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Subject: Re: Who rules the menu bar?
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Date: Thu, 24-Sep-87 08:52:49 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 24 08:52:49 1987
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In article <937@mntgfx.MENTOR.COM> tomc@mntgfx.MENTOR.COM (Tom Carstensen) writes:
>I have a question concerning the use of the menu bar.  
>Since the current application gets to use the menu 
>bar for its menus, doen't this entitle the application
>to user the WHOLE menubar?  
>
	No. You may use as much of the menu bar as you need for MENUS ONLY.
Not to draw arbitrary stuff in the right-hand edge. That privilege is reserved
for the system software.

>If an applications menus were to reach that far right,
>who has the right to use that space.  It seems to me that
>the menu bar belongs to the application, and not the
>running environment.

	As I said, take as much space as you need for menus. But if you have
so many menus that you're crowding out the right side of the menu bar, perhaps
you need to rethink your menu layout and perhaps your user interface.

>In a program I'm writing I put my own SICN's in the
>right side of the menu bar, which would compete with
>Switch or Mulitfinder.  
>
>Who has the right of way?

	MultiFinder does.


		--Rich

**The opinions stated herein are my own opinions and do not necessarily
represent the policies or opinions of my employer (THINK Technologies, Inc).

Richard M. Siegel
Customer Support Representative
THINK Technologies, Inc.



**The opinions stated herein are my own opinions and do not necessarily
represent the policies or opinions of my employer (THINK Technologies, Inc).

Richard M. Siegel
Customer Support Representative
THINK Technologies, Inc.