What is the reason that we must choose and not have both
local and global actions? Is it to simplify the UI?
I am considering the idea of eliminating one of them in order to
simplify the interface. It seems to be far too complex now.
Then I repeat: "Getting rid of the buttons would simplify the buffer; but
getting rid of some of the State menu items would not appreciably simplify
the UI."
The advantage of the buttons is being able to act on multiple options at
once. Acting on multiple options is perhaps for "experts" only, however.
The disadvantage of the buttons is that their behavior can be complex and
error-prone, as Luc described well.
In sum, if you want to simplify the UI and make it easier and less
error-prone for novices (in particular), then keep the single-option menus
and get rid of the buttons.
If you do get rid of the buttons, will you also get rid of the equivalent
menu-bar menu items? If not, then no functionality will be lost. And all
discussions of the button problems (complexity, expert-only? etc.) can be
ported to the menu-bar menu. ;-)
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