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OriginalGriff wrote: Ahem!
But, Dick Tracy is just a comic book.
Dilbert is REAL!
I know, because I've lived his life several times. 
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You've been cloned from your rubbish by the garbage man?
That would explain a lot, I guess! 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Does anyone else remember another Scott Adams[^]? I have fond memories of playing his text based Adventure games on my TI-994a. Ah, those were the days. 
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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kmoorevs wrote: Adventure games on my TI-994a
WooHoo! I learned assembly language on the TI-99/4A with the Mini-Memory Module.
The difficult we do right away...
...the impossible takes slightly longer.
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I had just bought the extended basic cartridge when the cassette interface quit working...I could load from it but not save.  I still used it for games, but hating losing my work when someone wanted to use the TV.
"Go forth into the source" - Neal Morse
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Absolutely - I probably played most of his games on the old TRS-80....
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Not sure if this is the right place to ask this... I have been googleing terms all day and can't find a good write up on this topic.
http://www.neowin.net/news/windows-10-build-10051-a-closer-look-at-the-new-mail-app[^]
Based on those screen shots:
1) what is that UI style officially called? Modern?
2) I know people call it the hamburger, but does that button have an official name?
3) what is the left bar officially called?
4) on the left bar, whats the significance of the upper group of icons vs the lower group of icons?
If somebody has a good link to a good write up about the design and the significance of everything, that would be awesome!
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Don't ask Microsoft. They don't know any more.
They are the ones who created Windows Controls in the past, but now controls are created by:
Ambiguous Internet Urchins (AIU)
People who hang out and create HTML5 and put CSS3 styles over it.
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Layers and layers and layers and layers and layers and layers and layers
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Don't worry about such things.
They'll all be gone by the time Windows 12 is released.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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SledgeHammer01 wrote: what is that UI style officially called? Modern?
That may be what it's called, but IMHO it's a huge step backward.
/ravi
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SledgeHammer01 wrote: a good link to a good write up about the design and the significance of everything,
Clickety[^]
/ravi
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Hmm... that seems like its conceptual theory more then the left bar is called a fly bar or whatever and the top buttons are for x and the bottom buttons are for y. That's really what I'm looking for.
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SledgeHammer01 wrote: what is that UI style officially called? Modern?
I think that concludes another recent thread[^].
There's no longer a choice; one has to follow the market-leader, or become outdated.
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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You do realize asking questions about programming in the CP Lounge would be about as cost-effective a way of getting a good answer as writing a letter to Martha Steward asking about how I should proceed with the lubricative maintenance of the engine mounts on my 290 H.R. 8V-71 right?
Pick one, any one:
http://www.codeproject.com/script/Forums/List.aspx[^]
But not here in The Lounge.
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Well, its not really a programming question. Yeah, I got a lot of smart ass useless responses.. but if I posted in the C# forum, I'd get an equal number of forum nazis telling me its not a C# question LOL. Sigh... I really have to switch over to SO one of these days LOL. That place seems a lot more useful and helpful.
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Yeah, there are a lot of topics where there's clear place to put them.
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Fair enough (under cloudy skies anyway), but the existence of a Discussion named "Windows 8, WinRT & Metro" practically grinds gears to the tune of "Modern". Now, "hamburger"? I don't know ...
And incidently, a user can type in, under Settings, his location ... ANY LOCATION, when Googling in that Google box.
Regardless where home is, SO, LOL (whatever that is).
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SledgeHammer01 wrote: 2) I know people call it the hamburger, but does that button have an official name?
SplitView.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles
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Hmm... that seems to be the concept of the left toolbar. Interesting... Thanks.
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Looking at some of those screenshots...
Is Microsoft slowly re-discovering gradients?
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1) Modern
2) ?
3) It was once called the Outlook Bar, but now it's the Navigation Bar.
4) The same as Outlook now, I suppose.
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Came across this very interesting link between the scientist Nikola Tesla and the monk Swami Vivekananda.
[^]
It's a long read but full of nice historical snippets.
Enjoy reading!
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It is said that Tesla batted for DC supply. However, his gentle ways could not beat Edison, who lobbied strongly to get AC as the de-facto standard for commercial power supply.
Now, more than 120 years after this, electrical engineers are beginning to realize the true 'power' of DC; and we see research projects towards creating DC spaces. Tesla is being fondly remembered nowadays.
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