Re: pluggable context menus ...

[Manuel Clos <llanero eresmas net>]

James Willcox wrote:

> On Sat, 2002-10-26 at 14:14, Manuel Clos wrote:
>
> >Jorn Baayen wrote:
> >
> >
> >>On Sat, 2002-10-26 at 15:37, Michael Meeks wrote:
> >>
> >>>	I think you do have a good point though - which is that that option
> >>>menu is just far too long; my feeling is we should think about
> >>>re-arranging it, and/or removing insensitive items [ restore original
> >
> >No, as Jorn already pointed, people (me too) expect the options to be
> >there, even if they are insensitive.
> >
> >Also, the HIG states that you don't hide insensitive entries.
>
>
> So you think we should always show every single action?  And only make
> the ones that apply to the selected file sensitive?  That could equate
> to an insanely long list of insensitive items.....

No, sorry. I mean that "paste" should be there even when it is 
insensitive. I already stated that less used entries, like the mime type 
ones, should not in the main menu.

My idea is to have a "mime type" entry just after "open with..." that 
has all these options. So the menu will always be there and will never 
get empty.

So, for "image" mime type you get:

open
open in new window <--- remove this one please ;)
open with...
image ----> open  <--- this one is bold because is the default action
                   print
                   rotate
                   resize
                   show notes


for an executable file:

program -----> exec    <--- bold
                        exec in debugger...


for archives:

archive ----->  open
                        unarchive here    <---- file roller does this 
with open with... right now..
                       unarchive to...       <---- file roller does 
this with open with... right now..
			....

And so on...

What do you think?

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Manuel Clos
llanero eresmas net

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