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Re: Gtk version getting closer
From: |
Karl Eichwalder |
Subject: |
Re: Gtk version getting closer |
Date: |
Tue, 12 Nov 2002 08:24:23 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.090008 (Oort Gnus v0.08) Emacs/21.3.50 (i686-pc-linux-gnu) |
Eli Zaretskii <address@hidden> writes:
> Where the menu item's text is self-explanatory, there usually is no
> tooltip that pops up. In other words, tooltips for menu items should be
> defined only where they are really needed.
That's even worth ;) If you want to sell a product consistency is an
important issue. The ideal goal should be: all or nothing. If
tooltips appear only now and then, the user might think there is
something broken.
> You should be able to do a "C-h k", then click the menu item and get its
> explanation.
Sure, that's a good way for the advanced user (to be more precise: for
the keyboard user). You are not going to convince the mouse user he
wants to learn those key combos ;-)
> Another C-h function jumps to the manual for a description of any key,
> but the problem in using this with menu items is that menu items are
> generally not described at all in the manual. So this is a
> documentation problem rather than a functionality problem;
Yes and no. For the moment it would be good enough if Emacs would jump
to the documentation of the function; just print a message want you
intend to do.
> if someone writes an appendix for the manual with the description of
> all the menu items, it would be instantly available for the purpose
> you want it.
Sounds useful. Maybe, I can spend some time on it next year. Is it
okay to write it in German and to wait for someone to translate it? Or
shall I try it in English and hope for corrections?
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- Gtk version getting closer, Jan D., 2002/11/07
- Re: Gtk version getting closer, Kim F. Storm, 2002/11/07
- Re: Gtk version getting closer, Richard Stallman, 2002/11/09
- Re: Gtk version getting closer, Jan D., 2002/11/09
- Re: Gtk version getting closer, Karl Eichwalder, 2002/11/09
- Re: Gtk version getting closer, Richard Stallman, 2002/11/11
- Re: Gtk version getting closer, Karl Eichwalder, 2002/11/11
- Re: Gtk version getting closer, Eli Zaretskii, 2002/11/12
- Re: Gtk version getting closer,
Karl Eichwalder <=
- Re: Gtk version getting closer, Eli Zaretskii, 2002/11/12
- Re: Gtk version getting closer, Miles Bader, 2002/11/12
- Re: Gtk version getting closer, Eli Zaretskii, 2002/11/13
- Re: Gtk version getting closer, Robert J. Chassell, 2002/11/13
- Re: Gtk version getting closer, Kim F. Storm, 2002/11/13
- Re: Gtk version getting closer, Robert J. Chassell, 2002/11/13
- Re: Gtk version getting closer, Stefan Monnier, 2002/11/13
- Re: Gtk version getting closer, Jan D., 2002/11/13
- Re: Gtk version getting closer, David Masterson, 2002/11/13
- Re: Gtk version getting closer, Jan D., 2002/11/13