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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=341114512-08052007>I have
always liked the combination of a scollable list of items or a treeview or
buttons on the left vertically, and each one selected brings up a different page
on the right. First saw it in the Eudora Mail Options, its also there in
the Delphi IDE Options and Project Options. In lots of programs as well -
Skype, Firefox all have forms of it for their options. A sort of enhanced
page control.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=341114512-08052007>Funnily though its not in the VCL - would love
one! Could write one as a combination of a listbox etc and a page control
but haven't got around to investigating it yet...</SPAN></FONT><FONT
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<P class=MsoAutoSig align=left>John<SPAN class=341114512-08052007><FONT
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<P class=MsoAutoSig align=left><SPAN class=341114512-08052007> </SPAN><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz [mailto:delphi-bounces@delphi.org.nz] <B>On Behalf
Of </B>Ross Levis<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, 8 May 2007 10:37 p.m.<BR><B>To:</B>
'NZ Borland Developers Group - Delphi List'<BR><B>Subject:</B> [DUG] New
Microsoft menus<BR><BR></P></FONT></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">What do you guys think of the
departure away from text menus and tool buttons, such as in Office 2007 and
IE7. As a user I find it irritating and prefer to look through a tidy
list of menu items than a scattered set of horizontal
options.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Is anyone planning to use
menus this way in their apps?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">And another trend I’m seeing
is scrollable options pages. You need to scroll down to see all the
options and settings. It’s similar to viewing a web page I guess, but
I’ve never done it this way. I use multiple tabs in tab
sheets.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Any
thoughts?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style="COLOR: #1f497d">Ross.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV><BR><BR>__________
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