Re: [Usability]recent documents in panel
- From: James Willcox <jwillcox cs indiana edu>
- To: Nils Pedersen <n p sun com>
- Cc: usability gnome org
- Subject: Re: [Usability]recent documents in panel
- Date: 14 Sep 2002 16:40:47 -0500
On Sat, 2002-09-14 at 10:44, Nils Pedersen wrote:
> Hi James,
>
> Seems like there's at least 3 options
>
> 1) create a new top level menu
> 2) add it to one of the existing menus
> 3) do something special like the app switcher
>
> I think within the current design, it makes most sense (well for me
> anyway) that it is an "Action".
>
> Something like
>
> Open Recent >
> Run Program...
> Search for Files...
> Screenshot...
> ----------
> Lock Screen
> Log Out
>
> (at first I put Run Program at the top, I think it 'looks'
> better, but I also think Open Recent will be used much more)
>
> So Open Recent would be a cascading menu equivalent to your
> Documents menu. Now this goes slightly against the
> grain of what the HIG says...
>
Ok, I change the "Documents" menu to look like this, and I've also gone
ahead and implemented the "recent applictions" stuff. New screenshot:
http://snorp.coreyo.net/files/Screenshots/panel-recent-apps.png
Thanks,
James
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