One of the driving intentions behind the development of Graphical User Interfaces (GUI)
such as Windows was the goal of making computers easier to use and learn. In the effort
to accomplish this goal, GUI designers stated that all applications should use a standard
set of menus and that the menus should be organized in a standardized manner. When
Microsoft designed the Windows operating system, it followed this same philosophy,
using a standard set of menus organized in a standard order on most of its applications.
A funny thing happened once Windows became widely used. The application designers
found that new users still had a difficult time learning new applications and that
advanced users found the menus cumbersome. As a result, the application designers
invented toolbars as one solution to both problems