On 02/12/12 20:47, AG Restringere wrote:
NOTE: I AM A MAILING LIST NOOB,
BTW, If this get's double posted I apologize, please disregard
the double post and reply to this one instead. The
Mailing-list automatically detained the email for
Moderation because it included an entire conversation that was
way too long and exceeded the 40 KB limit due the message size
and when I went to cancel it and now I cannot cancel
it because the confirmation string has expired.
Sorry for the potential double, triple posting...
Xubuntu Mailing List,
After reading some comments on this mailing list I decided to do a
feasibility experiment by running the Linux Mint "mintMenu"
application menu in Xubuntu 12.04 instead of the standard XFCE
"xfce4-application-menu" drop down menu. In my honest opinion the
ONLY really innovative thing that Linux Mint has provided is this
"mint start" menu design. Xubuntu does everything else in a far
surperior fashion than the Linux Mint XFCE spin and is much higher
quality. This is why I will never ever use the full Linux Mint distro
is because Xubuntu provides much higher quality applications and is
better integrated with standard Canonical Ubuntu which I think is #1
most important aspect of an Ubuntu variant.
Thanks!
When the "mintMenu" is integrated with Xubuntu it makes for a fast,
speedy and incredible user experience. The mintMenu is a much better
way of accessing applications then the "xfce4-application-menu"
because it combines a drop down, application search (like xfrun4) and
favorites. If only it could be packaged with the Xubuntu installation
at least as an optional panel item I think the mintMenu would make
more sense than the drop down. After using mintMenu Now accessing
programs is as simple as hitting the <Control>Super_L key and I can
instantly search all of my programs and get to them instantly. I have
never worked this fast before using 'xfce4-application-menu' and
'xfrun4' separately as two different applications.
I can't see mintMenu landing in Xubuntu.
Alternative to mintMenu is "xfrun4" panel plugin:
Xubuntu team could create a very beautiful plugin front-end for
"xfrun4" that could become the new application menu or it could be
merged together. In this way the user no longer goes to a drop down
but hits a hotkey like '<Control>Super_L' that pops open the 'xfrun4'
drop down but it is attached to the panel. The experience would be
similar to the mintMenu or the "spotlight" application and file search
dialog found on Mac OS.
I can't see the improvement over opening the window in the middle of the
screen. (Did you know if you press the down arrow in xfrun4 in 12.10,
you'll get an extended application finder dialog?)
Site reference
http://xubuntugeek.blogspot.com/2012/07/how-to-install-mint-menu-in-xubuntu.html
Xubuntu: http://xubuntu.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/precise_02.png
Linux Mint XFCE:
http://linuxmint.com/pictures/screenshots/maya/xfapplet.png
Mac OS spotlight:
http://www.orm-designer.com/uploads/images/29957-Screenshot%20-%20spotlight%20+%20X11.tiff.jpg
Windows 7 Start Menu:
http://res2.windows.microsoft.com/resbox/en/Windows%207/main/68440ea7-68ec-4e2f-ad4f-b33006455983_56.jpg
Is this feasible or possible? What are your thoughts, feedback and
opinions?
Cheers,
Pasi
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