>>>>> "Asger" == Asger Kunuk Alstrup Nielsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Asger> On 1 Jul 2002, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote:
>> I think the use of two menus was done because someone (Asger Kunuk
>> if I remember well) thought it was neat. We could certainly get rid
>> of it, since it would simplify code a lot. There is no reason why
>> it would not work, IMO.

Asger> You should not blame me for this. It was Matthias who
Asger> originally implemented this dual menu stuff. I just reorganized
Asger> and cleaned up the menu code a long time ago.

I stand corrected.

Asger> At the time, it was more common for programs to have different
Asger> menus depending on the state. So at that point in time, it was
Asger> a neat solution, although Matthias did it. These days, this
Asger> solution seems a bit old, so I think graying out is just as
Asger> fine.

I am not even sure that graying out is necessary, but it could be done
easily (disable a menu when all its entries are disabled).

JMarc

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