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From: igor@9lab.org
To: 9front@9front.org
Subject: Re: [9front] dangerous Exit menu item in sub-rio
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2022 17:52:29 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <629C899644486EAE2F3FB802D33921EC@9lab.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <59E49EBC-5853-4BBD-A67D-EB772CE0ECAE@stanleylieber.com>

Quoth Stanley Lieber <sl@stanleylieber.com>:
> what if the gray background is completely covered up?

Maybe I am doing something wrong but if the gray background
is completely covered I can not even bring the rio menu
that allows me to say `New`, `Delete`, etc.

Even if there is a way to bring up the menu when the
grey is covered up, isn't this similar to the case where
the window you want to `Delete` is hidden?

In that case you would bring the window to the front,
select `Delete`, and then select the window you just
brought to the front for deletion.

When the sub-rio you want to `Delete` isn't visible
because it is covered up, you need to make it visible,
select `Delete`, and then select the gray of the sub
rio.

That being said, I think there is agreement that the
process of Exit from a sub-rio should be a two step
process. Either select Exit and Confirm, or use the
semantics with `Delete` where the second step is selecting
the gray from the sub-rio as the target of the `Delete,
obviating the need for an additional menu entry.

My personal taste is for `Delete`, but the other options
is just as workable, no complaints.


> 
> maybe exit could imitate delete and just require a second click (but this time, click anywhere and the current rio dies). we don’t have to call it a confirmation, we can pretend we’re a hunter targeting our prey. we could even borrow the skull and crossbones icon from mothra. maybe this would disturb the cognitive load just enough to be effective?
> 
> sl
> 
> 
> > On Aug 18, 2022, at 9:51 AM, ori@eigenstate.org wrote:
> > 
> > Quoth igor@9lab.org:
> >> 
> >> Why does `Delete` not apply to a sub-rio, i.e., why does selecting
> >> `Delete` and then clicking on the gray background of sub-rio not close
> >> the sub-rio?  That way it would remain a two-step process and there
> >> is no need to add another menu option.
> > 
> > I think I like that.
> > 
> > 
> 


  reply	other threads:[~2022-08-18 15:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-08-18  5:34 Xiao-Yong Jin
2022-08-18  5:44 ` B. Atticus Grobe
2022-08-18  5:50 ` qwx
2022-08-18  9:17   ` Steve Simon
2022-08-18 10:48     ` Jacob Moody
2022-08-18 11:46       ` Jacob Moody
2022-08-18 11:56         ` qwx
2022-08-18 13:46       ` igor
2022-08-18 13:51         ` ori
2022-08-18 13:59           ` Stanley Lieber
2022-08-18 15:52             ` igor [this message]
2022-08-18 22:33               ` Stuart Morrow
2022-08-18 15:59             ` Jacob Moody
2022-08-18 16:18               ` Stanley Lieber
2022-08-18 16:22               ` Kurt H Maier
2022-08-18 16:57                 ` Frank D. Engel, Jr.
2022-08-18 17:02                   ` Stanley Lieber
2022-08-18 21:53                 ` the lemons
2022-08-18 16:43               ` kvik
2022-08-18 22:30               ` Stuart Morrow
2022-08-18 15:16         ` qwx
2022-08-26  6:48         ` mkf9

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