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Microsoft 'Ribbonizes' Windows 8 File Manager

Posted by Soulskill on from the statistically-driven-interface dept.

CWmike writes "Microsoft said today it will 'ribbonize' the file manager in next year's Windows 8, adding Explorer to the short list of integrated applications that already sport the interface in Windows 7. Microsoft's Alex Simons, director of program management, released screenshots of the new ribbon interface planned for Explorer (scroll way down). 'We evaluated several different UI command affordances including expanded versions of the Vista/Windows 7 command bar, Windows 95/Windows XP style toolbars and menus, several entirely new UI approaches, and the Office style ribbon,' explained Simons. 'Of these, the ribbon approach offered benefits in line with our goals.' Plans by Microsoft and others to ribbonize applications have often met resistance. 'We knew that using a ribbon for Explorer would likely be met with skepticism by a set of power users, but there are clear benefits,' Simons said."

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  1. Paging Darth Vader by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Nooooooooooooo!"

    1. Re:Paging Darth Vader by next_ghost · · Score: 5, Funny

      Now let's take that challenge just one step further and add Bash (or some other popular UNIX shell). Force yourself to use it until you know filename/command substitutions like the back of your hand and eat regexps and loops for breakfast. Then try going back to whatever clicky file manager you like most. Personaly I believe almost everyone who bitches about command line being arcane and obsolete won't believe how they could live without it.

    2. Re:Paging Darth Vader by PRMan · · Score: 3, Funny

      It's faster because I can style a table in 5 seconds instead of clicking 180 times. I can make document styles, page numbering styles with headers and footers that include Heading 1 title headers with a single click.

      Now, I can't think of anything in File Manager that could be sped up like that. Batch renames? Map Network drive with a dropdown of available drive letters?

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      Peter predicted that you would "deliberately forget" creation 2000 years ago...
  2. SUCKAGE! by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 1, Funny

    IT BURNS!

    Can I please have new retinas?

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    "Flyin' in just a sweet place,
    Never been known to fail..."
  3. Re:That MS for You by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    If only they used a Linux desktop, where they could have XMMS, seven performance monitors, and five terminals open for no reason in front of an anime wallpaper.