Re: scrollbars [was: Re: really attracting developers]

[Helge Hess]

On Sep 5, 2006, at 24:38, phil taylor wrote:
> Can anyone (try to) explain the merits of the floating menus?

You just need a single click and no drag to perform an arbitary  
(menu) action. You can easily detach the menu groups you need and  
thereby form some kind of "favorite menus".

A floating menu is more like a toolbar (or many toolbars) though a  
toolbar wastes space in every single window (but has better locality  
in return).

I think there are no absolute pros or cons for either of the  
approaches. Both have their merits. If you have ever used NeXTstep  
you will know that vertical menus are very nice, a look&feel is  
something hard to describe in words.

Greets,
  Helge
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