Where are my sub-menus?

[Richard Gaskin]

Jon wrote:
> "What application and which of its menu items do this?"
> 
> Well, the OS, for one.  The feature is called Personalized Menus.  The 
> doc says "Personalized Menus keeps the Programs menu clean by hiding 
> items you haven't used recently, while still keeping other programs 
> easily accessible.  You can gain access to hidden programs by clicking 
> the down arrow at the bottom of the Programs menu".  Similar "features" 
> are provided with other MS products, like Office.
> 
> Yetch.  Bletch.  Yuck. Good for  casual users, but death to anyone with 
> decent reflexes and physical memory.

Ah, I see.  It's not like this is happening with normal application 
menus; the Start menu is a special case.

I can see arguments both ways.  It would be good to read the research 
behind the decision, but alas no major OS vendor publishes their HI 
research anymore (it's a different world than when Tog worked at Apple).

My opinion: all OS features must be presumed to be driven by marketing, 
CEO whim, or other counter-productive source until the vendor publishes 
the rationale behind the decision.  With the "why", the "what" must 
remain suspect.

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