Martin Smat wrote:
> On the other hand I can write here some other applications using the
> same design as Lazarus (e.g. NetBeans, Eclipse, ...). I agree that most
Those are not windows native applications, but java ones.
> applications now still use the model you described but I don't like it
> because it does not seem to me well-designed.
> 1. if the application uses sunken icon for checked menuitems, you can
> often very hardly say if it is checked or not.
I agree, sunken is not ideal.
> 2. if the checkmark is drawn instead of the icon then you loose the very
> useful mnemonic help telling you what each menu item means. It is very
> helpful for beginners and also for people whose native language is
> different from the language used in the application. They are often
> orientating themselves only on the icons.
I think with a blue border + background it's quite clear that an item is
checked.
Micha
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