On Dec 11, 2007 12:22 AM, Davor Cubranic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday 09 December 2007 18:35:09 hank williams wrote: > > So I am going to suggest, as I have for related issues, that the view > > menu be eliminated and the intended commands moved much closer to > > there intended targets. > > I'd like to note the caveat that these commands still need to be easily > discoverable. FWIW, in most applications just about every context menu > action also exists in the menubar. >
What I am suggesting is not a context menu, which typically requires a command or shift key to access. I do agree that discoverability is critical. I just think that having the noun on one side of town and the verb on the other side of town is not very discoverable. And actually, if you think about it, most people today are using web software where *there is no* menu bar at all. Direct manipulation of objects is critical as the world is driven more and more by the web and people become very used to simple metaphors. Hank _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Open Source Applications Foundation "Design" mailing list http://lists.osafoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/design
