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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: About icon RMB menus
From:       Tom Chance <tomchance () gmx ! net>
Date:       2003-11-26 23:07:01
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On Wednesday 26 Nov 2003 10:28 pm, Marten Klencke wrote:
> On Wednesday 26 November 2003 22:11, Hasso Tepper wrote:
> > My propsal: every icon RMB menu should contain most probable actions
> > in top. No more than two of them, they should be carefully chosen
> > etc, but IMHO it makes great difference to the direction of better
> > usability compared with current situation.
>
> It would make sense to have the most common actions as closely available as
> possible, yes. But on the other hand, users tend to not look at the icons
> anymore after a while but more 'feel' the distances. For example, if I want
> open a directory in another window, I right click, move the cursor a bit to
> the right and click. No visuals involved there.
>
> I'm not saying the menu's shouldn't be customized per file type. I'm just
> saying that we should be careful about a possible implementation because
> frequent undesired actions could be the consequence for users.

I'd agree with both points, most of all the latter. What about having the most 
common actions in bold text in the menu, but always in the same place?

Tom

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