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[Chow Loong Jin <hyperair@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Monday 03,May,2010 05:44 PM, Alex Lourie wrote:
> On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 12:31 PM, Nicholas Ipsen(Sephiroth_VII)
> <sephiroth7vii@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:sephiroth7vii@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
> 
>     I think it'd be better to keep the ordering static and alphabetical,
>     in order to make it easier for users to establish muscle memory of
>     how to use the menu.
> 
> 
> I don't agree. What if I have 10 applications that support sound
> settings? Will they all always appear in the list? That would be
> horrible user experience.
> 
> Will only *running* applications be there? Then no muscle memory can be
> developed, as the list will be populated and re-sorted when new
> application runs; this will cause some applications change their
> location in the list.

I think some persistence can be built up by having applications always reappear
in the same location, similar to how application indicators are ordered.

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Kind regards,
Chow Loong Jin

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