Am Montag 13 Dezember 2010, 23:42:37 schrieb Dan Meltzer:
If common actions were all handled in this way, then it might
actually lead to more consistancy, and ease of access.
I don't know.. how do I know whether I need to look for a large toolbar button
at the top or for a regular menu entry below?
Who decides *what is a common action*? (For instance, I usually remove
cut/copy/paste from toolbars, since they waste space - come on, who uses the
mouse for those actions??)
Actions are
not particuallarly consistant across applications,
It depends, in particular the cut/copy/paste set is typically found in
(roughly) the same space, in the Edit menu. That's a matter of UI style
guide and I don't think we suffer from this w.r.t. those common actions.
(Please give concrete examples if you disagree.)
and so it becomes
necessary to read the entire list to find the item you are looking
for.
..yet I find it easier to read through one long list than to
a) first, read the toolbar items at the top, and then
b) read the list below, which is in a totally different formatting.
I think that's my main problem with M$'s ribbons: I feel it takes me more time
to locate actions which I know to be there (somewhere).
If cut/copy/paste were always found as icons at the top of the
menu in applications that support them, it would probably lead to
accessing them quicker.
But only if the set of icons does not change from app to app, no?
Then, what's the difference compared with a predefined section in the edit
menu (possibly requiring the actions to be at the top)?
Just my critical 2 cents,
Hans
