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> SketchPad used menus to select patterns and styles to draw with, but Bill replaced them with permanent palettes at the bottom of the screen, and added another
by wolpoli 3y ago
> SketchPad used menus to select patterns and styles to draw with, but Bill replaced them with permanent palettes at the bottom of the screen, and added another prominent palette on the left that contained drawing tools.
This is proof that the Ribbon version of Paint is a step backward: If the Paint window is narrow enough, all the tools end up collapsed, effectively putting them back behind menu.
- layer8 3y agoThe early 2000s were peak UI in terms of the accepted UI practices on Windows, with menus (including context menus) and freely customizable toolbars.