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Subject: Re: Action icons in menus
From: Hans Meine <hans_meine () gmx ! net>
Date: 2010-12-14 10:12:47
Message-ID: 201012141112.47614.hans_meine () gmx ! net
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Am Montag 13 Dezember 2010, 23:42:37 schrieb Dan Meltzer:
> If common actions were all handled in this way, then it might
> actually lead to more consistancy, and ease of access.
I don't know.. how do I know whether I need to look for a large toolbar button
at the top or for a regular menu entry below?
Who decides *what is a common action*? (For instance, I usually remove
cut/copy/paste from toolbars, since they waste space - come on, who uses the
mouse for those actions??)
> Actions are
> not particuallarly consistant across applications,
It depends, in particular the cut/copy/paste set is typically found in
(roughly) the same space, in the "Edit" menu. That's a matter of UI style
guide and I don't think we suffer from this w.r.t. those common actions.
(Please give concrete examples if you disagree.)
> and so it becomes
> necessary to read the entire list to find the item you are looking
> for.
..yet I find it easier to read through one long list than to
a) first, read the toolbar items at the top, and then
b) read the list below, which is in a totally different formatting.
I think that's my main problem with M$'s ribbons: I feel it takes me more time
to locate actions which I know to be there (somewhere).
> If cut/copy/paste were always found as icons at the top of the
> menu in applications that support them, it would probably lead to
> accessing them quicker.
But only if the set of icons does not change from app to app, no?
Then, what's the difference compared with a predefined section in the edit
menu (possibly requiring the actions to be at the top)?
Just my critical 2 cents,
Hans
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