removing the "Edit" menu + individual worker menus

ixfd64 · 2011-01-11, 01:27

On the Windows version of Prime95, the only way to copy the output of a worker window is to click the window and select the Edit > Copy Window option. This seems very clumsy in my opinion. Therefore, my suggestion is to remove the "Edit" menu completely. Instead, each worker window should have a context menu that can be accessed by right-clicking. The options are:

Copy window: does exactly what it says on the tin.

Start/Stop: allows the user to start or stop a worker window by right-clicking it.

Status: shows the assignments and expected completion dates for the individual worker window.

This should make worker window interaction a lot more streamlined.

Commaster · 2011-01-11, 23:02

Please, specify, what would this drop-down menu include in different Merge modes (including the undoc +32 modifier).

ixfd64 · 2011-09-07, 17:57

Sorry for necroposting, but here is a mockup of what the new interface could look like:

2011-01-11, 01:27	#1
ixfd64 Bemusing Prompter "Danny" Dec 2002 California 5×499 Posts	removing the "Edit" menu + individual worker menus On the Windows version of Prime95, the only way to copy the output of a worker window is to click the window and select the Edit > Copy Window option. This seems very clumsy in my opinion. Therefore, my suggestion is to remove the "Edit" menu completely. Instead, each worker window should have a context menu that can be accessed by right-clicking. The options are: Copy window: does exactly what it says on the tin. Start/Stop: allows the user to start or stop a worker window by right-clicking it. Status: shows the assignments and expected completion dates for the individual worker window. This should make worker window interaction a lot more streamlined. Last fiddled with by ixfd64 on 2021-01-23 at 21:38

2011-09-07, 17:57	#3
ixfd64 Bemusing Prompter "Danny" Dec 2002 California 9BF₁₆ Posts	Sorry for necroposting, but here is a mockup of what the new interface could look like: Attached Thumbnails Last fiddled with by ixfd64 on 2021-12-06 at 19:52

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2011-01-11, 23:02	#2
Commaster Jun 2010 Kiev, Ukraine 71₈ Posts	Please, specify, what would this drop-down menu include in different Merge modes (including the undoc +32 modifier).