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List:       koffice-devel
Subject:    Re: KWord Format menu
From:       Johannes Simon <johannes.simon () gmail ! com>
Date:       2008-12-03 9:16:26
Message-ID: 200812031016.27053.johannes.simon () gmail ! com
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I agree. I have seen the same problem in many other KDE applications already, 
and don't think this makes sense. Maybe it should be a point in the KDE Human 
Interface Guideline, that the text of check boxes must not change depending on 
its state.

On Wednesday 03 December 2008 00:06:41 Magnus Lundborg wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I think the menu items for controlling Document Headers and Document
> Footers in the Format menu are a bit confusing.
>
> Let's say we start like this (O symbolising unchecked checkboxes):
> O Enable Document Headers
> O Enable Document Footers
>
> If one then selects one of them, i.e. to enable that selection the menu
> items will look like this (X symbolising checked checkbox):
> X Disable Document Headers
> O Enable Document Footers
>
>
> I get the impression that the Document Headers are then actually
> disabled since the checkbox is checked. I think it would all work better
> if just the checkbox changed, but the menu item text did not change.
> I.e. after selecting Enable Document Headers it would look like this:
> X Enable Document Headers
> O Enable Document Footers
>
>
> This would also bring it into line with how the checked menu items in
> the View menu work, i.e. you go from:
> O Show Rulers
> to
> X Show Rulers
> not
> X Hide Rulers
>
>
> I have not made any patches for this. First I want to see that people
> agree it would be worth changing it.
>
> Best Regards
> /Magnus
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