Re: When should we use "..." for menu items?

[Michael Nahrath]

Sjoerd Visscher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Once again:
> - User can start doing what the command-item describes right away: no
> ellipsis (edit preferences) 

A menu item "Preferences..." logicaly means "change Preferences". 
Nobody obens the Preferences dialog without intending to change
something.

> I don't agree. The user should know that, and most do I think. That's why
> there is an Apply button. Users are used to this. 

Macusers are confused by such bad UI design if they have to work on
Windows-systems. [Abort] and [OK] should ba enough. 

> When a user edit a
> document, it is not changed until the document is (auto-)saved. When a user
> fills a form on the web, it has no effect until the form is submitted. ->
> When a user changes the preferences, he expects he can fiddle around with
> the widgets, without having an immediate effect on the program.

This is not how Mozilla behaves if you change the crome style. It
changes imediately. 

Greeting, Michi
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