> From: "Lennart Borgman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 23:56:02 +0100 > Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org > > Most applications I use on w32 have a "View" top menu.
This was considered when the menu bar was restructured in preparation for Emacs 21.1. The conclusion, IIRC, was that View is generally inappropriate in a text editor, because it is not a program whose purpose is to show you something, in which case View selects what details you are being shown. > My gut also tells me it is unlikely that we will have a "View" top menu now. > However an "Appearance" sub menu with the same content will serve part of > the same purpose and will propably IMO feel logical for most users. If all Appearance does is be a parent for a few more-or-less unrelated options, then we'd be better off without it. When Emacs 21.1 was released, many users complained about the changed menu-bar structure, even though the new structure was generally better, certainly more standard-compliant, and had many useful additions. Still, they complained. There's a lesson to be learned here, IMHO: significant changes in the menu bar should only be done for a very good reason. _______________________________________________ Emacs-devel mailing list Emacs-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel