Re: GIMP and Photoshop user interfaces (was: Re: Distros specifically designed for children)

On Tue, 3 Jun 2025 08:42:03 -0700, John Ames wrote:

To cite one convenient example, the designers clearly have no idea what
the point is of keyboard accelerators in menus & dialogs; they'll often
assign the same accelerator key to multiple controls on the same
window ...

I fired up GIMP 3 and had a quick look round at several dialogs. I simply
could not find any examples of what you’re talking about.

(I'd also cite, as another example, that they have no idea what the
point of context menus is, either - right-clicking in the document
window brings up a *whole entire copy* of the main-window menu tree
hanging off the mouse pointer, which is utterly bonkers from a usability
standpoint ...

It does still take advantage of Fitts’ Law though, doesn’t it. Is there
some other point to context menus?