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Re: Changes in the menu bar
From: |
Sam Steingold |
Subject: |
Re: Changes in the menu bar |
Date: |
25 Nov 2001 19:37:06 -0500 |
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Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.1.50 |
> * In message <address@hidden>
> * On the subject of "Re: Changes in the menu bar"
> * Sent on Sun, 25 Nov 2001 20:38:38 +0200
> * Honorable "Eli Zaretskii" <address@hidden> writes:
>
> > From: Sam Steingold <address@hidden>
> > Date: 25 Nov 2001 12:52:37 -0500
> >
> > IMO, "apropos" and "describe" are _very_ different paradigms, and
> > mixing them is wrong. I thought they were put together accidentally.
> > All I did was separate the "apropos" items from the "describe" items.
>
> You also added a couple of items that were not there.
you are quite observant :-)
> - Is it possible to find a more self-explanatory name than
> "Apropos", for the top-level menu item leading to this submenu?
"find feature"?
> I'm afraid "Apropos" won't ring a bell with many newbies, and we
> want them to use these features a lot.
I don't think of "Apropos" as a "newbie" feature.
(as opposed to "Describe")
> - The item "Apropos symbol" should IMHO be renamed to something
> more clear. ``Symbol'' is not something new users would grasp.
"symbol" is only one (out of 5) options, and by the time the user will
get there, he will likely know the ropes.
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- Changes in the menu bar, Eli Zaretskii, 2001/11/25
- Re: Changes in the menu bar, Sam Steingold, 2001/11/25
- Re: Changes in the menu bar, Kai Großjohann, 2001/11/26
- Re: Changes in the menu bar, Eli Zaretskii, 2001/11/26
- Re: Changes in the menu bar, Miles Bader, 2001/11/26
- Re: Changes in the menu bar, Eli Zaretskii, 2001/11/26
- Re: Changes in the menu bar, Miles Bader, 2001/11/26
- Re: Changes in the menu bar, Eli Zaretskii, 2001/11/26
- Re: Changes in the menu bar, Miles Bader, 2001/11/26