Re: [gtk-list] Re: Gtk look and feel

[Kent Schumacher <kent structural-wood com>]

The point about a sub-menu disappearing unless you follow an
exact path with your mouse needs to be addressed.  I don't think
this is a matter of taste.  I would assume any user would naturally
feel that they could move the mouse pointer directly to a sub-menu
item.



"Arjan J. Molenaar" wrote:

> If there are some things that should be worked on, please point them out... (like
> themeable mouse buttons), but taste is something very hard to discuss... So try to
> theme it (or make it themeable).
>
> regards,
>
> Arjan
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: u07ih@abdn.ac.uk [mailto:u07ih@abdn.ac.uk]
> > Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 2:36 PM
> > To: gtk-list@redhat.com
> > Subject: [gtk-list] Re: Gtk look and feel
> >
> >
> > > > Unix users expect that behaviour, because it's exactly
> > what every other
> > > > major toolkit does (Motif, OpenLook). It's just to be consistent.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Why? That's where Unices are definitely wrong.
> >
> > Why?
> > When you bring up a popup menu
> > it pops up to the right
> > so the mouse point flips round so that it's not blocking any
> > of the options
> > I think it's a very good thing.
> >
> > iain
> >