GUI inconsistency

[Brannon]

Running Windows XP with a classic theme, I took this screenshot with Office
2007 Beta 2:

http://garrionent.com/~bking/ugly.png

I'm wondering if MS is addressing this inconsistency with custom-coded UI or
if they rely on the themed look of future OS GUIs.

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[Bob Buckland ?:-\)]

Hi Brannon,

I'm not sure that I'm clear on your question, but basically, the shell of the core 2007 Office apps (Word, Excel, Powerpoint plus
parts of Outlook) [those with 'a ribbon'] have, 'Office themes' (blue, silver/grey, black), while the classic style dialog boxes
within the apps are controlled by the Windows XP Apperance/Themeing settings.

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Running Windows XP with a classic theme, I took this screenshot with Office
2007 Beta 2:

http://garrionent.com/~bking/ugly.png

I'm wondering if MS is addressing this inconsistency with custom-coded UI or if they rely on the themed look of future OS GUIs.>>
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Bob Buckland ?
MS Office System Products MVP

*Courtesy is not expensive and can pay big dividends*

 

[Brannon]

the shell of the core 2007 Office apps (Word, Excel, Powerpoint plus

parts of Outlook) [those with 'a ribbon'] have, 'Office themes' (blue, silver/grey, black), while the classic style dialog boxes
within the apps are controlled by the Windows XP Apperance/Themeing settings.

Yes. I guess I'm suggesting that the classic dialogs within the application
should also maintain the same theme as the application itself, rather than
being controlled by operating system. It makes for an inconsistent appearence
to have part of the application custom drawn and part of it controlled by the
OS's current settings.