[APBeta] Windows menus

[Marius Strom]

I actually do think B is normal for the Windows world.

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On Oct 30, 2009, at 9:22 PM, Paul Rodman <paul at ilanga.com> wrote:

>
> On Oct 30, 2009, at 6:39 PM, CER wrote:
>
>> 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.
>
> I'm used to the Mac world where there is only one menubar and it  
> traditionally has all the menus and items for all windows in the app  
> and just disables those that aren't applicable. This makes it easy  
> for "muscle memory" since the items are always in the same place.  
> The Windows world is different and very alien to me. Menus are not  
> consistent and are attached to windows that can have different  
> positions, etc.
>
> I have (effectively) implemented (b) since it's easy to do. (c) is a  
> lot harder (i.e. a big schlepp). I might leave it as (b) for now and  
> see if I can devise a means to do (c) without breaking stuff.
>
> I was hoping to get a release out today, but it won't make it until  
> tomorrow at the earliest.
>
> Paul R.
>
>> 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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