[APBeta] Windows menus

[Paul Kemp]

C for me!!

Paul

On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 2:39 PM, CER <cer1 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Hi Paul,
>
> I too would say that 'C' is more traditional in Windows land
>
> Problem is... I've kind of gotten used to the way you have it! I may
> actually need to "see" it implimented to be sure "C" is preferable.
>
> Seems like an awefull lot of work... but you're "*tha man*".
>
> Chris
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Paul Rodman wrote:
>
> Windows-using folks,
>
> What's the desired functionality for the menus in a window?
>
> a. Every window has all the menus with all menu entries, and just
> disables those that don't apply to the window (this is the current
> method).
>
> b. A window only has those menus that contain entries pertinent to the
> window, but those menus contain all the items, with the unused ones
> dimmed.
>
> c. A window only has those menus that contain entries pertinent to the
> window, and only containing items pertinent to the window. e.g. for a
> simple window, the File menu might only contain the "Close" item.
>
> I'm trying to figure out how typical Windows apps behave.
>
> Paul R.
>
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