Hi everyone, On 24 February 2011 13:27, Michael Scherer <m...@zarb.org> wrote: > This is not the number of click, but the fact that it take a longer time > to scan the whole menu. Like reading a article with and without carriage > return. The number of word to read are the same, but it is easier with > carriage return, because this doesn't require any form of coordination > ( ie, this is not on the same cognitive level ). > > I am not sure if I am clear enough, but on the other hand, I fear that > explaining the whole topic would requires much more time, and time have > showed that people hate when I explain them ergonomics ( as seen on > various rpmdrake bugs ).
Michael, your point about ergonomics is very true in principle, but there seems to be a missing link in its implementation. The two-tier system, with a 'More...' submenu is very sensible, _if_ that submenu contains the most rarely used entries. IIRC, a bunch of proprietary applications do this with self-masking menu entries. In our case (mdv/mga), there is no mechanism to ensure this, as far as I know. That would be a major step forward. Best, Jérôme