On 2012/04/01 12:02 (GMT-0700) Lew Wolfgang composed:
Does anyone remember Sun's desktop environment OpenWindows? It had a menu anchoring feature called a "pushpin".
<http://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19455-01/806-2901/6jc3a4lqi/index.html>
Click on the menu pushpin and it anchors it open until you un-push the pin. You could anchor a whole hierarchy of menus.
I've can't fathom why this dandy feature hasn't been picked up by other desktop environments! Does Sun have a copyright on it?
I think all the best menu paradigms must have been copyrighted or patented at least two decades ago. On the machine I'm typing this message from, running the "dead" IBM OS that refuses to die, menus don't close until a mouse click or keystroke occurs. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org