RE: [patch] Window close menu item is always enabled

[Vincent van Ravesteijn - TNW]

>Abdelrazak Younes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> If there is no other choice yes, it is possible at last resort. But
>> why is this annoying? Why would you want to forbid current window
>> closing even if there is only one window? Under Windows platform the
>> app quits when the last window is close.
>
>Yes, File>Close Window should be enabled whenever the 'close window'
>control exists in the window title bar. These two things are equivalent.
>
>JMarc
 
I don't want to let this thing end up in an endless discussion, but I will just 
take the opportunity to explain why I am slightly annoyed by the fact that the 
Close Window item is always enabled.
 
Although you might object fiercely, I would like to state that Mac users and 
Windows users all have the same point of view in this. To see this, realize 
that the motivation for the current implementation of the item is to enable Mac 
users to close the last window, but to make sure not to quit the application. 
If we now define this as the exact meaning of "Close Window", then Windows 
users (and others) use the item in exactly the same way until there is only one 
window left. In that case, it is no longer possible to close the window and to 
retain the application. Now, menu items linked to actions which are impossible 
to execute are disabled, just like the "Copy" item when there is no selection. 
Thus, IMHO the "Close Window" item should therefore also be disabled in this 
case.
 
Vincent