From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: "Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com>
Cc: 1150@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#1150: 23.0.60; Ibuffer's menubar menu should be named Ibuffer, not View
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:00:37 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87lh3zgf62.fsf@gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <000001c92c8d$b7cb61a0$0200a8c0@us.oracle.com> (Drew Adams's message of "Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:12:33 -0700")
"Drew Adams" <drew.adams@oracle.com> writes:
> However, the `View' menu is still inappropriately named - it includes things
> that have nothing to do with viewing (`Diff with file', `Toggle Auto Mode',
> `Customize Ibuffer', `Filter', `Filter Groups'). It seems to be a catch-all - an
> `Ibuffer' menu for things that don't fit in `Operate' or `Mark'. And menu
> `Operate' includes some viewing menu items.
>
> I don't have a better name in mind than `View'. Instead, I'd suggest perhaps
> reorganizing the menus. The organization of the Dired menus is superior and
> might serve as a partial model.
Yes, the organisation doesn't seem ideal. I think the "diff" should go
to "Operate", at least. I don't mind the filter things in the "View"
menu -- they do alter what you're viewing...
Customize/toggle don't seem to belong in any of the existing menus.
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-10-12 16:54 bug#1150: 23.0.60; Ibuffer's menubar menu should be named Ibuffer, not View Drew Adams
2008-10-12 17:12 ` Drew Adams
2016-04-27 17:00 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2016-04-27 17:06 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2016-04-27 17:21 ` Drew Adams
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