Hi,
On 07/31/13 10:23, Lundberg, Johannes wrote:
Are there any ongoing plans on change the default menus of GNUstep?
We currently support three different menu styles, but read below:
- "standard gnustep" (= floating menu) NSNextStepInterfaceStyle
- "windows style" (= in-window menu) NSWindows95InterfaceStyle
- "Mac style" (= bar on top) NSMacintoshInterfaceStyle
Check "NSMenuInterfaceStyle" in the default settings.
Are there similar work in progress for making this happen on Windows
and OS X?
For me the floating menu is quite awkward and doesn't go well together
with any modern OS of today. It takes up space on the desktop and
won't let you maximize your window without hiding the menu.
I love the floating menu, but everyone has its needs. It is different
and less used. I t has integrated tear-out menus and I find it quite
powerful after some adaption time.
The value above can be set as a preference or can come with a certain theme.
Why do you mention "os-x"? When compiled as Aqua native, the application
will use the apple menu (not just "mac style").
On windows you have two choices: the standard in-window style or through
the native windows theme, access the native windows menu.
Let me not though that while the Mac and NeXT styles are functionally
equivalent, just displayed in different places, the in-window menu is
not. An in-window menu can be displayed only when a window is present
(thus forcing some tricks for multi-document apps to have tricks, like a
floating super-window or closing after the last document closes). It may
also need that you get many menus... or that you can't have an app
without windows. Thus each application is in the potential need to be
adapted and tested and perhaps need "tricks".
You can set thus:
1) set the value "global"
2) set the value per-application
3) use a theme to set the value, global or per-app
lots of choices.
Riccardo
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