On Sep 12, 2006, at 3:40 PM, BJörn Lindqvist wrote: >> 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.
A few issues: Keeping the menu current with the app that currently has input focus will be critical--any lag in menu bar switch and update will be nearly insurmountable as a usability problem You'll need to provide a way for the user to ascertain from the menubar what app has input focus. I find that occasionally (and heretically) the menu bar at the top of the screen is not what I want. If I have multiple apps open on my multiple-monitor desktop, I may have to move the pointer a great distance to get to the menu bar. As monitors grow, there is a tradeoff between having the menu bar always in the same place and impossible to overshoot versus close at hand in the current window. J. English Some Big Computer Compay _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
