Re: Gnome 3.0 - menus

[Joao Marques <grilo netcabo pt>]

Disclaimer: I'm just a simple GNOME user, with no kind of expertise in
any field relevant to this discussion. English is not my native
language, so forgive any spelling/gramatical errors.

Has anyone considered getting rid of the menu bar altogether? This may
sound a bit radical, but I think it's worth mentioning.

I know some applications, which make extensive use of the menu bar (like
Evolution), could have some trouble adapting their current UI to
something simpler, but think about it. When the application has a
properly designed toolbar, I use only the menu bar to click on
preferences.

My memory may be failing, but I think Longhorn makes something out of
that, with a small widget within the toolbar giving access to the menu
bar.

On a side note, shouldn't this discussion take place on the usability
mailing list?