** Changed in: baltix
Status: New => Confirmed
** Changed in: baltix
Importance: Undecided => Medium
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/701294
Title:
Always show menu bar for non-maximised windows
Status in Ayatana Design:
Opinion
Status in Unity:
Opinion
Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
Opinion
Status in Baltix GNU/Linux:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Binary package hint: unity
Currently Unity has two methods for showing current application information
in the top panel:
a) Maximised windows show the window title, and the menu when the mouse is
over the panel.
b) Non-maximised windows show the name of the application, and the menu when
the mouse is over the panel.
I find the a) case great, as it saves a lot of space. The complexity
of having two GUI elements are in the same space feels acceptable as
in this mode it is clear making the best use of space is important.
The b) case feels clunky:
- When you open a new application there is no menu visible, which makes me
wonder "where are my menus?"
- The application name doesn't convey any useful information - the name is
already on the window.
- When you move the mouse over the panel, the menus show, but the interaction
with the title looks messy (the two elements overlap).
I think it looks clearer if the menubar is always visible for non-maximised
windows:
- It is immediately obvious where the menubar is when first starting
applications
- By seeing the menubar there, it is not as unexpected when it disappears
after maximising the window
- The behaviour of the panel is simpler (i.e. it doesn't have the dual
function) when non-maximised.
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