There have been so many posts claiming BiaB needs a 'modern' or 'hip' new GUI that I feel compelled to ask; what IS a 'modern' GUI? Can anyone really define what constitutes 'modern'. I have fairly new instrument control apps in my lab that don't look significantly more 'modern' than a 15 year old copy of HP ChemStation. They look different, of course, since they do different things but just looking at an application doesn't tell me whether it's old or new.

As far as BiaB is concerned it is built around a grid so I compare its look to that of another grid based app: Excell. If I make the cells similar in size to BiaB I don't see any obvious difference beside color (ignoring elements specific to the operation of the app of course).

So please people, help me out. What constitutes a 'modern' GUI and why would superficial appearance make any difference?

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