[haiku-development] Re: File Open/Save Dialog Edit menu
- From: David Rawson Couzelis <drcouzelis@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Haiku Development Mailing List <haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 00:58:18 -0400
Here is a view on the topic that I haven't heard expressed yet.
> Why? They do cut and paste files?
The "File" menu was not named because it's for "file" commands. The
menus are named with verbs that describe generally what the actions in
the menu are for.
So, for the "File", "Edit", and "View" menus:
The "View" menu contains actions for "viewing".
The "Edit" menu contains actions for "editing".
The "File" menu contains actions for "filing", as in "filing a document".
The "File -> Copy" command in the Haiku "Open File" dialog can do two
things: It can copy a file that can then be pasted into another Tracker
window, or it can copy a filename that can be pasted into a text
document (I just tried it out). Only one of these commands relates to
"Files", and neither of these commands relate to "Filing".
They do both relate to "Editing". You are either editing the contents of
the directory you are viewing, or editing the filename text.
Also, "Edit -> Copy" is REALLY REALLY standard. ;)
So anyway, as I mentioned, this is just another view on the topic that
nobody has brought up yet. Whatever the Haiku developers decide to do
with it, I'll still be using Haiku. :)
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