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

["Rui Tiago Cação Matos" <tiagomatos gmail com>]

2008/10/22 Long Gao <imgaolong gmail com>:
> 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.

Long,

the whole gnome desktop "shell" is going to be redesigned in the next
1-2 years, please see this post[1]. Then you might want to add your
comments/efforts to the wiki page[2].

Have fun,
Rui

[1] http://www.vuntz.net/journal/2008/10/22/494-desktop-shell-from-the-user-experience-hackfest-general-overview
[2] http://live.gnome.org/Boston2008/GUIHackfest/WindowManagementAndMore