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Kenzington Fairlight

Surrogate

Join date: 9 Jun 2003

Posts: 139

02-01-2006 07:36

Anyone find that the pie menu system was much more usable/fast when it didn't close after every selection?

For a version or so, one could right click on their avatar and go to remove > clothing and then proceed (without the pie menu closing) to click each item they wished to remove. Now it is back to closing after each selection. It seems to me it's much faster to have to press right click > remove > clothing > shirt, pants, shoes than right click > remove > clothing > shirt, right click > remove > clothing > pants and finally right click > remove > clothing > shoes. Why go through those first steps three times instead of one?

Perhaps I missed some wide spread distaste or complaining about this *feature*, but it seemed really handy to me. And yes I realize this has been changed for quite some time now, but i'm just now bored and annoyed enough to say something.

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Grantly Hamilton

Registered User

Join date: 31 Mar 2004

Posts: 38

02-01-2006 12:53

I agree.

Spring Raine

Bite Me

Join date: 3 Jan 2005

Posts: 83

02-01-2006 13:20

yes I liked it so much better when I could remove more than 1 item before closing it..

Luciftias Neurocam

Ecosystem Design

Join date: 13 Oct 2005

Posts: 742

02-01-2006 14:57

Hmm...I didn't even notice that it had changed....

Argent Stonecutter

Emergency Mustelid

Join date: 20 Sep 2005

Posts: 20,263

02-01-2006 15:34

I agree.

I think the problem was that it didn't go away after you removed all your clothing, and instead of having it go "oh, it's an empty menu, maybe I should close it" they just closed it every time.

Ciri Olafson

Viking Biking

Join date: 1 Feb 2005

Posts: 208

02-10-2006 02:31

I agree, I preferred my pie menu to stay open, please bring it back.

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Pounce Teazle

Registered User

Join date: 22 Sep 2005

Posts: 116

02-10-2006 02:47

bounce!

Ushuaia Tokugawa

Nobody of Consequence

Join date: 22 Mar 2005

Posts: 268

02-10-2006 02:48

I too was suprised to see this in the 1.7 release notes as a bug fix:

From: someone

* Pie Menu disappears when detaching clothing

I agree, it's time to upgrade this bug to a feature!

Torley Linden

Enlightenment!

Join date: 15 Sep 2004

Posts: 16,530

02-10-2006 03:16

Looks like you guys like PIE!

So... out of sheer curiosity, anyone who prefers the current behavior more?

And anyone else who likes the "old way", please express here.

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Ciri Olafson

Viking Biking

Join date: 1 Feb 2005

Posts: 208

02-10-2006 03:18

Just to confirm, I like my pie the 'old way'. It stays when I take bits off.

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Argent Stonecutter

Emergency Mustelid

Join date: 20 Sep 2005

Posts: 20,263

02-10-2006 06:40

I vote for "the old way, but close when there's nothing left to display".

Persephone Milk

Very Persenickety!

Join date: 7 Oct 2004

Posts: 870

02-10-2006 10:47

I vote for no pie (yikes!). I just wanted to mention that I have always found the pie menu to be counter intuitive and arbitrarily limiting. Okay, so it's kind of cute. But beyond that, from a usablity standpoint, it's pure poo. A pie offers nothing of value over a standard cascading list-style menu. Instead, what it does is limit the number of concurrent menu selections, necessitating the goofy "More" selection. Also, a pie menu is hard to organize and/or sort for ease-of-use.

So, how about we just can the pie entirely?

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Argent Stonecutter

Emergency Mustelid

Join date: 20 Sep 2005

Posts: 20,263

02-10-2006 11:49

I like the pie menu, and I wish it was a standard part of every GUI toolkit. All too many GUI apps, when they implement a pie menu, make something garish and distracting. The SL one is just about right... it'd be nice if the size of the pie adjusted to the text rather than the other way around, but otherwise I have no major complaints.

Ushuaia Tokugawa

Nobody of Consequence

Join date: 22 Mar 2005

Posts: 268

02-10-2006 12:01

From: Persephone Milk

So, how about we just can the pie entirely?

Persephone Milk

Very Persenickety!

Join date: 7 Oct 2004

Posts: 870

02-10-2006 13:38

Mmmmm ... pie

But seriously, pie menus ... yucky.

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Kenzington Fairlight Surrogate Join date: 9 Jun 2003 Posts: 139	02-01-2006 07:36 Anyone find that the pie menu system was much more usable/fast when it didn't close after every selection? For a version or so, one could right click on their avatar and go to remove > clothing and then proceed (without the pie menu closing) to click each item they wished to remove. Now it is back to closing after each selection. It seems to me it's much faster to have to press right click > remove > clothing > shirt, pants, shoes than right click > remove > clothing > shirt, right click > remove > clothing > pants and finally right click > remove > clothing > shoes. Why go through those first steps three times instead of one? Perhaps I missed some wide spread distaste or complaining about this feature, but it seemed really handy to me. And yes I realize this has been changed for quite some time now, but i'm just now bored and annoyed enough to say something. _____________________
Grantly Hamilton Registered User Join date: 31 Mar 2004 Posts: 38	02-01-2006 12:53 I agree.
Spring Raine Bite Me Join date: 3 Jan 2005 Posts: 83	02-01-2006 13:20 yes I liked it so much better when I could remove more than 1 item before closing it..
Luciftias Neurocam Ecosystem Design Join date: 13 Oct 2005 Posts: 742	02-01-2006 14:57 Hmm...I didn't even notice that it had changed....
Argent Stonecutter Emergency Mustelid Join date: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 20,263	02-01-2006 15:34 I agree. I think the problem was that it didn't go away after you removed all your clothing, and instead of having it go "oh, it's an empty menu, maybe I should close it" they just closed it every time.
Ciri Olafson Viking Biking Join date: 1 Feb 2005 Posts: 208	02-10-2006 02:31 I agree, I preferred my pie menu to stay open, please bring it back. _____________________ Viking Biking on SL Exchange Viking Biking on SL Boutique Viking Biking @ Backstage
Pounce Teazle Registered User Join date: 22 Sep 2005 Posts: 116	02-10-2006 02:47 bounce!
Ushuaia Tokugawa Nobody of Consequence Join date: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 268	02-10-2006 02:48 I too was suprised to see this in the 1.7 release notes as a bug fix: From: someone * Pie Menu disappears when detaching clothing I agree, it's time to upgrade this bug to a feature!
Torley Linden Enlightenment! Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 16,530	02-10-2006 03:16 Looks like you guys like PIE! So... out of sheer curiosity, anyone who prefers the current behavior more? And anyone else who likes the "old way", please express here. _____________________
Ciri Olafson Viking Biking Join date: 1 Feb 2005 Posts: 208	02-10-2006 03:18 Just to confirm, I like my pie the 'old way'. It stays when I take bits off. _____________________ Viking Biking on SL Exchange Viking Biking on SL Boutique Viking Biking @ Backstage
Argent Stonecutter Emergency Mustelid Join date: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 20,263	02-10-2006 06:40 I vote for "the old way, but close when there's nothing left to display".
Persephone Milk Very Persenickety! Join date: 7 Oct 2004 Posts: 870	02-10-2006 10:47 I vote for no pie (yikes!). I just wanted to mention that I have always found the pie menu to be counter intuitive and arbitrarily limiting. Okay, so it's kind of cute. But beyond that, from a usablity standpoint, it's pure poo. A pie offers nothing of value over a standard cascading list-style menu. Instead, what it does is limit the number of concurrent menu selections, necessitating the goofy "More" selection. Also, a pie menu is hard to organize and/or sort for ease-of-use. So, how about we just can the pie entirely? _____________________ ~ Persephone Milk ~ Please visit my stores on Persenickety Isle Musical Alchemy - Pianos, harps and other musical intruments. Persenickety! - Ladies Eyewear, Jewelry and Clothing Fashions
Argent Stonecutter Emergency Mustelid Join date: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 20,263	02-10-2006 11:49 I like the pie menu, and I wish it was a standard part of every GUI toolkit. All too many GUI apps, when they implement a pie menu, make something garish and distracting. The SL one is just about right... it'd be nice if the size of the pie adjusted to the text rather than the other way around, but otherwise I have no major complaints.
Ushuaia Tokugawa Nobody of Consequence Join date: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 268	02-10-2006 12:01 From: Persephone Milk So, how about we just can the pie entirely?
Persephone Milk Very Persenickety! Join date: 7 Oct 2004 Posts: 870	02-10-2006 13:38 Mmmmm ... pie But seriously, pie menus ... yucky. _____________________ ~ Persephone Milk ~ Please visit my stores on Persenickety Isle Musical Alchemy - Pianos, harps and other musical intruments. Persenickety! - Ladies Eyewear, Jewelry and Clothing Fashions