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Subject:Re: Speed menu vs shortcut menu From:Aimee Hall <aimee -at- aimeehall -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 18 Feb 2004 09:28:00 -0600
This may work for Windows applications, but my Macintosh mouse has only one
button. I "Control-click" on things. Others might not use a mouse at all.
-Aimee
>
> We've been calling this a "right-click menu," which to my mind, seems
> user-friendly, as it explains what to do to open the menu. These items are
> no more speedy or shortcutty than just selecting from the menu bar or
> clicking a toolbar button, so "right-click" seems a good choice.
> However, it may be that no one else does this.
>
> Ola
>
> SunGard Energy Systems
> Houston location
>
