Re: [Usability] A New Start Menu Design, which resemble windows

["Long Gao" <imgaolong gmail com>]

I thought that a good start menu could be judged by such criterion as below:

 

1. how many clicks your mouse need to perform before you can find a right item to act on.

2. how long a path your mouse have to move before you can find a right item to act on.

 

I thought we could design a better start menu than the current gnome menus. The Start Menu of windows could be a example to learn.

 

 

2008/10/22, Dylan McCall <dylanmccall gmail com>:

On Wed, 2008-10-22 at 10:36 +0800, Long Gao wrote:
> The original Gnome start menu have three menu items, and I always
> found myself puzzled of thinking which menu to click when I want to do
> something. I thought it not so convenient as windows start menu.
>
> Here I have implemented a new start menu by modifying gnome-panel
> source. It uses gtk-image-menu-item widget, and is in fact a new
> window. It has all the gnome menu functions, except that the menu
> items are rearranged.  I upload some screenshots of it, and I want to
> know whether you would like it.
>
> screenshots of the new start menu
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/31611994 N05/2962581547/in/set-72157608249326794/
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/31611994 N05/2962581551/in/set-72157608249326794/
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Long, I for one welcome the idea but I do not quite understand what this
would solve. (And as a lurker I want to make it super clear I am merely
one person and do not represent everyone here).