Re: [Usability] The global menubar, Fitt's Law and usability

[Mystilleef <mystilleef gmail com>]

It's a bad idea for GNOME. Most computer users have been trained to
map menus to windows per application, thanks to Windows. The last
thing GNOME wants to do is to confuse potential new users, and
surprise its existing user base.

On 4/13/05, Raphael Bosshard <whistler fnord ch> wrote:
> Hello there!
> 
> Today I read the short discussion about a global menu bar for GNOME 3.0
> which took place at the desktop-devel list, early april.
> 
> This made my ask myself; is the global menu bar a good idea? I always
> thought so, but what do you (as usability experts) think?
> 
> Thanks,
> Raphael
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