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mike




>===== Original Message From Jonathan LaCour <jal ns1 quickrecord com> =====
>A little while ago on a Gnome list, the concept of a MacOS style Menu
>Panel or Menu Applet was suggested, and a patch was submitted.  The patch
>was a bit of a hack, but supposedly worked at least partially.  The
>discussion was taken to gnome-hackers, and this list is now dead.
>
>I do not want this concept to die.  Currently, Gnome ships with a "Menu
>Panel".  This panel is novel, and somewhat useful, but serves no real
>purpose. I believe that changing this panel into a MacOS style menu
>swallowing bar would be very useful.  Current panels offer a very
>"windows-ish" feel, and allow for a transition into Gnome from Windows,
>but there is no MacOS transition tool.  I think that many people like the
>idea of a MacOS-like toolbar, and I would hate to see this great feature
>left out of a desktop that is supposed to be inviting to all users.
>
>KDE provides such a menu bar, and will surely gain many MacOS converts.
>For the longest time, I have been looking for a solution like this, and I
>would love to see a developer pick up the project!
>
>I would pick up this project, but I am currently busy with other ventures.
>I would hate to see this left out of an otherwise wonderful and complete
>desktop environment.
>
>Jonathan LaCour
>Developer
>VertiSoft, Corp.
>
>
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