zben@umcp-cs.UUCP (09/04/83)
First, a quick question on terminology. What distinguishes a 'pop-up' menu from any other type? Is it one you have to ask for with a ? mark? My perspective is one of an experienced (>12 years on Univac 1100 systems) systems programmer trying to deal with VM/CMS (an IBM OS) and two flavors of Unix on two different machines (BSD Vax and Vanilla on a small PDP11). If I didn't have the menus that are available with ? I would be dead! I held my nose and put online help (of the HELP <command> variety) into several of the programs I maintain on the Univac and to my chagrin find myself using it instead of trying to find the latest copy of the manual in my archaeologically-organized office. I vote for menus that are not obtrusive (if that is possible). Ben Cranston (..UMCP-CS!ZBEN or ZBEN@UMD2.ARPA)