> [4] Our document settings are file-specific parameters, saved with the
> document, so it is IMO very similar to the Page Setup-item in the HIG:
> Page Setup... . Opens a dialog for specifying printing parameters such
> as paper size and printing orientation. These parameters are saved
with
> the document.
Good to see that two people have stand up already...
IMHO
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Maybe, it is a HIG interpretation thing, but I'm seriously doubting that
the HIG says that content-related stuff like the "Document settings..."
must be in the File menu. Things like page setup do not influence the
content of the document in any way, besides how it is printed.
This also holds for the Statistics item, it is really not just a file
statistic. It is something that is used while generating content,
something that influences whether I can add another sentence to the
abstract or not. It also counts words in a selection. So, it is not
really a file statistic.
In conclusion, the interpretation of the argument that it is
file-specific and that it is saved with the document might be
reconsidered, because I feel that this only holds for file-specific
options that do not influence the content in any way.
Last, I agree that it is a good approach to look at independent,
well-thought HIGs, but don't forget the other constrictions that were
raised in the discussion last days. For example, LyX users are used to
having a Document->Settings... Item. They will be disturbed if they have
to look for one of the most important menu items.
I dreamt last night of a Document menu with the grouped tools (They
really must be next to each other, otherwise I will be looking for them
over and over again).
DOCUMENT MENU:
- Spellchecker, that checks my document for spelling errors,
- Thesaurus, just because it is next to the Spellchecker,
- Statistics, counting words in my document or in specific parts of my
document,
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- Branching, all options in the document->settings dialog are stored in
the document except branching information, that is filtered out by LyX
itself, so it deserves an item on its own.
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- Settings..., one of the most important menu items IMO, which users
will find when it's in the Document menu, .. Oh and it does of course
say something about the document.
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Please consider this,
Vincent
