched because LibreOffice is supposed to have better support."
The unreliability for me was a mixture of not such great support and occasional crashing. Libreoffice was much better.
I originally moved from Microsoft office because I got tired of pirating the latest version. It was a hassle because of the time to download (I had a slow connection) and the risk of viruses each stage. The move to Linux was the final nail in the coffin for me.
As time has gone on I have come to appreciate open software, which again makes Windows (or Apple) not an option for me.
- int_19h 10y agoRibbon is part of Windows UX guidelines these days, and has been for a long time now.
- bArray 10y agoWhere else is it used? Admittedly it's been a while since I dirtied one of my machines with Windows.
- int_19h 10y agoMost stock apps - e.g. Explorer, Paint, WordPad. It's part of Win32 API now, so it's readily available to any app: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd316910(v=vs.85).aspx https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/dd3...