ui consistency

Why is Windows Mail still the old look and not the same as:
Windows Calendar Windows Contacts Windows Photo Gallery Windows Media Player
You know, the big blue buttons on the bottom center, they make them look uniform.
Hey that just reminds me of Windows Movie Maker, it's not the same UI as the programs above.
Can someone give me MS's logic behind these UI inconsistencies?
Thanks.

It's a beta, and an early one at that. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
Nicholas wrote:

Why is Windows Mail still the old look and not the same as:
Windows Calendar Windows Contacts Windows Photo Gallery Windows Media Player
You know, the big blue buttons on the bottom center, they make them look uniform.
Hey that just reminds me of Windows Movie Maker, it's not the same UI as the programs above.
Can someone give me MS's logic behind these UI inconsistencies?
Thanks.

Thanks! I *just* hope they will unify their UI designs.
"PA Bear" wrote in message

It's a beta, and an early one at that. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
Nicholas wrote: Why is Windows Mail still the old look and not the same as:
Windows Calendar Windows Contacts Windows Photo Gallery Windows Media Player
You know, the big blue buttons on the bottom center, they make them look uniform.
Hey that just reminds me of Windows Movie Maker, it's not the same UI as the programs above.
Can someone give me MS's logic behind these UI inconsistencies?
Thanks.

They are getting there :o)
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Thanks! I *just* hope they will unify their UI designs.
"PA Bear" wrote in message It's a beta, and an early one at that. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
Nicholas wrote: Why is Windows Mail still the old look and not the same as:
Windows Calendar Windows Contacts Windows Photo Gallery Windows Media Player
You know, the big blue buttons on the bottom center, they make them look uniform.
Hey that just reminds me of Windows Movie Maker, it's not the same UI as the programs above.
Can someone give me MS's logic behind these UI inconsistencies?
Thanks.

Personally, I hope they make the Office Outlook 2003 layout the default with the three panes. :) -- -- Andre Windows Connect | http://www.windowsconnected.com Extended64 | http://www.extended64.com Blog | http://www.extended64.com/blogs/andre http://spaces.msn.com/members/adacosta
<Nicholas> wrote in message

Thanks! I *just* hope they will unify their UI designs.
"PA Bear" wrote in message It's a beta, and an early one at that. -- ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear) MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org
Nicholas wrote: Why is Windows Mail still the old look and not the same as:
Windows Calendar Windows Contacts Windows Photo Gallery Windows Media Player
You know, the big blue buttons on the bottom center, they make them look uniform.
Hey that just reminds me of Windows Movie Maker, it's not the same UI as the programs above.
Can someone give me MS's logic behind these UI inconsistencies?
Thanks.

"Personally, I hope they make the Office Outlook 2003 layout the default with the three panes. :)"
That would be nice, and *UI unified* with Windows Live Mail... just another reason MS should follow my advice.
-- Nicholas...
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"Andre Da Costa [Extended64]" wrote in message news:u51Wl70PGHA.5020@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl

Personally, I hope they make the Office Outlook 2003 layout the default with the three panes. :)

Haven't seen that. Is there an image someplace?
-- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE "Anyone who prefers security over freedom deserves neither."

The new format of the "all programs" menu on the start button is probably a good change. However, if the control panel is set to show a menu instead of opening from the start menu, it uses the old style flyout menu. It would be nice if this were consistent with the all programs folder. Same true on any other flyout type menus.
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