Re: [PATCH] add location button context menu

[Jaap Haitsma <jaap haitsma org>]

Luca Ferretti wrote:
> Il giorno ven, 29/04/2005 alle 22.06 +0200, Christian Neumair ha
> scritto: 
>
> > This is the second version of a patch I've submitted about 2.5 months
> > ago to nautilus-list [1]. There were no direct followups, but I was now
> > asked to update the patch, though, so it looks like people are
> > interested in it.
> > The new version only has the Cut, Copy, Paste, Trash + Delete and
> > Properties items in the context menu, but - in contrast to the last
> > version - doesn't make nautilus spit out g_warnings. Also, I've added a
> > context menu to the navigation view "Location:" label.
> > Comments, suggestions?
>
>
> Well, while honeslty I could like this kink of "under mouse shortcuts"
> to those actions, I've to admit that will blame HIG suggestion about
> widgets usage.
>
> The location button yet breaks HIG requests: it a button, so it should
> perform an action when clickedm, instead it opens a popup menu. A
> solution could be replace the button with a drop down list, but HIG says
> that drop down lists should not start actions when an item is selected.
>
> Now you are asking to add a righ-clic popup menu... too much IMHO.
I guess you are right about the fact that it breaks the HIG. However 
also the window list in the gnome panel are buttons and you can perform 
action on the windows by right clicking on the button.

Jaap