"Matthew Thomas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Sjoerd Visscher wrote:
> >
> > And this is from Microsoft:
> >
> > "Do not include an ellipsis for a Properties command. The user does
> > not have to indicate what object to show properties for or what
> > property to show. Even though the user can use this command to change
> > options, the command's intended primary action is to display those
> > options. Similar common examples include Options, Settings, Advanced,
> > and Preferences. "
> >...
>
> Following that guideline, `Internet Options ...' in Internet Explorer's
> `Tools' menu shouldn't have an ellipsis -- but it does have one, and
> rightly so.
Microsofts guideline is correct, and given that this is a recent document
and they've spent a whole paragraph to it, it's not an accident.
Microsoft has a history of badly following guidelines, even their own...
> Further on:
> |
> | Keep in mind that the decision about whether or not to use an ellipsis
> | can depend on the context of the command. You must take into
> | consideration the command's intended action, the wording of the
> | command, or, for menu items, the wording of the command's parent menu
> | item.
>
> So if `Properties' is in the `View' menu, it shouldn't have an ellipsis.
> But if it's in the `Edit' or `Format' menus, it should.
If a window should pop up asking for which part of the program the user
wants to edit properties, it should have an ellipsis, otherwise not.
Sjoerd
