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Menu differences

Posted: 23 Sep 2018, 14:22
by temabu
The menu "TopBar Center" will use the Title for showing in the menu.  The Side Menus need Menu Label.  So I guess the TopBar Menu option is not correct?

Re: Menu differences

Posted: 24 Sep 2018, 04:01
by mjau-mjau
temabu wrote:The menu "TopBar Center" will use the Title for showing in the menu.  The Side Menus need Menu Label.  So I guess the TopBar Menu option is not correct?
Everything is correct when considered from a logical aspect. Allow me to explain:

Sidebar uses LABEL if the label is set. If label is not set, it will use folder name, which should be similar to a label. Sidebar menu does NOT use TITLE, because a title can and often should be 50-60 characters long. Menu items should be as short as possible. Example:
"Clearly, a text length of 50-60 characters is way too long for a menu item."

Topbar actually uses labels ALSO for plain vanilla dropdown menus. However, in your case, I saw you were using the "carousel" mega dropdown. These items are like small item-presentations in themselves, and therefore support longer text, eg. the full TITLE.

Essentially:
  • All menu items will first look if label is set.
  • If label is not set, X3 will create a label from the folder name.
  • The exception to the above, is child items in the CAROUSEL dropdown menu.

Re: Menu differences

Posted: 25 Sep 2018, 17:26
by temabu
Clear as mud...but understood :)