[APBeta] Contextual menus - your opinions

[Paul Rodman]

No, but it might be a flip of the switch to turn it off again :^)

Paul R.

On Oct 6, 2008, at 11:35 AM, Greg Paine wrote:

> OK, I was hoping it was a flip of a switch to activate it.
>
> Greg
>
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> Rodman
> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 11:24 AM
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>
> On Oct 6, 2008, at 11:04 AM, Greg Paine wrote:
>
>> I think it depends on how long the contextual lists become. Can you
>> turn
>> them on so we can have a look?
>
> Well, it's going to take some work, but I'm in the "greyed out" camp.
>
> Paul R.
>
>>
>>
>> Greg
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: apbeta-bounces at lists.astroplanner.net
>> [mailto:apbeta-bounces at lists.astroplanner.net] On Behalf Of Robin
>> Lauryssen-Mitchell
>> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 10:53 AM
>> To: 'AstroPlanner Beta Testers'
>> Subject: Re: [APBeta] Contextual menus - your opinions
>>
>> Hi Paul,
>>
>> I'd rather have the second option; item always included but greyed
>> out if
>> not active.
>>
>> Robin
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: apbeta-bounces at lists.astroplanner.net [mailto:apbeta-
>>> bounces at lists.astroplanner.net] On Behalf Of Paul Rodman
>>> Sent: 06 October 2008 19:16
>>> To: AstroPlanner Beta Testers
>>> Subject: [APBeta] Contextual menus - your opinions
>>>
>>> Folks,
>>>
>>> Currently, contextual (right-click) menus contain only items that  
>>> are
>>> (effectively) enabled. Hence, for example, if a menu item is only
>>> valid if something is selected in the underlying list, then it will
>>> only appear if a selection has been made.
>>>
>>> The other option is always to have the menu item included, but
>>> disable
>>> it ("grey it out") if it's not relevant. This would seem to be more
>>> in
>>> line with "muscle memory" and approved GUI behaviour. This is also
>>> how
>>> the main menus function.
>>>
>>> There are fors and againsts either way. Your feelings on this?
>>>
>>> Paul R.
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