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[Shane Fagan <shanepatrickfagan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

(so tempted to do some kind of clever joke about microsoft)

We can do it and also learn from microsoft's mistake. Im not saying it
wouldnt be a challenge to make it work but I think we should be
looking to do things like this to make the interface more intelligent.
Menus haven't changed for a long time we should change that.

--fagan

On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 6:10 PM, Kevin Godby <godbyk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hello, Shane.
>
> On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 10:58 AM, Shane Fagan
> <shanepatrickfagan@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I have a hard to explain idea so read it and ask questions if you
>> don't understand what I mean :)
>>
>> I was looking at the stuff in the menu bars of applications and I was
>> wondering if there is something you use a lot would there be any way
>> to make it easier to access. So I was thinking logging frequently
>> clicked menu bar items and putting them on the top of the list.
>
> It's a neat idea, but it's been tried before and there are some
> problems with it.  Jono DiCarlo provides a quick overview:
>
>  http://humanized.com/weblog/2007/03/05/are_adaptive_interfaces_the_answer/
>
> --Kevin
>