[Usability] Mac-style menubar in GNOME

[Zoran Rilak <zoran rilak gmail com>]

I know this topic has seen some heavy discussion before, but I don't
quite remember the outcome.  Perhaps it has been long enough so we can
ask the question again.

I'm working on a simple panel applet that would provide functionality
similar to Mac's menu bar.  Adding the applet would cause most menu bars
to automagically disappear from their respective windows and migrate
into the applet's area.  Removing the applet would restore menubars to
their parent windows.

Obvious and contrived implementation issues aside, I would like to probe
the list for any and all comments on the potential usability of such an
applet (and analogously its potential testing user base).

Thanks for your attention,
Zoran