Re: RGSG

[Soren Harward <soren cinternet net>]

I'm sure someone else has thought of this, but I haven't seen it
mentioned: what about a menu configuration tool built in as a fundamental
part of a program?  I've seen menu-config tools in a few applications
(like Norton's old PC-Tools, and even Office 97) that allow you to
basically *completely* redefine the menus--you're given a long list of
commands that you can put anywhere you want, and even create your own
commands (this would be *awesome* if combined with internal scripting a la
The GIMP).  Of course, you'll still have to come up with a decent
default layout because it takes time to reconfigure everything.  Why not
implement something like this?

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On Mon, 3 Aug 1998, Chris Jantzen wrote:

>sun writes:
> > it would be a simple matter to make this interface available from within
> > _all_ gnome applications, too: make a user-configurable setting to make
> > the menubar disappear, but reappear as a menu itself (i call it the
> > "root menu") when mouse button 3 is depressed in a window.
> > 
> > for a better example, try right-clicking a picture in electriceyes: i
> > call this a better example because the "quit" command (as well as other
> > necessary "tmcfkap" [the menu choice formerly known as prog] commands)
> > are right in the root menu, instead of in a submenu.
>
>I have always thought this an excellent idea, especially applicable to 
>"lightweight" applications such as EE. I find that for some
>applications, having a menubar makes the interface too cluttered.