SV: User interface suggestions

["Blad, John Erling" <john erling blad aftenposten no>]

One thing that *don't* work but sure would be nice.. A query feature
that could probe an application for "similar" features given a string.
Someting like "store" ~> "Menu:File:Save../Save as.."

It don't work because at the time you run such an app the queried app
most of the time won't have created the resource for a lot of actions.

But imagine a little query box sitting at the right side of
a ~1K menubar...

John

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Fra: Ben De Rydt [mailto:ben de rydt pandora be]
Sendt: 13. november 2000 15:17
Til: Gguilist
Emne: Re: User interface suggestions


On Mon, Nov 13, 2000 at 02:23:50PM +0100, Blad, John Erling wrote:
 
> It also don't solve the real problem because you *know* where the
> item is when you use it often. If you could generate a hint where
> a seldom used feature is located ..

If computers just knew what you ment.... :-)

> As a "speed feature" I would suggest moving items from submenus
> up to the root drop-down menu and put them in as the last itemns
> in the menus. That don't disturbs the established menu order.

IMVHO, moving items is disturbing. Most experienced users navigate a
menu-hierarchy by recognizing the size and placement of a menu, without
reading all of the labels.

How hard would it be to implement the bold menu-items?

Greetings,
-- 
ben . de . rydt at pandora . be <----------------- I speak Dutch
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