Hi Paul,
Sadly, it doesn't seem to be stocked in the "Brick and Mortar" stores. From what I hear, 99% of computer books are sold online, so they only tend to stock the very best sellers and authors. Being a first time author, I guess we're too much of a risk.I hope that you find it useful when it arrives.
Chapter 14? I made Chapter 7 available... I didn't know that 14 was out, actually.
With regards to the backup RibbonUI variable, it's a great approach. The more steps you can take to protect the RibbonUI object the better, but ultimately, I really don't think that you should need to. And ultimately I'd agree on your last point. It would be nice if MS addressed quite a few things.
