Re: VSTO acceptance question...

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Hi Jojobar,

> Thank you for taking time to answer my query. I think COM-Addin is the
> way to go right now.
>
> I do believe people will upgrade to Office 11 (or 12 in the near
> future), but they surely will wait until they have to...
>
In either case, there's no reason they can't continue to use a
COM-Addin. The only thing you'd need to take into account, if you're
looking forward towards the version currently in beta, is how the user
interface is changing (see the inforamtion on microsoft.com and in the
various blogs available there).

Generally speaking, you'll want to structure your code so that you can
change from creating traditional toolbars/menus to the new "Ribbons",
without interfering in how the actual tool works. IOW, divorce the UI
you create from the functionality you provide.

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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