On Mon, Oct 06, 2003 at 09:57:18AM +0200, Andre Poenitz wrote: > Can I please have your confirmation that 'we' decided to remove inactive > items from the menu instead of graying them out?
Despite what you seem to think, I am not a moron. I'm entirely aware of the spatial stability issues with hiding menu items. I also find it very disappointing that you misrepresent the issue by implying that this happens across all the menus, instead of one specific area. Hey, guess what, I've covered it several times ! http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=lyx-devel&m=105113183526929&w=2 http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=lyx-devel&m=105062632809542&w=2 I'm sure if you made the effort to search for a little longer, which you obviously haven't, you'd find more. It's even commented in the source. IOW, such design choice had been made a long time ago, covered several times, RFC'd at least 4 times, and defended to the satisfaction of the people making the decision on whether to go with it or not. Furthermore, your bleating is entirely useless, unless you actually do the work of proposing a FIX that retains ALL the advantages of the new menu layout without introducing any new problems. This stuff is hard and sometimes compromises are needed. The benefit of the context-sensitive area in this context outweighs the loss of spatial stability. "Menus are a bastard to get just right." - Allan But I'm entirely sure I'm wasting my time yet again in trying to communicate with you. john -- Khendon's Law: If the same point is made twice by the same person, the thread is over.
