SharePoint 2010 Ribbon

The ribbon, aptly introduced as part of the new SharePoint 2010 fluid interface, adds readily accessible editing and page commands throughout SharePoint 2010 pages.

Ribbon highlights include

• Fixed position at top of page; it does not scroll out of view.

• Ribbon is based on asynchronous JavaScript and XML; ribbon XML defines the user interface, and behavior is controlled by JavaScript.

• On-demand JavaScript (optimized for page performance). Not all ribbon-related JavaScript is downloaded on page load; it’s downloaded based on subsequent user interaction; more JavaScript can be downloaded as it is required.

• CSS layout, styling, and hover effects (no tables) are CSS controlled.

• Clustered images (also known as sprites) ...

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