Re: Unity feature I'd like to see in Gnome-Shell

["Thanasis Georgiou" <sakisds gmx com>]

Why not have a setting for it? All users happy, no compromises done.


On Tue, 03 May 2011 11:10:50 +0300, Allan E. Registos  
<allan registos smpc steniel com ph> wrote:

> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 5:30 AM, John Stowers
> <john stowers lists gmail com> wrote:
> > On Mon, 2011-05-02 at 14:04 -0400, G. Michael Carter wrote:
> > > I just downloaded unity/Ubuntu 11.04 and was playing with it.
> > >
> > >
> > > One feature I really like is the application menu is in the top bar.
> > > (ie: the File   Edit   View   Go   Bookmarks   Help)
> >
> > You mean the global menu? That horrible thing that confusingly
> > appears/fades out when applications gain or lose focus and is on
> > average, about 894 pixels from my mouse when working in an application?
> >
> > I certainly hope not.
>
> When your mental attitude is to access the application's menu on its own  
> window, then I think the global menu is horrible as you've said. But the  
> same argument can be applied when defending the usability of GNOME  
> Shell, now for the global menu that if you train your mind that you have  
> to access the application's menu at the top bar, then later on you will  
> be comfortable with it since you are now used to it. The good thing  
> about the global menu is it is very useful in smaller screens even  
> smartphones, and that we can compromise larger screens for that matter.  
> Imagine if you want to use a vanilla GNOME Shell on a tablet and think  
> about the wasted space it gets just for the application menu.
>
> Regards,
> Allan