Hi Jim!
> You obviously are missing what i'm saying. If [RightClick] on the
> root window posts the Applications menu, and [RightClick] again
> without moving the pointer closes it, then, if [MiddleClick] on the
> root window posts the Workspaces menu, [MiddleClick] in the same
> spot ought to close it.
Yes: inconsistent, but functional! It allows the use of [MiddleClick]
to directly reach another important menu. Inconsistency of this kind
is very okay for me.
What's wrong with iconsistency if it doesn't spoil usability, ease of
use and minimalism?
My opinion is, that the minimalistic concept makes Blackbox so
usable (and easy to use).
Learning and using Blackbox takes very few time... compared to
mutt/vim ;-)
> From the point of view of human interaction, however, torn-off menus
> act differently from merely posted menus; they act more like regular
> windows. See the difference? To humans, it doesn't really matter that
> the two differently-acting kinds of menus are the same; they act
> different. They should look different---and making them look more like
> regular windows gives human user a visual cue that they *do* act like
> regular windows.
If you don't want to notice the differences between windows and menus we
cannot help you. You want to see windows and doors everywhere :-)
But let me tell you as a human user, that i handle the Blackbox menus
and windows very differently.
Greetings, Mark
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