Mike,

Please remember that there are at least two aspects of modernization that are being referred to in these discussions. One has to do with appearance. I agree that this could stand change, but leave it to others who can define this far better than I.

Another has to do with the toolbar menus which, over time, have "just growed." As features have been added, menus have grown increasingly lengthy and, to some, unwieldy. I have long asked for the ability to customize menus a la the "Individualize" feature that appeared in Windows XP, grouping frequently-used features near the top while not displaying those used less often.

I have even gone so far as to ask to be able to bold frequently-used items and to gray out or even remove features from the toolbar menus which I will rarely or never use, just as I am able to do with buttons. This would reduce a sense of clutter and add ease of use.

There are other examples of customization which go far beyond cosmetics which would make sense in a program which is effectively different things to different users. As Bob mentions, simple color schemes such as are available in Winamp could help.