Re: [Usability] [Ayatana] The Future of Window Borders, Menu Bars, and More

[Shaun McCance <shaunm gnome org>]

On Mon, 2010-08-09 at 09:08 -0500, Apoorva Sharma wrote:
> On Aug 9, 2010, at 5:56 AM, Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt canonical com> wrote:
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> > Ryan Peters wrote on 07/08/10 20:12:
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> >>  It makes more sense for "Preferences" to go
> >> under the "Application" menu than a "Tools" or "Edit" menu, doesn't it?
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> > Yes, it does -- as I said, that's probably the best example of an
> > application-global item. But I think there are too few good examples to
> > warrant the menu's existence.
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> I can name some more examples right now.
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> "Help" isn't window specific

Help should be window-specific. The current Help->Contents that
you see in every application is far from ideal. If I'm in the
Evolution composer window, the Help menu should contain topics
that are relevant to writing an email. If I'm in the Epiphany
bookmarks window, the Help menu should contain topics that are
relevant to managing bookmarks.

Any design that treats a table of contents as the most useful
way to access help is a step backward.

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Shaun