On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 4:29 AM, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes <lasgout...@lyx.org> wrote: > Le 31/03/2015 21:52, Georg Baum a écrit : >> >> Scott Kostyshak wrote: >> >>> In the LaTeX Errors dialog, what doe the "..." mean in "View Complete >>> Log..." ? Does it have anything to do with signalling to the user that >>> another menu will follow? In some of the menu entries with following >>> dialogs I see "..." but in others I do not. For example, why is "Help >>>> >>>> About LyX" not "Help > About LyX..." ? >> >> >> In general, ... means that a dialog will open if you choose that option >> (not >> only in LyX, this is in several GUI guidelines). Therefore, it should be >> pretty easy to find out whether a ... is missing for a menu entry, or >> whether an existing ... is wrong. > > > Normally, ... in a menu indicates that an extra action will be necessary to > accomplish what you want. Is the only goal of the menu entry is to show a > dialog (without any yes/no choice or control), then the ... is not > necessary. > > In a dialog, ... indicates that a new window will open, without specifying > whether one will have to do some action on it. > > See for example the apple HIG: > https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuidelines/TerminologyWording.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000957-CH15-SW3 > > https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuidelines/ControlsButtons.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/20000957-CH48-SW11 > > JMarc
Thanks Georg and JMarc for the explanations. I now understand a lot more. Most important, I understand that the button I will soon propose to add to the LaTeX Errors dialog does not need the ellipsis. Scott
