It doesn't make sense to me, if Unity were to use a global menu, and (in theory for this discussion) to disable it for larger screens, but then imply it to maximized screens. It would seem inconsistent and unprofessionally designed to me personally, if I were just coming to a new OS (and would seem sloppy for use regardless).. Menus being placed at the far left edge of the windows (no global menu), and then maximize the window implementing the global menu forcing the menu significantly to the right and above where you would expect it to be after using and getting accustomed to an un-maximized window.
I would just like to point out the pro's and cons of the global menu (in my opinion, with my every-day use) Pros -saves aprox 24px on normal windows -after conditioning, will be quicker to get to a menu by habit (or skip that conditioning, and stay with the conditioning most are use to already by simply heading to the area right below the left edge of the window, so technically this pro could be considered moot by some) Cons -even after conditioning, harder to get to/use on larger screens -even after conditioning, harder to get to/use with multiple screens -focus issues (finding window and bringing to focus, then moving away from window for menu) -many more steps if using two or more menus from two or more windows back to back to back, especially if the windows are not placed near the panel, or maximized... -focus follows mouse issues -if more than one window open (tiled on screen) confusing which window the menu belongs to. -when mouse hovers over the panel, it covers up a portion of the name of the window it belongs to, in some cases makes one double check to make sure which window is focused.. among a few minor other things Honestly, to me using a global menu with all of these issues to save 24px on larger screens seems to be backward thinking. It seems like a few people think it's 'neat' and pawn it off as a forward step, when in my opinion it really isn't. If it's being designed to fix "a problem" as I've heard in the cirlces, but causing this many more (again my opinion) is it worth all the hassle to keep the idea going, or is there a better way to fix the initial problem? I would keep menus in the windows, and implement global menus where it's needed, in a netbook.. I realize this sounds like I'm debating. I'm not looking for one, I'm simply stating the usability bugs as I see them and proposing my simple idea for a solution. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/683084 Title: Global menu doesn't work well with more than one screen -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
