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Re: [Ayatana] [Usability] The Future of Window Borders, Menu Bars, and More
On Aug 9, 2010, at 5:56 AM, Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Ryan Peters wrote on 07/08/10 20:12:
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>> It makes more sense for "Preferences" to go
>> under the "Application" menu than a "Tools" or "Edit" menu, doesn't it?
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> Yes, it does -- as I said, that's probably the best example of an
> application-global item. But I think there are too few good examples to
> warrant the menu's existence.
I can name some more examples right now.
"Help" isn't window specific
"about" isn't
"Plugins"
These items have no reason to be in the window's menu, as they have an effect/apply to the whole application.
Furthermore, a lot more could be added that are app specific.
Finally, I think that the issue about a user not expecting the spreadsheet and document to close upon quit could be solved by making the menu item read "Quit OpenOffice" so it's clear what's going to happen.
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- Re: [Ayatana] [Usability] The Future of Window Borders, Menu Bars, and More
- Re: [Ayatana] [Usability] The Future of Window Borders, Menu Bars, and More
- From: Matthew Paul Thomas
- Re: [Ayatana] [Usability] The Future of Window Borders, Menu Bars, and More
- Re: [Ayatana] [Usability] The Future of Window Borders, Menu Bars, and More
- From: Matthew Paul Thomas