No Ellipsis After Delete

[PeterT]

I know this is a minor point, but shouldn't the "Delete" menu item in the Resource Browser have an ellipsis (dot-dot-dot) after it?

Since it does not immediately delete the resource, but opens a yes/no dialog with other choices offered, it really should display as "Delete...".

[Miguel Barrera]

The dialog after the delete is almost a programming requirement to make sure it was not selected by mistake. This is done on any software when you are deleting something or to confirm an action that may have drastic results and the user may not be aware he is changing the document.

When a menu item has the dots it means that you need to select some settings in a dialog before completing the command which is different from the scenario above.

[PeterT]

It is not really that different. In VW version 2011, in the dialog you have to choose the setting of whether or not to replace your deletion with a locus. And also, it is here that you can check a box to "Always replace Symbol Instances with loci".

In my experiences the ellipsis simply means you will be presented with an additional dialog box with additional choices, and the action will not take place until you respond to the dialog. Any menu command without ellipsis should execute immediately without any further choices.

In VW version 2009 it was just a confirmation dialog, but they have added a few things to the dialog now...