Since my first application with menus à la Mac/Win I have wondered over the semi standard menus.
So first we have File, a noun. There is supposed to be things to manipulate Files there.
Then comes Edit, a verb. Is this where you look for ways to edit things?
View which often follows is both a noun and a verb which is good because then you can have lots of stuff in it. Which is bad because you can have lots of stuff in it.
After this there is usually a group of menus that are application specific so I have no opinion of them.
Ending the group of application specific menus is the menu Tools that really is a misspelled acronym for Things Out Of The Standard; or possibly Things That Go Nowhere Else.
The finale is Help that contains ways to get help. And the version number of the application.
Am I the only one who feels this as a bit illogical?
Shouldn't all top menus be nouns or am I missing something?
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Kopain
Simple editor with a tree navigator - 0.1
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Heroes, in alphabetical order
Tools
Agent Ransack
A good file searcher that is both simple to use and have regular expression for the more advanced user. It of course searches the folders that Micorosft's built-in avoids. Cost free.
Autohotkey
Global hotkeys. A simple scriptable solution to utilise the windows button. Start an application or simulate the keyboard with a simple keystroke. Open source.
DPack
A must-have tool for VSNet2003/5/8. The functionality I use the most is alt-M to list and easily search through methods in the active file and alt-U to open files without having to search for them in the project explorer. Free.
Keepass
This is a password storer. It is open source to make sure the encryption is valid. I use the older 1.x version since it has the same database as the Windows Mobile client. This makes it possible for me to always have my passwords at hand.
Keynote
A simple hierarichal text editor. Bring it up with a keystroke, jot down your notes, let it vanish. Open source.
c# code format
A gratis solution for CSSing source code for use in blogs like this.
Notepad2
An open source text editor. It is not the best but it replaces Notepad in a correct way and hence gets rid of the bugs in Notepad.
Pastebin
A free site for discussing code instead of pasting it back and forth in chat or email. Easier to try than to explain.
PDFCreator
I you want to create PDF documents but don't want to spend money on Adobe's bloated solution do use this open source PDF printer. It installs a printer and when printed to creates a PDF document on your hard disk. Works for any application that can print.
Spamgourmet
A free site for one time email addresses.
Winmerge
A nice diff tool. Compares files and directories. Much better than Windiff/Sourcesafe. Open source.
A good file searcher that is both simple to use and have regular expression for the more advanced user. It of course searches the folders that Micorosft's built-in avoids. Cost free.
Autohotkey
Global hotkeys. A simple scriptable solution to utilise the windows button. Start an application or simulate the keyboard with a simple keystroke. Open source.
DPack
A must-have tool for VSNet2003/5/8. The functionality I use the most is alt-M to list and easily search through methods in the active file and alt-U to open files without having to search for them in the project explorer. Free.
Keepass
This is a password storer. It is open source to make sure the encryption is valid. I use the older 1.x version since it has the same database as the Windows Mobile client. This makes it possible for me to always have my passwords at hand.
Keynote
A simple hierarichal text editor. Bring it up with a keystroke, jot down your notes, let it vanish. Open source.
c# code format
A gratis solution for CSSing source code for use in blogs like this.
Notepad2
An open source text editor. It is not the best but it replaces Notepad in a correct way and hence gets rid of the bugs in Notepad.
Pastebin
A free site for discussing code instead of pasting it back and forth in chat or email. Easier to try than to explain.
PDFCreator
I you want to create PDF documents but don't want to spend money on Adobe's bloated solution do use this open source PDF printer. It installs a printer and when printed to creates a PDF document on your hard disk. Works for any application that can print.
Spamgourmet
A free site for one time email addresses.
Winmerge
A nice diff tool. Compares files and directories. Much better than Windiff/Sourcesafe. Open source.
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2 comments:
I'm right there sharing your confusion on this.
hey! that's interesting... I've never thought of that before!
I long to find such a menu:
Helpings >> Ye old wishing well
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