Idea about extended menus

[Edscott Wilson García]

On Vie 29 Mar 2002 02:02, Peeter Vois wrote:

Although I agree with Dmitry in that few items of the panel are regularly used 
day-to-day, and the DnD would be quite difficult. But Peeter is right in 
saying that submenus need not be used when not wanted.  One big plus of 
putting in a submenu option would be the posibility of transporting the 
"kde-menu" and "gnome-menu" so that they can all fit into the panel. Why 
would this be good? Because the "kde-menu" and "gnome-menu" are run by the 
xfwm, which means you can only have one instance of them. The xfce-panel 
allows you to have multiple instances running on different machines but 
managed by the same windowmanager.

Edscott

> Hi,
>
> > I'm not Joe, but I don't like this idea. :)
> >
> :)
> :
> >I mean there is nothing
> > really bad with this, but it will affect the usability. Just look: right
> > now, you can reach _any_ item, available on the XFCE panel with
> > (maximum) two clicks. So it's either "click" or "click, move mouse, and
> > click". But with the sub-menus that would be "click, move mouse, click,
> > move mouse, click"(and so on for sub-sub...-sun-menus).
>
> Thats rhight but if one would not need this no need to use.
>
> > Or another example, do you remember, that you can drag&drop files on the
> > panel? Dragging and dropping files to the sub-menus (and even
> > sub-sub-menus)  will be to cumbersome. That would be "click, move mouse,
> > click, then drag&drop" instead of "drag&drop" or "click and drag&drop".
>
> This is fallback for those who needs sub menus. I do not know right now
> how much the code size will raise.
>
> > Besides, how many applications do you use, so you can't put all icons
> > into the "regular" panel?
>
> Thats right I already have size problems, not because there is no space
> but I have the app context problems. I have 800x600 screen and 11 popups
> and 85 apps total in submenus. Some menus are already full, so can't add
> apps anymore, and others are out of context. And there are many things
> that should go into ... . That's sure that I can reduce the popup menu
> icon size from middle to small but it is much easier to find app using
> middle sized icons.
>
> > where you supposed to have icons for all available application, it's the
> > place where you keep the icons for you favorite (frequently used)
> > applications.
>
> Thats right but another statements:
> 1) I hate to search particular executable with xterm if I rarely use them.
> I prefer the commonly used apps to run from terminal and to hold in menus
> the rarely used app if there is no space.
> 2) For dumb user: If it is not in menu it does not exist at all. It is
> too much to ask from my darling that she would know all the useful junk I
> have in my computer.
>
> Hehh, we can talk long and long more about the two opinions but I just
> gave an idea and it is not needed that somebody builds it into the XFCE.
> If I'll find the time I can do it for myself and if someone will like it
> then to share it ... and If I'll think it is junk then to trash it ...
>
> P.S! Thanks for opinion and all opinions are welcome :)
>
> Best Reagrds ...
>
>       Peeter Vois
> http://my.tele2.ee/vois
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