Bugs item #1687726, was opened at 2007-03-25 07:20 Message generated for change (Comment added) made by horkana You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=757416&aid=1687726&group_id=144022
Please note that this message will contain a full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: Usability Group: Latest release (0.61.05) Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Private: No Submitted By: Paul Wise (pabs3) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: use a menubar instead of a button for the canvas menu Initial Comment: Currently we have a button on the top-left for people to click on and show the main per-canvas menu. We should replace that with a menu bar across the top of the canvas windows and also provide a preference for switching between the two. To fix this, we need to modify WorkArea::WorkArea in workarea.cpp at line 624 to prevent menubutton (at line 722) being created and instead insert a menu bar. This includes increasing the number of rows and also moving the other widgets down 1 row. The main menu definition is in ui_info in app.cpp on line 815 in the init_ui_manager function. That definition is incomplete because certain menu items are added/removed dynamically later. Any solution also needs to ensure that the popup menu still works. Relevant places include CanvasView::popup_main_menu in canvasview.cpp at line 1798, CanvasView::on_layer_user_click in canvasview.cpp at line 2091 and probably elsewhere. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Comment By: Alan Horkan (horkana) Date: 2007-06-22 00:23 Message: Logged In: YES user_id=402612 Originator: NO in terms of accessibility and catering to users with pens and tablets Synfig will want to try and reduce the reliance on right click, and a menu bar will help in that regard too. On a personal note a menu bar will make Synfig substantially more comfortable for me to try and use and learn, just as it make a significant difference to Dia, GIMP, and Inkscape (but in the last case it came with much more substantial design changes which really helped too). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can respond by visiting: https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=757416&aid=1687726&group_id=144022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Synfig-devl mailing list Synfig-devl@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/synfig-devl
