Re: Menu layout changes

I feel this change really is a needed one.
Usually when I want to insert something, I directly go to the insert
menu and look for the object to be inserted.

So the proposed menu layout will obviously make the things easier, IMHO.

Regards,
Pradeeban.

On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 8:34 PM, Martin Sevior <msevior@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Actually I do exactly what Hub does even though I've using AbiWord for 10 years.
>
> First look under insert for insert->table (well I actually I normally
> use use the funky insert table icon)
>
> I don't often use format table but I can see hub's point too.
>
> Ryan it would be great to get usability tests.
>  We put it in under table coz that was what an old version of MS Word did.
>
> I don't know if it still does.
>
> Cheers
>
> Martin
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 10:28 PM, Ryan Pavlik<abiryan@ryand.net> wrote:
> >
> > Robert Staudinger wrote:
> >>
> >> On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 9:59 AM, Hubert Figuiere<hfiguiere@teaser.fr>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> Another thing that have been bugging me is the menu layout.
> >>>
> >>> Each time I want to insert a table I look in the Insert menu.
> >>> Each time I want to format the table, I look in the Format menu.
> >>>
> >>> Both fail.
> >>>
> >>> I'm proposing a slight reorganisation of the menu layout.
> >>>
> >>> Table>Insert>Table is moved to Insert>Table
> >>>
> >>> Table>Format Table is move to Format>Table (with a label change).
> >>>
> >>> The Table>Insert submenu now change state under different conditions:
> >>> only if in table, like the others.
> >>>
> >>> Also the insert menu is a bit messy so I re-shuffle things around. See
> >>> attached http://www.abisource.com/~hub/newlayout.png
> >>>
> >>> Any comment?
> >>
> >> I totally agree that insert table is really hidden from the user.
> >>
> >> On the other hand I think it would be better to group menu entries by
> >> object rather than by action (like "File", "Table" and the new
> >> "Collaborate").
> >>
> >> In my opinion this leads to more obvious lines of thoughts for the users,
> >> e.g.
> >> <<hmm, i need a table, let's look under "Table">> vs.
> >> <<i need a table, this is an insertion operation, surely it must be
> >> under "Insert">>
> >>
> >> Anyhow, just my $0.02,
> >> Rob
> >>
> >
> > I hardly count as a normal user, but I always look under Insert first when I
> > want to insert a table.  I'll ask some people for a quick usability test.
> >
> > What do other word processors do?  OO.o has a simple "Insert Table" under
> > the Insert menu in addition to having a full Table menu.  (No Format Table
> > in the Format menu, which FWIW isn't where I look - I do the table menu
> > right for that one.)
> >
> > --
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