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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: KDE's menu implementation.
From:       Alistair Davidson <lord_inh () yahoo ! co ! uk>
Date:       2002-05-29 21:33:08
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Gordon Tyler wrote:
> 
> The other alternative is to not allow selecting of disabled menu items at
> all. Keyboard navigation would skip over disabled items and mouse-hover
> wouldn't highlight them.
> 
> I know of at least one UI design that uses this: Java Swing

Unfortunately that makes it harder for keyboard users to learn the
menus, because what's disabled and what's not will change with time.

--  
Al

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