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Re: auto-compression-mode in menu bar


From: Kevin Rodgers
Subject: Re: auto-compression-mode in menu bar
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 15:35:12 -0600
User-agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9 (X11/20041105)

Richard M. Stallman wrote:
>     Since auto-compression-mode is now on by default, isn't it right to
> remove the menu item "Automatic File De/compression" from the menu bar?
>
> You could be right.  Does anyone see a need for this to remain?

So if a global option is off by default, there is a menu item to turn it
on (and then off again, if desired).  But if a global option is on by
default, there is no menu item to turn it off (or back on again, if
desired).  Is that a good user interface design?

--
Kevin Rodgers





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