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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: konqueror menu structure.
From:       Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri <gustavo () gsbarbieri ! sytes ! net>
Date:       2004-09-01 19:07:11
Message-ID: 200409011607.11247.gustavo () gsbarbieri ! sytes ! net
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On Wednesday 01 September 2004 15:28, Sébastien Laoût [temporar] wrote:
> Le mer 01/09/2004 à 17:20, Gustavo Sverzut Barbieri a écrit :
> > What's the meaning of: File->New Window? Open a file in new window? What?
> > The behaviour is more like: Konqueror->New Window since you Open a new
> > Konqueror window.
> >
> > Could someone explain the reason for the File and the lack of "Program
> > Name" other than legacy from windows world?
> >    Could we put it in the guideline?
>
> I have, but not a strong one:
> Because "&File" entry have Alt+F accelerator.
> Like "&Edit", it's always Alt+E in every app.
> Each time I launch Konqueror in browser mode, I tend to press Alt+D to
> go to the address bar (my primary browser, Firefox, use Alt+D, as a lot
> of other browsers).
> But in french the "Location/File" menu is translated to "&Document".
> So, my Alt+D open the "Location/File" menu and I should press Escape and
> remember that I must press Alt+R (for "U&RL").
>
> Yes, it's *sometimes* more logic to have the app name instead of File,
> but I prefer consistency, just IMHO.
> And some app names could do not have accelerators if they are all used.

If that's the point, state that some key is used to launch the first menu (the 
program name menu). You could just set Alt+F for historic reasons or find a 
new one.

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