Re: Menu Bar Style Guide
- From: Russell Nelson <nelson crynwr com>
- To: gnome-gui-list gnome org
- Subject: Re: Menu Bar Style Guide
- Date: 6 Jul 1998 20:38:21 -0000
Miguel de Icaza writes:
>
> > Heh. I hate to disagree, but the Interface Hall of Shame makes a
> > very good case AGAINST a right aligned help menu. The prime reason is
> > that newbies often miss the menu...
>
> And any user remotely familiar with Windows will find it wacky to have
> the Help menu not on the right.
I'm looking at a Windows 95 desktop right at this moment. "My
Computer" is open. It says:
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| _ ^ X |
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|File Edit View Help |
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It doesn't say:
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| _ ^ X |
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|File Edit View Help |
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