So I can't customise WLM ribbons - Give me strength!!

I like the ribbons on Windows Live Mail, but I never ever want an easy
way to "reply to all" I want to remove that option from the ribbon. ..
but it looks like I can only customise that 'Quick access toolbar' not
the ribbon ... I can add icons to the "Quick access toolbar" but no
labels? and it looks rubbish .. bring back OE.

Are the current developers at Microsoft retarded?

123Jim wrote:

> I like the ribbons on Windows Live Mail, but I never ever want an easy
> way to "reply to all" I want to remove that option from the ribbon. ..
> but it looks like I can only customise that 'Quick access toolbar' not
> the ribbon ... I can add icons to the "Quick access toolbar" but no
> labels? and it looks rubbish .. bring back OE.
>
> Are the current developers at Microsoft retarded?

Not a Windows 7 issue, the topic of this newsgroup. For questions,
declarations, complaints, whines, or rants on WLM, that newsgroup is
over at:

microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop

On 08/06/2011 11:37, VanguardLH wrote:
> 123Jim wrote:
>
>> I like the ribbons on Windows Live Mail, but I never ever want an easy
>> way to "reply to all" I want to remove that option from the ribbon. ..
>> but it looks like I can only customise that 'Quick access toolbar' not
>> the ribbon ... I can add icons to the "Quick access toolbar" but no
>> labels? and it looks rubbish .. bring back OE.
>>
>> Are the current developers at Microsoft retarded?
>
> Not a Windows 7 issue, the topic of this newsgroup. For questions,
> declarations, complaints, whines, or rants on WLM, that newsgroup is
> over at:
>
> microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop

My news carrier doesn't carry that one, so unfortunately all of my
questions, declarations, complaints, whines, and rants relating to the
number 7 will have to be listed here .. but on my initial rant, I've
made peace with the label-less 'quick access toolbar' in WLM .. because
I've realised I don't need that many buttons, and even I can remember
the function for 5 buttons.

On 08/06/2011 12:21, 123Jim wrote:
> On 08/06/2011 11:37, VanguardLH wrote:
>> 123Jim wrote:
>>
>>> I like the ribbons on Windows Live Mail, but I never ever want an easy
>>> way to "reply to all" I want to remove that option from the ribbon. ..
>>> but it looks like I can only customise that 'Quick access toolbar' not
>>> the ribbon ... I can add icons to the "Quick access toolbar" but no
>>> labels? and it looks rubbish .. bring back OE.
>>>
>>> Are the current developers at Microsoft retarded?
>>
>> Not a Windows 7 issue, the topic of this newsgroup. For questions,
>> declarations, complaints, whines, or rants on WLM, that newsgroup is
>> over at:
>>
>> microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop
>
> My news carrier doesn't carry that one, so unfortunately all of my
> questions, declarations, complaints, whines, and rants relating to the
> number 7 will have to be listed here .. but on my initial rant, I've
> made peace with the label-less 'quick access toolbar' in WLM .. because
> I've realised I don't need that many buttons, and even I can remember
> the function for 5 buttons.
>

You don't HAVE to use Windows Live Mail - there are others....

On 08/06/2011 11:37, VanguardLH wrote:
> 123Jim wrote:
>
>> I like the ribbons on Windows Live Mail, but I never ever want an easy
>> way to "reply to all" I want to remove that option from the ribbon. ..
>> but it looks like I can only customise that 'Quick access toolbar' not
>> the ribbon ... I can add icons to the "Quick access toolbar" but no
>> labels? and it looks rubbish .. bring back OE.
>>
>> Are the current developers at Microsoft retarded?
>
> Not a Windows 7 issue, the topic of this newsgroup. For questions,
> declarations, complaints, whines, or rants on WLM, that newsgroup is
> over at:
>
> microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop

I understand what you are saying, but The Ribbon is being pushed by MS
into everything, and I would expect it to be a major part of the
interface of Window 8. OK, that's still not Win7, but, Paint and
Wordpad in Win7 use The Ribbon (and, I assume WLM11 from what is being
said).

There is a fair amount of independent 64-bit software being written for
use with Win7, and much of that software uses/will use The Ribbon design
(very regrettably, IMHO).

--

Jeff

On 6/8/2011 4:31 AM, 123Jim wrote:
> I like the ribbons on Windows Live Mail, but I never ever want an easy
> way to "reply to all" I want to remove that option from the ribbon. ..
> but it looks like I can only customise that 'Quick access toolbar' not
> the ribbon ... I can add icons to the "Quick access toolbar" but no
> labels? and it looks rubbish .. bring back OE.
>
> Are the current developers at Microsoft retarded?

I don't think it's the developers, I think the current management is
retarded (Steve Ballmer) and the developers just do what their retarded
bosses tell them to do design wise. But that is just a theory.

Your best bet is to minimize the ribbon and customize the shortcut
toolbar the way you want it.

123Jim wrote:
> On 08/06/2011 11:37, VanguardLH wrote:
>> 123Jim wrote:
>>
>>> I like the ribbons on Windows Live Mail, but I never ever want an easy
>>> way to "reply to all" I want to remove that option from the ribbon. ..
>>> but it looks like I can only customise that 'Quick access toolbar' not
>>> the ribbon ... I can add icons to the "Quick access toolbar" but no
>>> labels? and it looks rubbish .. bring back OE.
>>>
>>> Are the current developers at Microsoft retarded?
>>
>> Not a Windows 7 issue, the topic of this newsgroup. For questions,
>> declarations, complaints, whines, or rants on WLM, that newsgroup is
>> over at:
>>
>> microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop
>
> My news carrier doesn't carry that one, so unfortunately all of my
> questions, declarations, complaints, whines, and rants relating to the
> number 7 will have to be listed here .. but on my initial rant, I've
> made peace with the label-less 'quick access toolbar' in WLM .. because
> I've realised I don't need that many buttons, and even I can remember
> the function for 5 buttons.

Eternal September carries that group, along with over 1700 other
microsoft.public groups.

--
Crash

"Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel."
~ Samuel Johnson ~

On 08/06/2011 15:57, Dave "Crash" Dummy wrote:
> 123Jim wrote:
>> On 08/06/2011 11:37, VanguardLH wrote:
>>> 123Jim wrote:
>>>
>>>> I like the ribbons on Windows Live Mail, but I never ever want an easy
>>>> way to "reply to all" I want to remove that option from the ribbon. ..
>>>> but it looks like I can only customise that 'Quick access toolbar' not
>>>> the ribbon ... I can add icons to the "Quick access toolbar" but no
>>>> labels? and it looks rubbish .. bring back OE.
>>>>
>>>> Are the current developers at Microsoft retarded?
>>>
>>> Not a Windows 7 issue, the topic of this newsgroup. For questions,
>>> declarations, complaints, whines, or rants on WLM, that newsgroup is
>>> over at:
>>>
>>> microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop
>>
>> My news carrier doesn't carry that one, so unfortunately all of my
>> questions, declarations, complaints, whines, and rants relating to the
>> number 7 will have to be listed here .. but on my initial rant, I've
>> made peace with the label-less 'quick access toolbar' in WLM ..
>> because I've realised I don't need that many buttons, and even I can
>> remember the function for 5 buttons.
>
> Eternal September carries that group, along with over 1700 other
> microsoft.public groups.
>

aha .. found it thanks ..

On 08/06/2011 15:56, ndb wrote:

>
> Your best bet is to minimize the ribbon and customize the shortcut
> toolbar the way you want it.

Of course, shock horror, the Op doesn't HAVE to use WLM!!!!!!!
Now there's a radical thought....

On 6/8/2011 1:48 PM, Gordon wrote:
> On 08/06/2011 15:56, ndb wrote:
>
>>
>> Your best bet is to minimize the ribbon and customize the shortcut
>> toolbar the way you want it.
>
> Of course, shock horror, the Op doesn't HAVE to use WLM!!!!!!!
> Now there's a radical thought....

Duh!

You don't have to tell me that, I'm using a different newsreader that
actually quotes properly.