[Freeciv-Dev] Re: [FreeCiv-Cvs] vas: This patch adds several UI fixes to the GTK+ 2....

[Benedict Adamson <badamson@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Vasco Alexandre Da Silva Costa wrote:
...
> Its against the GNOME HIG, its against a lot of guides I read. But... it
> is used elsewhere already (the worklists) and people cannot seem to find
> the menu where it was.
>
> In time we will see.
...

I've used it a bit more... and I still do not like it. Consider the 
Players panel. As usual, you must select the player, then select the 
action from the menu. But the player list starts from the top of the 
table, and for many games does not fill the rows of the table. Therefore 
between selection and action you must move the cursor far. This feels 
unatural.
I suggest that, if this arrangement is against numerous HIGs, players 
will not find the menu any more often, as it will not be in the 
conventional place.
Where is it in the worklists? Do you mean the Edit Worklists window, 
given by Government>Worklists? If so, I think the analogy is false, 
because that window has command buttons, not a menu bar.