Bug 127958

Summary:	view/build menus are confusing
Product:	[Applications] kile	Reporter:	Saurabh Asthana <faplap>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Jeroen Wijnhout <spam>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
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Description Saurabh Asthana 2006-05-24 18:38:06 UTC

Version:           1.8.1 (using KDE KDE 3.5.2)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages
OS:                Linux

There are several 'view' options within the Build menu, but they are somewhat scattered around - "View Log" is separated from "View DVI", etc. Also, there is a separate "View" menu, which contains the "View Editor" feature. This is by default accessed via CTRL-E, while the other "Views" are accessed via ALT-0, ALT-1, etc. This is all somewhat confusing and should be better organized, perhaps via moving the "Build/View" submenu into the main "View" menu and considering them as separate view modes, with a consistent set of default keyboard shortcuts. Then "Quick Build" can simply put you in DVI "view mode" by default. Finally, "View Log" should become "Show Log" or some such, so it's not confusingly perceived as part of the same set as the various document views.

Comment 1 Jeroen Wijnhout 2006-05-24 19:05:59 UTC

The view menu concerns with the appears of the application. The build menu is for compiling and showing LaTeX files and derivatives. Originally I wanted to call the build menu the "Tools" menu, however the Kate editor already defined a tools menu, which caused a bit of trouble.

The ViewDVI sometimes switches to a different mode and sometimes launches an external app, so it is not really a view mode.

However you do have a point that the menu texts are not intuitive.

best,
Jeroen