From kde-core-devel  Tue Jan 22 12:28:49 2002
From: Stephan Kulow <coolo () kde ! org>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 12:28:49 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: Detailed menus: a solution for 3.1
X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-core-devel&m=101170260602800

On Tuesday, 22. January 2002 13:04, Andy Fawcett wrote:
> At 12:51 22/01/2002 +0100, you wrote:
> >On Tuesday, 22. January 2002 12:46, Rob Kaper wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 22 January 2002 12:01, Stephan Kulow wrote:
> > > > I like the idea, but I agree with Matthias that the comment should
> > > > appear closer. The idea we discussed here was to replace the actual
> > > > menu entry with a twice as large entry while you're over the mouse.
> > > > If just I could use gimp, I would show you :)
> > > >
> > > > The problem is with the approach that I can't tell how it feels to
> > > > use it with the mouse. Theoretically it shouldn't be a problem, but
> > > > without implementing it I can't say :(
> > >
> > > Something like http://capsi.com/~cap/kmenu.html, I suppose. Sounds
> > > good.
> >
> >_something_ like that. The jumping of the size could be avoided in having
> > a title that shows a comment when no menu item is activated. As in HTML
> > it appears useless to me, but here is a gap between the images, that
> > makes the concept a bit ugly, but I think you understood :)
>
> Something like:
>
> +-------------------+
>
> | No Item selected  |  < this is your title comment mentioned above
> | Item 1            |
> | Item 2            |
> | Item 3            |
>
> +-------------------+
>
> Giving:
>
> +-------------------+
>
> | This is Item one's|
> | comment/tooltip   |
> | Item 2            |
> | Item 3            |
>
> +-------------------+
>
> and
>
> +-------------------+
>
> | Item 1            |
> | This is Item two's|
> | comment/tooltip   |
> | Item 3            |
>
> +-------------------+
>
>
> Or am I misinterpreting?

Yes. The title would show a comment if nothing is activated and would loose 
the comment if item x is activated.

Greetings, Stephan