[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: NSMenu* and NSPopuUp* issues
From: |
Serg Stoyan |
Subject: |
Re: NSMenu* and NSPopuUp* issues |
Date: |
Sun, 23 Mar 2003 19:36:04 +0200 |
Hello Alexander,
> Serg Stoyan wrote:
> [snip]
> > So, finally, we have to decide: Do we need horizontal menus in GNUstep
> > library or not? There is 2 ways:
> >
> > 1. We decide to leave horizontal menus -- I'll finish implementation.
> > 2. We decide to remove -- I'll remove horizontal menus code.
>
> IMO, the code for horizontal menus should be removed. -gui should only
> provide one menu style, and following the NeXT gui, it should be
> vertical menus.
>
> There needs to be _one_ standard menu style that application developers
> can design for; what is a good choice of and layout of menu items in a
> vertical menu is very awkward in a horizontal menu. Having more than one
> in -gui will, at best, result in one being the de facto standard and all
> the others not really being supported, though it's more likely that
> we'll just end up with a big mess.
>
> If some want to use a theme bundle that provides horizontal menus,
> that's ok, but this is not a standard or supported case, and it's not
> what apps are designed for, so they will lose consistency.
I agree with you. Thanks. I'll remove it.
--
Serg Stoyan
- Re: NSMenu* and NSPopuUp* issues, (continued)
- Re: NSMenu* and NSPopuUp* issues, Alexander Malmberg, 2003/03/23
- Re: NSMenu* and NSPopuUp* issues, Serg Stoyan, 2003/03/23
- Re: NSMenu* and NSPopuUp* issues, Tim Harrison, 2003/03/23
- Re: NSMenu* and NSPopuUp* issues, Chris Hanson, 2003/03/27
- Re: NSMenu* and NSPopuUp* issues, Philippe C . D . Robert, 2003/03/27
- Re: NSMenu* and NSPopuUp* issues, Alexander Malmberg, 2003/03/23
- Re: NSMenu* and NSPopuUp* issues, Serg Stoyan, 2003/03/23
Re: NSMenu* and NSPopuUp* issues, Alexander Malmberg, 2003/03/22
Re: NSMenu* and NSPopuUp* issues, Lars Sonchocky-Helldorf, 2003/03/24
Fwd: NSMenu* and NSPopuUp* issues, Chris Beaham, 2003/03/27
Fwd: NSMenu* and NSPopuUp* issues, SW Developmment, 2003/03/27