menu-items

Should menu items always be enabled? And how do you tell the user?

So one of the things that has been talked about a few times on the podcast is whether menu items should always be enabled to prevent "WHY ISN'T THIS AVAILABLE!" frustration for the end user. This strikes me as a good idea, but then there's the issue of communicating the lack of availability (and the reason why) to the user. Is there any...

best way to generate and highlight menu items on server (asp.net)

I have an ascx component, that holds two-level menu, because there are several user types, and the menu needs to be computed on server. Anyways - I'm also doing the highlighting of current menu item on server (adding a selected class/css to an item). Highlighting with javascript is not good option, because there is content in datagrids...

MDI Parent Menu and Child Menu

I am using VB.Net on Winforms Development developing an MDI application. In my Parent form, I have a menu strip. In my child forms, I also have a menu strip attached to each form, which invokes a different set of command when accessed. Is it possible then that in an MDI form, the child form which is currently active be the menu that w...

disable "Rename" menuitem in eclipse

I have defined my own project nature . I need to disable right-click->"Rename..." and Refactor->"Rename..." menuitems for projects which are associated with "MyProjectNature". Any clues as to how it can be achieved in eclipse plugins ? ...