Window 8 due to stereotypes, no matter whether the opposition is high, it can't stop this change. In fact, if you really understand the design of the Ribbon, you can see that the opposition is only due to prejudice and habits. This article takes the resource manager as a case to do some preliminary analysis of some of the Ribbon UI design. 0. The biggest drawback: take up too much space? The main reason for the opponents is that in this widescreen era, the Ribbon takes up too much vertical space. In a word, this reason is untenable because the Ribbon can be folded in one click. Click on the arrow icon in the upper right corner to shrink to the following shape: Is this consistent with the space occupied by the traditional menu bar? Compared with the Ribbon, the traditional menu has at least the following disadvantages: The vertical expansion of the traditional wipe takes up more vertical space: if it is considered a disadvantage for the Ribbon, it should be treated equally; the accessibility is even worse: a bunch of traditional menus The size of the fly-head text is more difficult to find, locate, and click than the illustrated Ribbon button; the traditional menu is & rdquo; has the pattern & rdquo;: once the focus is lost, the ribbon disappears, and the Ribbon can choose not to disappear. It can be considered as the hybridization of traditional menus and toolbars: the expansion of the menu, the layout of the toolbar, and the additional function enhancement (such as hover preview), while making the traditional toolbar more than a lot. If you really need it, you can put the toolbar in the title bar. Anyway, most of the space in the title bar is empty. In fact, Ribbon does exactly that. So,
Ribbon is actually more space-saving, from the smaller vertical occupation of the expansion and the cancellation of the traditional toolbar. At the same time, there is no sacrifice of usability and improved accessibility.
If you just refute the most important objection, and don't make a few more shots, talk about the advantages of Ribbon, then this article is too monotonous. Here are some of the advantages of the Ribbon: 1. Ribbon reduces the operation steps Another biggest feature of the Ribbon UI is that it changes the display layout and functions according to the context (current path, selected objects). Most importantly, the new design reduces unnecessary steps, and many features no longer need to pop up a secondary dialog. In the normal folder: In my computer: Take [properties] as an example. For users who don't know Alt+Enter, the previous UI of the Ribbon needs to click the right-> property. In the Ribbon, just click Fixed to the [Property] button on the title bar. After selecting the disk: Take Disk Cleanup as an example. Previously you needed the right-click->Properties->Disk Cleanup. Now just click [Clean Up] in [Disk Tool]. After selecting the [Library] object: Similar examples are too numerous to enumerate. Almost all of them used to require secondary menus, secondary dialogs (and worse, often modal dialogs) to complete the operation, in the Ribbon You only need a few places to complete the
. Even if the author never puts a mouse on a computer like this, users who are used to pure keyboard shortcuts have to praise such a design. 2. Customizable interface After the great improvement of the Windows 7 taskbar, various common programs, files, and operations can be nailed to the taskbar. This design is complemented in the Ribbon, such as in the Explorer's File menu, where you can pin frequently used files and locations. In addition, the traditional toolbar mentioned above has also changed, moving to the [Quick Access Toolbar] in the title bar. The buttons displayed in the title bar are also customizable: In addition to taking advantage of the long-lost title bar space and reducing the difficulty of the user's mouse positioning on the button, the user can blindly move the mouse to the mouse in the case of maximizing the window. On the last trip, don't worry about the mouse pointer being too far away. This is another design that speeds up access. 3. Summary So, RibbonUI is a complete and well thought out design with a core goal of improving usability and accessibility and providing a better user experience. This improvement violates user habits and therefore has a strong opposition. Like all changes, you are afraid, you will still change, shutting down the Internet or killing Windows 8 is nothing but a passive resistance.