Vista - "Install New Fonts" Dialog - Still Oldschool?

I just saw RC1 (5055 I think) and the dialog to install new fonts still looks
as it did in Windows 3.1! Is Microsoft going to fix this?

On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 06:04:02 -0700, intclass
<intclass@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I just saw RC1 (5055 I think) and the dialog to install new fonts still looks
>as it did in Windows 3.1! Is Microsoft going to fix this?


Does anyone but you really care?

<Breaker> wrote in message
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>>I just saw RC1 (5055 I think) and the dialog to install new fonts still
>>looks
>>as it did in Windows 3.1! Is Microsoft going to fix this?

> Does anyone but you really care?

It just shows a lack of attention to detail IMHO. The font dialog box has
had the old 3.1 interface through 2000 and XP as well - time to bring it up
to date along with everything else.

I have heard two conflicting reports.

But ... I doubt they fix it at this point. Unless it has already been fixed,
but just hasn't made it into a public build yet.

- JB

Vista Support FAQ
http://www.jimmah.com/vista/

Have to agree... it's a UI anomaly... it should adhere to the Vista UI
standard. If there is one... which, apparently, there is not.

Lang

"Chupacabra" <chupa@cabra.com> wrote in message
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> <Breaker> wrote in message
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>>>I just saw RC1 (5055 I think) and the dialog to install new fonts still
>>>looks
>>>as it did in Windows 3.1! Is Microsoft going to fix this?
>
>> Does anyone but you really care?
>
> It just shows a lack of attention to detail IMHO. The font dialog box has
> had the old 3.1 interface through 2000 and XP as well - time to bring it
> up to date along with everything else.
>
>

I don't 'care' as such, but the last thing I want to see is that awful Steve
jobs character on stage saying "THIS IS VISTA - Windows 3.1 with a skin and
some copied Mac features".

"Breaker" wrote:

> On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 06:04:02 -0700, intclass
> <intclass@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
> >I just saw RC1 (5055 I think) and the dialog to install new fonts still looks
> >as it did in Windows 3.1! Is Microsoft going to fix this?
>
>
> Does anyone but you really care?
>
>

MS touts Vista as being built from the ground up - a new OS. Somes parts look
like new skins to the same old apps. If they put it out with the old font
dialogue box they will cop heaps of flack - and rightly so.
Jonty

"Jimmy Brush" wrote:

> I have heard two conflicting reports.
>
> But ... I doubt they fix it at this point. Unless it has already been fixed,
> but just hasn't made it into a public build yet.
>
> - JB
>
> Vista Support FAQ
> http://www.jimmah.com/vista/
>

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:41:02 -0700, Jonty
<Jonty@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>MS touts Vista as being built from the ground up - a new OS. Somes parts look
>like new skins to the same old apps. If they put it out with the old font
>dialogue box they will cop heaps of flack - and rightly so.
>Jonty

Or perhaps they did build it from the ground up new and discovered in the
process that the old Font dialog box was the best possible solution. After
all, they left the "okay" buttons the same. OMIGOD! How horrible!
--
Michael Cecil
http://home.comcast.net/~macecil/
http://home.comcast.net/~safehex/

"Michael Cecil" <macecil@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Or perhaps they did build it from the ground up new and discovered in the
> process that the old Font dialog box was the best possible solution. After
> all, they left the "okay" buttons the same. OMIGOD! How horrible!

Honestly, how hard could it be to change the File, Open dialog box from a
Windows 3.1 style to XP/Vista?

It would seem that a junior programmer could do this in about 10 minutes, so
why hasn't it been done?

If it ain't broke, don't fix it?

Be sure to give MS your feedback on the appearance of the dialog box. Use
the Feedback icon on your desktop.

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> "Michael Cecil" <macecil@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Or perhaps they did build it from the ground up new and discovered in the
>> process that the old Font dialog box was the best possible solution.
>> After
>> all, they left the "okay" buttons the same. OMIGOD! How horrible!
>
> Honestly, how hard could it be to change the File, Open dialog box from a
> Windows 3.1 style to XP/Vista?
>
> It would seem that a junior programmer could do this in about 10 minutes,
> so why hasn't it been done?
>