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Ribbon as an application launcher
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Hi, I need to build an application for basically launching other applications / web pages (kind of like DOCK)

My bosses really like the Ribbon UI of Office 2007 and they want me to use it as the interface of the application...

 BUT, Is it really the way to go?

Obviously this will speed up development time, but I'm not sure the look&feel will be complete.

Furthermore, The ribbon won't be the top menu for an applicaion, but rather the application itself,

how is that compared to the microsoft Ribbon UI guidelines?

I would like to get an expert opinion on the matter please...

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    I'm not an expert on the Office UI Guidelines nor can I provide legal interpretation of them but from my understanding of the guidelines the Ribbon is not meant to be used as a navigation device which is what it sounds like you are looking to use it as. That being said, you can try contacting MS regarding the usage since they provide the usage guidelines.

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