Re: [rox-devel] remove items from File menu?

[Truls B. <be...@st...>]

On Fri, 25 Jun 2004, Anthony DiSante wrote:
>The top section of the File menu is user-configurable -- can the rest of
>this menu be the same way? There are 15 items on the menu now (not counting
>any user-added ones at the top), and 7 of those I have literally never used
>once. It would be really handy if users could configure this via a
>preferences file or something.

Well there's a big difference between the two kinds of menu entries. The top
section is what is known as 'Send To' - it's a collection of programs you
want to associate with the given file type. It's not normal for a program to
let the user remove items from its menus, and I don't see it as a necessary
feature in ROX either. Of course, if most people find it useful it should be
implemented.

I have a couple of questions about the Send To menus myself, however:

1) Why are some of the entries represented both at the top of the File menu
   and in the Send To menu? It can be argued that it's nice to have direct
   access to the entries that match the file type exactly (e.g. image/png),
   but isn't the chance that you want an action for the more general type
   (e.g. image) just as great? Wouldn't the Send To menu be sufficient?
   Especially since shift-clicking brings up this menu directly anyway.

2) Why isn't the Send To menu a regular submenu in the File menu? Currently
   the 'Send To...' entry hides the File menu and brings up the same menu as
   when you shift-click. IMO this is not only a weird way to have a menu pop
   up from another, it's also misleading because '...' normally means the
   action will show you a dialog window.

Cheers,
-truls