Menu Items Capitalization Title Cases vs Sentace Cases
I’ve come across varied examples of menu items using title cases for capitalizing words and others use sentence cases for menu items
For example, macOS mainly uses title cases for menu entries across applications.
But Google in their web a…
Context Menu Order of Common File Commands – Specifically Save and Close
Thoughts on the order of common file commands in a context menu?
Close
Save
Save and close
or
Save
Save and Close
Close
What is more commonly used in a Context Menu? Close or Save.
Adobe apps seem to put Close first.
Contextual menu vs. Right-click menu. Is the term "contextual menu" misused?
When we need to refer to a right-click menu, we typically call it a contextual menu.
But it seems the term "contextual menu" is misused.
The first problem
The first problem is that we get used to call any right-click menu a conte…
Global Settings Menu VS Context Settings Menu
I am working on a web app that offers a set of photo filters.
I want to offer as frictionless an experience as possible and minimize the number of clicks / actions required for the user to perform their desired tasks.
Let’s assume my web a…
Right Menus vs Main Menu Entries
Interested in any method or insight into the best way to determine what menu items are contained in a context menu compared to the main menu. Should both menus contain all the same entries depending on the object being used?
Or should the …
Are there disadvantages to intercepting click and hover events when menu is open?
When a menu (application menu or context menu) is open some applications intercept all clicks and mouse hover events, while others do not.
For example if you open a website on Chrome (on Ubuntu – I am not sure if the behaviour varies betwe…
Contextual meaning
Reading some articles about concepts, I found frequently the word contextual (contextual panel, subcontextual, contextual actions).
Maybe is a newbie’s question, but I don’t understand very well the meaning of this concept. Someone could h…
Alternative to contextual menu in a web application
TLDR: I’m currently using a contextual menu in a web app for a complex form, but it has limitations and I’m seeking alternatives
I have a very complex form which follows a non-fixed model. This means, the user can sometimes add new fields…