[Desktop-packages] [Bug 682788] Re: Improve Unity menus

2012-05-29 Thread Chris Richards
those whose other machines are Windows, or just came from earlier versions of Gnome, want menus attached to the windows, I've come from Gnome Windows and I've never used a Mac. I'm quite open to the Mac way of doing things, just aslong as it's done correctly with menus that are always

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 682788] Re: Improve Unity menus

2012-05-22 Thread Chris Richards
Ok, Why don't you extend this philosophy by only showing the window that the users mouse is currently over? This will reduce clutter even more! Great plan eh? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to metacity in Ubuntu.

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 682788] Re: Improve Unity menus

2012-05-22 Thread Chris Richards
This is a perfect use case fur the HUD. Press alt. No, the HUD is only good when you know exactly what command you want to run , i.e. you're an experienced user, and then only if the application supports it. The menu should always be visible for reasons of dicsoverability and usability. How

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 682788] Re: Improve Unity menus

2012-05-21 Thread Chris Richards
Please, oh Ubuntu gods, allow the Global application menu to always be visible! There's nothing worse than having to move your mouse around to discover what might be or might not be there.It takes all the snappiness out of the interface. This fading menu is a terrible idea! It means I have

[Desktop-packages] [Bug 682788] Re: Improve Unity menus

2012-05-21 Thread Chris Richards
One reason use global menu only for maximized windows is a bad idea because you shouldn't be trying to encourage people to be maximising windows. The reason we have larger screens is so we can fit more than one window on the screen at any one time, I usually have several. Microsoft Windows