Re: [gnubg] [Bug-gnubg] Strange FIBS ratings

[Holger]

At 15:41 11.09.2003 +0100, Jon Kinsey wrote:
> Albert Silver <address@hidden> wrote:
> >> Albert Silver <address@hidden> wrote:
> >>>> I guess you didn't notice that it's moved to the right-click menu?
> >>> Yes, thanks. Soemone showed me this. I think some kind of button
> > would
> >>> still be necessary here. Normally, no one adds buttons for local
> >>> menus, it's true, but since GNUBG doesn't have any local menus
> > except
> >>> for this one, no one is going to find it, not even by accident.

While this is likely to be true, someone who needs to copy the stats more 
than very occasionally will probably try to find out. This may end in 
questions to the mailing list, but maybe they also read the manual or ask a 
friend before.
The reason for my arguing is the relative lack of importance of this 
feature. Likely (almost) only power users would need this. Imho they could 
be bothered to read a manual.

> >> It defenitely needs to be added to the manual.
> >> I agree that it doesn't stick out, but if someone was looking they
> >> may well find it
> >
> > No, they really won't. Throughout the entire program there isn't a
> > single local menu. Right-click anywhere and nothing happens. No menu
> > and no reaction, so presuming the user will suddenly try it on the
> > statistics is not a good idea IMO.

> I don't like the idea that we can't add a right-click menu becuase none
> exist elsewhere.  They can be useful and in this case it's a better

I agree with this. Imho with time we should add right click menus to other 
places as well so it will become consistent.

> solution.  Althougth more common on ms windows right click context menus
> have become more popular on other platforms in recent years.
>
> I could add a tooltip as a hint to the user, "right-click to copy
> statistics", this might help?

I'm not sure. It could be annoying because it would hide the text I want to 
read if I have the mouse over the statistics.

Regards,

        Holger