Bruce,

>I'm moving my toolbars to hot-tracking buttons in vfp7. One of the other managers here asked why. I said, "Well, it's state-of-the-art, isn't it? Look, see how all these other apps use them?"
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>He still said, "but why? I don't see any improved functionality. It's harder to tell they're really buttons when they're flat. Looks like a waste of time."
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>I didn't have a good answer to that. Anyone else?


Two things..

One is the functionality issue and the other folks have dealt with that. It's an interface issue I suppose and more than likely emminates from Microsoft's Useability Labs. If so it could have some use.

Secondly, the political issue of getting the manager to let you adopt them woulbd be, I suppose, to use the old "if you don't use them you'll be left behind and that's not good for careers" ploy. <g>

Presuming you've satisfied yourself as to the functional value of course... <g>