Close menu item seems to violate Gnome HIG
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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software-center (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Low
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Matthew Paul Thomas |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: software-store
In the specification for the software store is the following:
"“Close” should, by default, exit the Software Store without prompting. "
It also says that CTRL+W should trigger this item (and thus quit the application).
However, the Gnome HIG says:
Quit Ctrl-Q Closes the application.
Close Ctrl-W Closes the current document.
It seems that to stay consistent with other applications, "Close" in the file menu should become "Quit".
More information here: http://
(I mentioned this in the thread on Ubuntu forums, but thought it best to post as a bug so it doesn't get lost)
Changed in software-store (Ubuntu): | |
assignee: | nobody → Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) |
Thanks for the suggestion. However, the Ubuntu Software Store has no need to require users to know whether it is "running" or not. So it does not have a "Quit" item, and the HIG's guideline about where to put the Quit item therefore does not apply.
It is possible that in future, the Store will let you open multiple windows if you really want to. In that case, "Close" will close the current window but there still will not be a "Quit" item, just as there isn't in Epiphany for example.
By the way, when citing the Gnome interface guidelines in future, be sure to use the latest version. The version you cited is from 2002.