On 08/20/2010 02:48 AM, Ricky wrote:
> This is starting to sound like it's time for a list:
> [...]
Overall, very reasonable list. (Though I'm not sure users with edit
rights on the object's owner's objects should be the same category as
users having return rights on the land. Aren't there some differences in
what they can do?)
> * I am Creator but not Owner and I have no privileges granted
> ** "Report Abuse" is deactivated (NOTE)
> ** "Block" is active
> ** "Return" is deactivated
> ** "Delete" is deactivated
> [...]
>
> (NOTE) There may be a use case here for "Report Abuse" to be active on
> an object I am the creator of, but not the owner: If the object is
> modifiable, it's parts may have been used to make something offensive.
>  I'd rather keep the option open in this case.
Actually, this even applies when the object was modifiable when the
original creator gave it away but isn't anymore when he right-clicks it.
(Later editors of the object might have disabled that permission.)

> Order may be largely a preference, but I think that "Delete" should be
> topmost, if available as an option.  However this may create another
> usability issue if the order of items in the menu follows a logical,
> but seemingly random to beginners, order depending on context: A first
> timer would have difficulty knowing beforehand which item will be in
> what position in the menu.  So the order may need to be fixed, just
> having unusable elements grayed out and deactivated in certain
> contexts.
Order should definitely be fixed, just unavailable entries (and those
that cannot make sense in the respective context) disabled. Even long
time users might not always be aware of their
creatorship/ownership/permission relation to an object they right-click,
so changing menu entry order depending on that would indeed be very
confusing.

cheers
Boroondas
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