Re: Usability question for Wireshark 3.x

[Guy Harris <guy () alum mit edu>]

On Aug 27, 2019, at 1:14 PM, Roland Knall <rknall () gmail com> wrote:

> I have a short question. While refactoring the Apply/Prepare menu (due to quite a few issues with 
> enabling/disabling), I stumbled across the items "Copy as Filter", "Expand subtree", "Collapse subtree", and similar 
> items.
>
> I am wondering, if it makes sense to have those in the main menubar.

For what it's worth:

* The Apple UI guidelines say

        Always make contextual menu items available in the menu bar too. A contextual menu is hidden by default and a 
user might not know it exists, so it should never be the only way to access a command. In particular, avoid using a 
contextual menu as the only way to access an advanced feature.

  See

        https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/macos/menus/contextual-menus/

* The KDE UI guidelines say

        Don’t use context menus as the only way to access functionality. Every item in a context menu must be available 
via a method that is somehow visible by default–typically the app’s main menu bar, but also via toolbar buttons.

  See

        https://hig.kde.org/components/navigation/contextmenu.html

* The Windows UI guidelines don't discourage context menus; what they do say is:

        Do the following conditions apply:

                * Is there a small set of contextual commands and options that apply to the selected object or window 
region?

                * Are these menu items redundant?

                * Are the target users familiar with context menus?

        If so, consider providing context menus for the objects and window regions that need them.

   See

        https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/uxguide/cmd-menus
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