Wouldn't it be possible to have the appmenu 1) in the panel for maximized windows 2) in the window title bar for non-maximized windows
So this would mean the menu would always be next to the close buttons (consistence), monitor space usage is reduced (for smaller laptops) and the menu stays with the associated window (consistence). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/682788 Title: Global menu is not ergonomical on large screens Status in Ayatana Design: Fix Committed Status in Compiz Core: Fix Committed Status in Unity: In Progress Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in “metacity” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in Baltix GNU/Linux: Confirmed Bug description: Global menu in general (not only in Unity) is very unergonomic on large screens (see the attached screenshot) because if you have a small window somewhere near the low right corner you have to move the cursor all the way up to to panel to reach the menu. I understand why the global menu was used for the netbook edition (it saves space and most windows are maximized), but since Unity is intended to be for the desktop edition there should be an option to switch to the traditional position of the app menu. It would be welcomed by many desktop users. A commonly suggested solution is: [ ] Global Menu on [ ] Global Menu off [ ] Global Menu only for maximized windows The default is usually suggested as either the first (on) or last (on only for maximized windows). To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/682788/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
