[haiku-development] Re: Should these be implemented?
- From: "Ingo Weinhold" <ingo_weinhold@xxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:37:31 +0200
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> Datum: Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:22:09 +0200
> Von: Stephan Assmus <superstippi@xxxxxx>
> On 2009-07-13 at 18:01:30 [+0200], Alexandre Deckner <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > Axel Dörfler wrote:
> > > Same here; now that I often use Linux, I still have to search for
> > > "Properties" over and over, and I'm always annoyed it's so far away
> > > from my current pointer position.
> >
> > Hmm, not sure i get you... anyway there was actually a reasoning: I
> > rarely find mouse distance to be a problem (within reasonable bounds).
> On
> > the other hand, i tend to loose time when trying to find an item
> > visually, and i find that the first and the last items are the quickest
> > to find. When i know that an item is at the bottom, i read from bottom
> to
> > top, and thus, the last is just as quick to reach as the first.
> > Weird eh..
>
> I completely agree with that reasoning, btw. Especially the part that
> moving the mouse eats much less time than finding the item with your eyes
> first. And it's indeed most often an issue for me when I look for "Get
> Info".
Not that it helps finding the menu item, but IMHO "Get Info" should be renamed
to "Properties" (the most fitting name so far), the missing ellipsis be added,
and the functionality of the "FileType" add-on be moved there too.
CU, Ingo
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