GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 154137
Fixed-width page: Reorder and rename context menu items.
Last modified: 2004-12-22 21:47:04 UTC
The mouse context menu which appears over the preview area of the second panel of the text importer for fixed-width data should be re-ordered and the word "Delete" should be avoided as being scary. The context menu current reads Delete and merge left Delete and merge right ---- Split ---- Widen Narrow Since the panel opens with the text a single column, the natural use order of this menu is to split columns first so the "split" entry should be at the top of the menu. The word 'split' might be improved if we could find a small phrase that indicates that the column in which the pointer is placed will be split and a new column will be added. The word 'Delete' is overly serious, indicating the possible loss of data. Since the user has not yet seen the column inclusion/exclusion panel, this word leads to thinking that data may not be imported or be lost. The idea of "merge" sufficiently conveys the action so these entries could be changed to "Merge with column on left/right" or some similr phrasing. If it doesn't increase the width of the context menu, the words 'widen' and 'narrow' could be followed by "column" for clarity. --adrian
The natural use for this dialog is to get rid of a column, however. Therefore I would say that the order is right. To create columns you really shouldn't be using this menu: a double click will do. (I wish we had some kind of indication of that, though.)
I would agree with Morten. SHould we close this request?
There is still the issue of wording.
How would the following be: Merge with column on left Merge with column on right ---- Split this column ---- Widen this column Narrow this column or: Merge this column to left Merge this column to right ---- Split this column ---- Widen this column Narrow this column
I like the 'Merge with' phrasing, and would propose 'Expand' and 'Shrink' in place of Widen and narrow.
Unless there are more comments I'll change the menu to: Merge with column on left Merge with column on right ---- Split this column ---- Expand this column Shrink this column beginning of next week.
fixed in cvs head