[openbeos] Re: Tracker/Deskbar Settings

Humdinger <humdingerb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Esp. the Deskbar settings are quite annoying, with their many 
> toggleable options that are 
> destined to be checkboxes. The "Configure Leaf Menu..." should of 
> course also be integrated 
> there on another tab.

Definitely.

> Speaking of which... IMO the "Leaf" menu is badly named. One day we 
> could decide to replace 
> the current leaf (which many think is a feather...) and then not only 
> a few strings in the 
> code have to be changed, but also the documentation all over the web 
> will become inaccurate.
> I think *Deskbar Menu* is more generic and therefore preferable.

Agreed, even though I don't anticipate a change of the leaf in the near 
future :-))

> Another thing is the usage of "Find..." in the menus and the term 
> Query (as in "Save 
> Query", "QueryTemplates" etc.) It would be best to keep one term. 
> Though I see, of course, 
> that ALT+F is easier associated with "Find"...

You want to find a file, and you can create a query to do so; even 
though it's different words, they also mean different things, and I 
would assume that, for a native speaker, this is a very clear relation 
(at least it's for me ;-)).

Bye,
   Axel.

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