Rob Cozens wrote:
>> Both MS and Apple HIGs suggest that having a consistent menu bar with items
>> that enable/disable depending on context is generally better than one in
>> which the menu bar is constantly changing with the context.
>
> Richard, et al:
>
> I guess nobody on the HyperCard Team read that one. :{`)
Or the chapter on why using standard scrollbars is better than inventing
novelty palette widgets. ;)
But seriously, you'l find an exception to this in the wonderful AppleWorks.
Since it's really a suite of applications it makes sense for it to have a
dynamic menu bar. One more example of how the HIG provides guidance but not
law....
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