Is there a way to remove the gradient from the shelf in cover view?

[theducks]

Nuther old fart here.
I don't see the need for all the mostly cosmetic changes we get fed these days.

Maybe, it comes from wringing out every byte of database performance from 80286-10 (2M). Or running a remote system via PCAnywher on a 2400 baud modem.
Lean and Mean crunching machine

Heck, it took me years to attach a Mouse to my DOS system. Why did I need it? Tab and arrows keys were my friend.
I once reported a Bug that I discovered while doing a beta install of Paradox 3.5 that would have never been found by mice users.

[BetterRed]

Originally Posted by chaley

I still run Word 2003 because I *cannot stand* the ribbon. I hope that it continues to work until I no longer care...

Through much of my 'full-time professional career' I was blessed by enlightened managers who would give me a budget for a 'secretary', latterly known as a 'personal assistant'. As a consequence when I stopped working my word processing skills were almost non existent.

I was never able to discern any rhyme or reason in Office menus and button bars, to me they were a jumbled arbitrary mess around which I could barely fumble. For a long time I kept 123 limping along. I tried Open Office - if anything it was worse than MS Office - never understood why anyone would copy anything so awful. Then I saw Thunderbird, an unabashed slavish copy of Outlook Express - aaagh.

And then along came Office 2007. At last Word made sense, things were grouped in functionally coherent sets. I took to it like a duck to water, now rate myself as a moderately skilled Office user - and yes I did ditched 123.

Who were the enlightened managers, well most were women for a starters For something like 30 of 38 years in the IT&T industry my 'managers' were women - I think I counted 6 or 7. In the late '90s the internet took took off, as the nerds took over the proportion of women in the business plummeted - it's also when I upped stumps as full-time IT&T professional.

I think theducks and I are of a similar age.

BR

[kaufman]

Originally Posted by chaley

Choosing "One solid color" gets you exactly that. There is no patterning, embossing, drop shadow, or any other embellishment. I am not willing to take the time to add such things.

WHich is why I have never asked for a cover view that showed the spines of the books, instead of the fronts.