On Mon, Apr 19, 2004 at 08:51:33PM +0200, Jean-Marc Lasgouttes wrote: > >I'd do that in a follow-up patch along with View->Toolbars (I don't > > Do we really need to have this in a menu? I never understood why > programs tend to do this. What's wrong with the preferences dialog?
Because toolbar usage doesn't remain static for individual users. "Oh, I'm doing a lot of list stuff and I want to keep the extra toolbar for the time I'm doing it". Also there are discoverability issues with puttings things in the prefs dialog. The menus are a lot easier to find and the toolbars can be pretty useful to users new and experienced regards john
