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[David Siegel <david.siegel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Aug 25, 2009, at 9:29AM , Rick Spencer wrote:

> On Tue, 2009-08-25 at 09:20 -0500, David Siegel wrote:
> > On Aug 25, 2009, at 9:14AM , Rick Spencer wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, 2009-08-25 at 09:06 -0500, David Siegel wrote:
> > >
> > > > For a concrete example, consider Evolution. To remove the Evolution
> > > > launcher from the messaging menu, you'd have to launch Evolution  
> > > > and
> > > > set up your email account before you can access Evolution's
> > > > preferences and disable the launcher. If the messaging menu lets  
> > > > you
> > > > access a simple blacklist, you can just go there and uncheck
> > > > Evolution
> > > > and be done with it.
> > > >
> > > > David
> > > Assuming that users prefer to act directly on objects, would it  
> > > not be
> > > more direct to allow them to right click on the menu item to remove
> > > it?
> > > This would be consistent with how users remove the Evo launcher from
> > > the
> > > panel.
> > >
> > > Cheers, Rick
> >
> > Context menus on menus themselves is something generally avoided. I'm
> > pretty sure it's a big no-no in the GNOME HIG as well, but I'd have  
> > to
> > check.
> >
> > David
>
> True, but personally, I'd rather make the system work the way users  
> want
> and expect it to, even if it requires deviating from the HIG.
>
> Cheers, Rick

"If I'd asked my customers what they wanted, they'd have said a faster  
horse."
  -- Henry Ford

David

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