This one time, at band camp, Mike Hommey said: > On Sun, Jan 21, 2007 at 02:30:46AM -0800, Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 17, 2007 at 11:45:32AM +0000, Sebastian Heinlein wrote: > > > You have also to take a look how efficient a way is. Finding a > > > menu entry in a long list is quite ineffcient (Fitts' law). > > > > It's infinitely easier to find an item in a long menu than it is to > > find the same item in a short menu that doesn't include the item in > > question. > > It's easier to find an item in a short menu than in a long menu that > is cluttered by useless stuff.
This could quickly get recursive. Let me save you the trouble: while true; do echo "kool-aid drinker: it's easier to find an item in a short menu" | \ mail -s "Re: Bugs in default GNOME etch?" [EMAIL PROTECTED] echo "everyone else: it's impossible to find an item that isn't there" | \ mail -s "Re: Bugs in default GNOME etch?" [EMAIL PROTECTED] done Thanks, -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ,''`. Stephen Gran | | : :' : [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | `. `' Debian user, admin, and developer | | `- http://www.debian.org | -----------------------------------------------------------------
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