Jon wrote:
"What application and which of its menu items do this?"
Well, the OS, for one. The feature is called Personalized Menus. The
doc says "Personalized Menus keeps the Programs menu clean by hiding
items you haven't used recently, while still keeping other programs
easily accessible. You can gain access to hidden programs by clicking
the down arrow at the bottom of the Programs menu". Similar "features"
are provided with other MS products, like Office.
Yetch. Bletch. Yuck. Good for casual users, but death to anyone with
decent reflexes and physical memory.
Ah, I see. It's not like this is happening with normal application
menus; the Start menu is a special case.
I can see arguments both ways. It would be good to read the research
behind the decision, but alas no major OS vendor publishes their HI
research anymore (it's a different world than when Tog worked at Apple).
My opinion: all OS features must be presumed to be driven by marketing,
CEO whim, or other counter-productive source until the vendor publishes
the rationale behind the decision. With the "why", the "what" must
remain suspect.
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Richard Gaskin
Fourth World Media Corporation
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