Re: notes on combo boxes

[samuel <samuel animeta com>]

> > Well, that widget *somewhat* resembles one of MacOS's "Standard Pop-Up
> > Menus":
> >
> >       http://developer.apple.com/techpubs/mac/HIGuidelines/HIGuidelines-91.html#HEADING91-0
> >
> > although MacOS pop-up menus use a triangle pointing down, rather than
> > that horizontal thing, as the indicator that there's a menu hiding
> > there.
>
>         Though the MacOS widget (and the later MacOS X widget) may have
> the menu-size problems, the arrow is the important bit.  It is the arrow
> on the combo box, "drop-down" box, and MacOS pop-up menu that
> facilitates a ready understanding of "there is more here" (and I like
> the MacOS's later up/down arrow improvement).  The dash on the Motif/GTK+
> widget does not give that impression.


This problem has been fixed last week in my patch file. Please refer to the
subject: "[PATCH] GtkMenu scrolling function added" in 03 Aug 2000.
Any comments are welcome  :-)

> Joel