Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:
> The "new" 
> start menu, that puts the programs you use all the time near the top, 

  A "recently used programs" list in some start menu is not the same
thing as an adaptive menu, where elements which should be fixed aren't.
A "recently used program" list is more akin go a "recent documents"
sub-menu, which is just fine.

> and the 2003-era Word menus, where they only show you options you've 
> used but reveal everything if you hover for a bit, both seem to work 
> nicely and without much confusion, once you figure out what's going on.

  The problem is that I don't want to "hover for a bit" or make an extra
click to show the full menu. If I have used a menu a lot, I remember from
heart where those most used menu elements are, and selecting is usually
a question of click+drag+release. A menu which changes contents and doesn't
even show all the options and where the options I use change locations
completely defies this and is one of the most annoying things ever.

  Do you know what I hate in Firefox? The damned changing context menu!
It drives me crazy. Whether or not the first element is "back" depends
on where you click! It's annoying as hell.

> And I still miss the Smalltalk technique of bringing up the pop-up menu 
> such that the previous thing you selected is selected again for you. :-)

  That could also become annoying if you are accustomed to click + drag a
certain amount + release, to select an option you use a lot.

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                                                          - Warp

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