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From: mdavis@pro-sol.cts.com (Morgan Davis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: New HIG for pull-down/pop-ups
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Date: 17 Aug 90 01:16:25 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from jackiw@cs.swarthmore.edu

Grumble, indeed.

Apple has yet to release the "Here's How You Really Do It" spec on drawing a
pop-up menu.  (Though, there's a CDEF supplied with the CommToolBox, so maybe
that is The Way).

In any case, the downward pointing arrow on the *right* side of the item (of
all locations) puts undue strain on programmers.  Plus, if the item shown in
the pop-up menu's (PUM's) rect is the bottom-most one in the menu, then
shouldn't the downward arrow really point upward?  And, if the item is not at
the top or bottom of the list, shouldn't it be more line a diamond shape to
point up *and* down?

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