On Tue, 2006-04-25 at 13:04 +1200, Glynn Foster wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> We currently have a patch that adds the following to the desktop context
> menu -
> 
>       o Help
>       o Change Desktop Resolution
> 
> which the UI spec currently doesn't specify. Do we want to keep these? I
> think Help is probably reasonable

(Note to self: really need to get this menu in the UI spec.)

I'm not sure Help really is all that necessary to be honest... anyone
who knows how to access a desktop context menu probably doesn't need
Help badly enough that they can't find it on the Launch menu :)  I
suppose it's nice from a consistency POV though, as the keyboard
shortcut for Help (f1) also works when the desktop is focused.

> , not so sure about the resolution entry.

If we can fix it so that it doesn't appear when the RandR extension
isn't available, then I don't mind keeping it.  Otherwise it just comes
across as stupidly broken (with Xsun), in which case I think we should
lose it and restrict people to changing the resolution via the Launch
menu entry.  People who need to change resolutions often (probably very
few, overall) can always add a launcher to their panel, or set up a
keyboard shortcut to open it.

BTW, whatever happened to the "Use Default Background" option we used to
have on this menu?  Now that was one I /did/ use :)

Cheeri,
Calum.

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