On Mon, 2010-08-09 at 09:08 -0500, Apoorva Sharma wrote: > On Aug 9, 2010, at 5:56 AM, Matthew Paul Thomas <m...@canonical.com> wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Ryan Peters wrote on 07/08/10 20:12: > >> > >> It makes more sense for "Preferences" to go > >> under the "Application" menu than a "Tools" or "Edit" menu, doesn't it? > > > > Yes, it does -- as I said, that's probably the best example of an > > application-global item. But I think there are too few good examples to > > warrant the menu's existence. > > I can name some more examples right now. > > "Help" isn't window specific
Help should be window-specific. The current Help->Contents that you see in every application is far from ideal. If I'm in the Evolution composer window, the Help menu should contain topics that are relevant to writing an email. If I'm in the Epiphany bookmarks window, the Help menu should contain topics that are relevant to managing bookmarks. Any design that treats a table of contents as the most useful way to access help is a step backward. -- Shaun _______________________________________________ usability mailing list usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
