[Usability]Re: recent-files and control center

[Michael Toomim <toomim uclink4 berkeley edu>]

James Willcox wrote:

> I would like some opinions on this: 
> http://www.cs.indiana.edu/~jwillcox/files/screenshots/ui-properties.png
>
> The addition at the bottom of the dialog would allow users to change the
> default preferences for the recent files menus.  Is this close to what
> you guys would like to see for this?  (or do you think users should be
> able to change these values at all?)

I don't think that the Recent Documents options should go in the "menu 
and toolbar preferences" group.  Just because a feature appears in a 
menu doesn't mean that the feature's options belong to the "menus" group.

I agree with Havoc that this option would be better off hidden from the UI.