Re: [Usability]recent documents in panel

[James Willcox <jwillcox cs indiana edu>]

On Sat, 2002-09-14 at 10:44, Nils Pedersen wrote:
> Hi James,
> 
> Seems like there's at least 3 options
> 
> 1) create a new top level menu
> 2) add it to one of the existing menus
> 3) do something special like the app switcher
> 
> I think within the current design, it makes most sense (well for me
> anyway) that it is an "Action".
> 
> Something like
> 
> Open Recent >
> Run Program...
> Search for Files...
> Screenshot...
> ----------
> Lock Screen
> Log Out
> 
> (at first I put Run Program at the top, I think it 'looks'
> better, but I also think Open Recent will be used much more)
> 
> So Open Recent would be a cascading menu equivalent to your
> Documents menu. Now this goes slightly against the
> grain of what the HIG says...
> 

Ok, I change the "Documents" menu to look like this, and I've also gone
ahead and implemented the "recent applictions" stuff.  New screenshot: 
http://snorp.coreyo.net/files/Screenshots/panel-recent-apps.png

Thanks,
James