Re: some thoughts on the menu framework

>
> On Thu, 2005-02-24 at 07:51 +0000, Tomas Frydrych wrote:
>> a) Each platform would have a menu layout that could be tweaked
>> independently of the others,
>>
>> b) It would make it easy to add/remove/change things without having to
>> recompile,
>>
>> c) It would make it possible to tweak the menu layout at the user end.
>> For example, it would make it possible for a user who uses AW on two
>> different platforms to make AW use the same menu layout on both, or for
>> a sysadmin to remove certain menu items.
>
> For me this reason is good enough to move the menu layout definition
> (why not toolbars, too?) to XML file.
>

The toolbars are already stored in our preference file if someone modifies
their toolbar layout.

This was implemented in AbiWord-1.0 but no one used it much. The code is
still in place.

Cheers

Martin

>> The only real drawback I can see is if a particular distribution decides
>> to ship with its onw menu layout -- it would complicate bug reporting
>> and user support.
>
> I don't see this as a problem.
>
> Modify the bug reporting form in the bugzilla to ask the bug reporter to
> attach all the following:
> 1. Document demonstrating the problem.
> 2. The ~/.AbiSuite/AbiWord.Profile used by him (equivalent names in
> non-Unix/Linux platforms).
> 3. The menu definition XML file being used.
> 4. Screenshot demonstrating the problem (if relevant).
>
> Also, ask people to check if the problem appears with standard
> ~/.AbiSuite/AbiWord.Profile and menu definition XML files, and report
> whether this is the case.
> --- Omer
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Received on Thu Feb 24 12:29:40 2005