Jürgen Spitzmüller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
>> I remember that one very basic rule for context menus is that they
>> should only contain things that are available elsewhere.
>
> Do you have a reference for that? 

http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuidelines/XHIGMenus/chapter_17_section_5.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP30000356-TPXREF113

http://library.gnome.org/devel/hig-book/stable/menus-types.html.en#menu-type-popup

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511502.aspx#ShortcutMenus

I think every HIG insists on the 'redundant' part.

> In the case of Note and ERT dialog, I always thought these (rather
> ridiculous) dialogs were a placeholder for not-yet existing context
> menus.

The choice (with a check on the current one) can be in the Edit menu.

JMarc

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