+1 to all your comments, included moving System about.

On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 12:35 PM, Torsten Bergmann <[email protected]> wrote:

> +2 for Laurent/Mariano and -1 for Stef here:
>
> Why I agree with Laurent and Mariano:
>
>  - every app has a help menu
>  - in almost any case such a help menu is at the top level of
>   menus/toolbars/context menues
>  - if one needs help then it should be easily accessible
>   since it means the end user is lost and needs guidance
>
> Why I disagree with Stef:
>  - currently "Help" is really HIDDEN under "System"
>   (it's not obvious to a newbie, I tried with a
>    friend today)
>  - having it under "System" is too technical - think of any
>   kind of end user help than (technical) system help
>   (If you deploy a commercial app based on Pharo you
>    still have "Help" but no "System" menu)
>  - it is not a menu with a one item since AFAIK it could
>   be extended and the idea was to place also ProfStef under
>   it (when loaded in Pharo dev) or other help related stuff
>
> I understand we need to be careful about long menus, but
> then I would rather see "Debug" moved under "System"
> since it's a rare use case compared to looking for help.
>
> So I would vote for having it always as the last entry in
> the middle section of the world menu:
>
>   Monticello Browser
>   _____________
>   - Tools
>   - Windows
>   - System
>   -- Debug
>   -- ...
>   - Whatever 1
>   - Whatever 2
>   - Help
>   -- Help Contents   -> full Browser
>   -- ProfStef        -> when loaded
>   -- ...
>   -- About           -> Info dialog
>   _____________
>   Save
>   Save as...
>
> That's easy recognizable even when the menu is extended/changed.
> I would also place the "About" as the last item under "Help"
> since this is also a typical place for it.
>
> This discussion may not be important to most of us but
> usability is key to acceptance and success.
>
> My 0,02€
>
> Bye
> T.
>
>
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