On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, Jim Knoble wrote:
> Circa 2001-Jul-25 11:22:57 -0400 dixit cthulhain:
>
> : why not just darken the gamma level of the pinned menu by x? surely that
> : wouldn't have any overhead.
>
> What if the menu is already black, or so dark that darkening it more
> has little or no visible effect? How is a darkening an indicator that
> a menu is torn off? Better to use something more obvious and
> self-consistent, like close buttons on the titlebar. Menus already
> have titlebars, which afford being dragged around like other windows;
> putting a close button there not only gives the indication that a
> pinned menu is closable, but also directly and obviously provides the
> means to do so.
I am unclear on where the marker would go, on the torn menu itself, or on
the menu a level up, showing it was torn. I see no reason to specially
label the torn menu itself or to put a close button on it. Labeling that
a menu has been torn off and is hence not accessible would be useful. No
need to add an extra texture, just use the same menu display option as
when something is disabled in the window menu. In addition, it might be
nice if one could unpin a menu by clicking on its currently nonfunctional
entry one level up in the menu system. That way, if a menu has been torn
off and one wants to access it, one doesnt need to locate the menu on the
screen. This also provides a way to remove menus which have strayed off
the screen by the method described a few weeks ago on this list.
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