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From: mmunz@pro-beagle.cts.COM (Mark Munz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Menus in NDA windows
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Date: 9 Dec 89 18:21:05 GMT
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>Unless there is a trick to make a pop-up menu look almost exactly like a
>pulldown menu in an NDA, I personally would recommend against people
>putting a pop-up in their info bar (with some exceptions).  

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>People are used to having menus at the top of their
>applications.  They know how to use them, and they recognize them when
>they see them.  If you want to diverge from this, it should be for
>*good* reasons, not just because it is easier to code.  Maintain the
>'look and feel' of the Apple Interface, it is there for a reason.

Sorry, I just had to laugh.  If you look over on the Macintosh side
of the world, you'll find that menus that are attached to Window Title
bars are quite common. (MicroSoft's Word has buttons and pull down 
menus all over the place, including the Ruler)

While it is good to try and conform to the Apple Interface, let us
not forget that it too is not perfect, and must evolve.  And unless
you're willing to let Apple control the Interface guidelines completely,
I say keep experimenting.  When folks don't like the interface, they
say so, and the author either lives with bad press or makes it better.

--Mark Munz