Re: [evolution-patches] "..." shuffle in folder popup

[Christian Neumair <chris gnome-de org>]

Am Do, den 03.06.2004, 10:25 Uhr +0800 schrieb Not Zed:
> 
> i thought it was meant to be for any actions which popped up a new
> window?
> 
> the properties action can require user input, e.g. for indexing or
> offline syncing options.

The HIG states pretty clear on that [1]:
"Label the menu item with a trailing ellipsis (\"...\") only if the
command requires further input from the user before it can be performed.
Do not add an ellipsis to items that only present a confirmation dialog
(such as Delete), or that do not require further input (such as
Properties, Preferences or About)."
One of the few non-contradictionary parts of the HIG :>.

regs,
 CHris


[1]
http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/1.0/menus.html#menu-item-type-command


> On Wed, 2004-06-02 at 13:23 +0200, Christian Neumair wrote: 
> > Nitpicking: The attached patch shuffles the usage of "..." in the popup
> > menu. Actions that require that the user provides information have been
> > decorated by a "...", while I've removed "..." from the Property action,
> > which definitly does *not* require user input.
> > 
> > regs,
> >  Chris
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