[APBeta] Windows menus

[Paul Rodman]

Well, I'm going to try (b) and see what transpires. I'm working on a  
release as we speak.

Paul R.

On Oct 31, 2009, at 9:11 AM, I.R. van de Stadt wrote:

> No, Robin, I'm with you. So we might be a minority of two.
> The advance is that windows-folks can communicate better about AP  
> with Mac-folks, IMHO.
> Besides I'm getting older and need those mac 'hints' in the menues.
>
> Best Regards,
> Inge
>
> > Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:39:38 +0100
> > From: robin at lauryssen-mitchell.com
> > To: apbeta at lists.astroplanner.net
> > Subject: Re: [APBeta] Windows menus
> >
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > Being a die-hard brain-washed Redmond acolyte I'd have to say 'C'.
> > However with my feeble brain cell and having gotten used to the  
> way AP
> > does things, please leave the menu system as 'A'. I'm certain to  
> be in
> > a minority (probably of one) but I have enough trouble remembering  
> where
> > everything is anyway!
> >
> > Regards
> > Robin
> >
> > 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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