Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.8 $; site convexs Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!convexs!allison From: allison@convexs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Re: Time for SubMenus Message-ID: <27000009@convexs> Date: Thu, 3-Oct-85 10:33:00 EDT Article-I.D.: convexs.27000009 Posted: Thu Oct 3 10:33:00 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 5-Oct-85 06:30:18 EDT References: <256@ssc-vax.UUCP> Lines: 23 Nf-ID: #R:ssc-vax.UUCP:-25600:convexs:27000009:000:1338 Nf-From: convexs.UUCP!allison Oct 3 09:33:00 1985 > This is an open call to Apple INC for a possible enhancement to the Mac via > the new ROMs. > I've been examining the Amiga, which in general has a poorer user interface, > but one of it's features caught my eye. SubMenus. > The submenu is an optional menu placed at the side of an item on an already > open menu. From there, the user can select more detailed information con- > cerning the main item. For example, the desired fontsize of a selected font. > It's neat. > keith I don't know about this! First of all, you can always do like Microsoft Word if you want sub-menus. However, I think that is one of the main weaknesses of Word - two selections are required just to change a font! Back to the example at hand, what if the user wanted to change the fontsize without changing the font? Are you still going to require him to select the (same) font? Or are you going to have another menu, for font sizes, in this case? Sounds like this idea is a waste of ROM space. There probably are cases where the submenu idea is valid, but I doubt if that is the general rule. Brian Allison {allegra, ihnp4, uiucdcs, ctvax}!convex!allison Convex Computer Corp. - OR - Richardson, TX {allegra, ihnp4, uiucdcs, ctvax}!convex!convexs!allison