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From: daniel@island.uu.net (Dan "yes that is my real name" Smith)
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Subject: Re: What are menus?
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Date: 11 Jan 89 17:16:59 GMT
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In article <10867@s.ms.uky.edu> david@ms.uky.edu (David Herron -- One of the vertebrae) writes:
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>you don't use Postit notes for selecting things that can be done in
>some environment.
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>Pull down menu's represent ... control knob type things on mechanical
>devices????

	??  well, I'll jump into this with my two cents...I'll
try to make them good ones though.  For me, Pull Down Menus are like
main headings in an outline - you have major classifications/headings
at the top of the hierarchy, first level headings, and sometimes second
level headings (walking menus in Sunview, pull right menus on the Mac, etc.).
The whole point is to hide detail, but to give enough hints in the
top levels so the user has a good clue that they're heading in the right
direction when searching for an item (positive feedback, if you will).
As long as I'm writing:  I'd like to see menuing systems more like the
Info reader in Gnu Emacs - there are some situations where it makes
sense to have a menu item in two or more places; also, the users should
be able to redefine their menus.  I'm not talking about specific systems,
just a general direction that I know I'd find more convenient to use.

				dan
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