Re: ANNOUNCE: Style Guide available for review.

[Russell Nelson <nelson crynwr com>]

Christopher Blizzard writes:
 > http://www.gnome.org/devel/sg/

I would say:
  o All functions of the application should be available through the
    default user interface.

What about (as Marc suggested is done) using the toolbar for state
indications?  Is this undesirable if they've pinned the toolbar and
it's not visible?  Or even closed the toolbar?

I would say:
  o The last entry in the "File" menu must be called "Exit". This
    button will exit the application completely. 

You say:
  o Applications that are document based ( wordprocessors,
    spreadsheets, web page editors ) should contain menu entries in
    the "File" menu for at least the last four documents that have
    been accessed.

No.  The number of menu items should not change.  If you want to show
the last four documents, then there should always be four items for
"last" documents, and if there is not sufficient history, then they
should be greyed out.

I would add a Dialog Policy:
  o A dialog which consists of a single entry box shall have its Ok
    button be the default (which is to say that enter shall accept the 
    entry), and the escape key shall be bound to the Cancel button.

And, fix the speling erors.

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