RE: ANNOUNCE: Style Guide available for review.
- From: Paul Hepworth <phepworth s-vision com>
- To: "'gnome-list gnome org'" <gnome-list gnome org>
- Subject: RE: ANNOUNCE: Style Guide available for review.
- Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 16:10:34 -0700
> From: Russell Nelson[SMTP:nelson@crynwr.com]
> 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.
>
agree; alternatively, put a History item on the file menu that leads to
a cascade menu of the file history (of user-configurable length!)
> 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.
>
agree; in fact, Esc should generally (dare I say always?:) be bound to
the Cancel button.
> And, fix the speling erors.
>
Wat? Run a spelcheker on a webpag berof publishign ti? Absrud! :-)
Paul
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