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  1. Re:Office 12 Screenshots by Max+Romantschuk · · Score: 1 · on Office 12 to Include Native PDF Support
    For those who haven't seen them yet, Office 12 Screenshots: http://pdc.xbetas.com/?page=o12preview1


    It's interesting to note that Word 12 seems to mess up the one Really Important Thing about document editing: Proper Structure.

    The styles seem to be practically hidden while the font etc. tools are easy to reach. This is not good, the UI should make it easier to use styles (and customize them) than to simply apply fonts and stuff to unstuctured text.
  2. Office 12 Screenshots by d2_m_viant · · Score: 5, Informative · on Office 12 to Include Native PDF Support

    For those who haven't seen them yet, Office 12 Screenshots: http://pdc.xbetas.com/?page=o12preview1

  3. Re:I want a copy! by hepwori · · Score: 2, Informative · on Under the Hood of Office 12

    Where did you see the screenshots?

    There are some here

  4. bordering on unusable by phooka.de · · Score: 1, Interesting · on Office 12 Exposed
    After looking at various word-screenshots for a while, it still looks cluttered. Let's have a look at the first word-screenshot.

    • In the menubar, a selection of "Table Tools is positioned to reach into the titlebar. The selection "Write" which is also in the titlebar uses a different colour but also a different style.
    • The frames and borders are incoherent. There's a white frame around "Document actions", grey lines between different button-fields and a third style that seperates the "File"-menu from the others.
    • The highlighting inside the "Text formatting" box has a style of its own, again.
    • The titlebars of the various buttonfields are different from the titlebar of the "Document Actions".

    And this is from one screenshot alone. Totally cluttered, horribly inconsistent and bordering on unusable.

  5. commentary by suhit · · Score: 4, Informative · on Longhorn M4 Build Review

    There is some interesting commentary on Longhorn, Build 4008, including cracks that are already being released :). You can read about them at http://www.xbetas.com/.

    Plus, there is a Longhorn 4008 wallpaper for those really interested.

    NeoWin also reports that they got their hands on a new leaked version of Windows Longhorn. "The reporter insists that these are original shots. Lots of grandients are going on in the UI and while this is an alpha and the final version might look different (that's what happened with XP's Luna, MS only revealed XP's final design only a few months before the release, while most betas used another theme), these shots showing there are just pretty ugly IMHO. Bad taste on colors, no easy distinction between elements, it all looks like a big bad web page."

    Finally, there are some nice screenshots available at http://www.windowsxpstuff.net/comments.php?id=460& catid=1.

    Suhit

  6. Re:Faked? by Jugalator · · Score: 5, Informative · on "Longhorn" Alpha Preview

    Why should I believe this are not faked like they rest?

    Because an ISO of the alpha has been leaked as well and a spokeswoman of Microsoft has commented the issue.

    Visit #Betas @ irc.betasonline.com for more information. Also see xbetas.com. This is the .nfo.

    Also, here's a guide to fix certain boot problems with Longhorn.

  7. Re:Faked? by Jugalator · · Score: 5, Informative · on "Longhorn" Alpha Preview

    Why should I believe this are not faked like they rest?

    Because an ISO of the alpha has been leaked as well and a spokeswoman of Microsoft has commented the issue.

    Visit #Betas @ irc.betasonline.com for more information. Also see xbetas.com. This is the .nfo.

    Also, here's a guide to fix certain boot problems with Longhorn.

  8. more by __aajelt3877 · · Score: 5, Informative · on Windows Longhorn Screenshots Available Online

    XBetas has some.