No! I think it's more a matter of resistance to change. After Windows was introduced there were command shell programs that made Windows look like DOS because many people just didn't want to learn something new. Inertia is a natural state for many people.
Andy -----Original Message----- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Levy Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 1:08 PM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Who Needs JAWS 12 Anyway? Obviously, there's plenty wrong with the ribbon menu system, or else there wouldn't be a market for apps like UbitMenu. And FS wouldn't be including the virtual ribbon feature in JAWS 12. I don't use Office 2007 much myself (I prefer Jarte to Word 2007), but other list members have expressed their frustration with the ribbon menus, so I figured many of them would be interested inUbitMenu. Gerald ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Gilland" <cgilla...@carolina.rr.com> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 3:38 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Who Needs JAWS 12 Anyway? > What's wrong with the 2007 ribbon being frustrating? What parts of it are > you having issues with? Let us help you, as I use it for work every day > practically, and absolutely swear by the ribbon! I honestly dono how I > lived without it! > > Chris. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gerald Levy" <bwaylimi...@verizon.net> > To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com> > Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 10:00 AM > Subject: [JAWS-Users] Who Needs JAWS 12 Anyway? > > >> >> One of the new features mentioned in the JAWS 12 preview I posted >> yesterday is a "virtual ribbon" option that will emulate the classic >> menus in Office 2003 while retaining the ribbon menu structure everyone >> loves to hate. For those of you who do not plan to upgrade to JAWS 12, I >> just discovered a great little app called Ubit Menu that adds the classic >> Office 2003 menus to the Office 2007/10 ribbon menu. Once you download >> and install this app, you bring up the ribbon menu by pressing Alt, right >> arrow to the Menu tab and hit Enter. Then you can tab and shift tab >> through the various classic 2003 menu options for Word, Excel and Power >> Point. It works well with JAWS 9, and does not disrupt the existing >> ribbon menu structure in any way. So you can have your cake and eat it >> too; classic Office 2003 menus, or the newer and more frustrating Office >> 2007/10 ribbon menus. So who needs JAWS 12 anyway? Besides, Ubit Menu is >> availabel now, so you don't have to wait for JAWS 12 to be released. >> >> http://www.ubit.ch/software/ubitmenu-languages/ >> >> Gerald >> For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: >> http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ > > > For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: > http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
