Re: Location of Desktop Preferences menu (was Reducing the number of special uris in gnome)

[Daniel McKee <daniel netcom mine nu>]

On Tue, 2 Jul 2002, Eugene O'Connor wrote:

> Here's a suggestion:
> 
> Replace
> 
> Applications               Actions
> ============               =======
> Accessories >              Run Program...
> Desktop Preferences >      Search for Files...
> :                          Take a Screenshot...
> :                          -----------------
> :                          Lock Display
> :                          Log Out
> 
> with
> 
> Applications               Desktop
> ============               =======
> Accessories >              Run Program...
> :                          Search for Files...
> :                          Take a Screenshot...
> :                          -----------------
> :                          Lock Display
> :                          Log Out
> :                          -----------------
> :                          Preferences > 

I like it.  Desktop sounds like alot better menu name then actions.  But, 
I would think that Preferences should be in the second block not the last.  
Seems more "logical" to have that above the Lock Display and Log Out.  
And, I think a even better idea, would be to maybe have the whole menu 
system user configurable.  Maybe "themed" ??? That way, this whole 
converstion would be pointless?? ;-)

--Daniel McKee

> 
> Alternatively, Preferences could be the first item in the Desktop menu.
> I think Desktop is slightly better as a menu name here that Actions. All
> menu items can be considered to be actions. The items in the menu
> perform desktop-level actions, especially, Log Out (of the desktop).
> Using Desktop as the menu name also enables us to shorten Desktop
> Preferences to Preferences. 
> 
> Eugene
> 
> Kenneth Christiansen wrote:
> > 
> > FYI: You probably cannot write Prefs with as little as 5 chars in most other languages than English, so writing it short in English doesnt help a lot.
> > 
> > Kenneth
> > 
> > -----
> > 
> > > How about a menu like "Gnome Preferences"? Too wide of a menu name? or
> > > "Gnome Prefs"?
> > >
> > > -- Daniel McKee
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