[dba-VB] Menu control

Charlotte Foust cfoust at infostatsystems.com
Thu Jul 5 15:12:03 CDT 2007


Why, John, what a sweet thing to say!! LOL  We finally agree on
something ... The ribbon, that is.

Charlotte Foust 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 10:36 AM
To: dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Menu control

>We basically give the user multiple ways to get at menu options and we 
>are
actively avoiding *ribbons*!!

Jane, you ignorant slut (to quote one of my favorite SNL skits).

I must say I can't for the life of me figure out WHY you would avoid a
piece of trash that takes up 1/4 of the screen in low resolution modes.
But that is of course just my own opinion.

John W. Colby
Colby Consulting
www.ColbyConsulting.com
-----Original Message-----
From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Charlotte
Foust
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 1:13 PM
To: dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [dba-VB] Menu control

We use Infragistics controls, which are far from free but are very
reliable and enough like Access objects to feel familiar.  We are using
the Outlook metaphor, which doesn't thrill me but is popular.  We also
have menubars at the top of the screen and context menus available.  We
basically give the user multiple ways to get at menu options and we are
actively avoiding *ribbons*!!

Charlotte Foust 

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-vb-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2007 2:43 PM
To: dba-vb at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: [dba-VB] Menu control

Hi all

What kind of menu control or switchboard are you using for applications
which are aimed at normal users working in an office?

The Outlook-style is popular, I know, but what control to use to mimic
that?
Preferably free stuff.

/gustav

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