Re: trouble with the new menu panel

[Andrew Hill <andru treshna com>]

I was actually thinking about the gnome top menu.  Yes espessalywhen you
chuck a task bar anda a whole bunch of applets on it.  I really do like it.
Thbough you can't make it too big (vertically) else it starts to look ikky.

Anyway I do have something to add, dockable menu bars and tool bars.
They are there but very few users actually use them.  I think it would
be a nice feature that you could configure your desktop to
automatically take those dockable menus, toolbars (or copy them instead
of move them) from whatever app you have focused at the moment and
put them on , or under the menu bar.  And to do this without screwing up
the window focuses. (a tricky ask for from the GTK widget set i know.)

anyway just an idea.


> gavin hurley wrote:
> > Is anyone else troubled by the new menu panel deal that makes it's
> > appearance in Gnome 1.2? It's not all bad; I actually use it on my system.
> > It sort of reminds me of the Mac menu.
> >
> Yes, sort of as you say below.
>
> > But. What would really be nice is to use that top space for an app that
> > swallowed the menu of the active app. Then it would really be a lot more
> > like the Mac. Not that I'm much of a Mac fan but I actually think that's one
> > thing they did right that /everyone/ else did wrong.
> Hmmm... I ve got to disagree with that. The Amiga Workbench does the
> same thing with menus as the Mac. And it's probably even more
> customizable.
>
> > Furthermore, with menus stuck inside the app you tend to get crowding
> > problems like with the Gimp. You have to put all your menu commands in this
> > tiny little space so you end up with a bunch of submenus that are painful to
> > use on a regular basis. True, this is partially ameliorated by having
> > tear-off menus but I still think the better approach is to use the top of
> > the screen.
> I agree.
>
> > Anyway, this is why I make the appeal that the top of the screen get
> > "reserved" for a menu swallowing app. If people get used to the 1.2 menu bar
> > they will be that much more reluctant to even try Mac style menus. The top
> > edge of the screen is really valuable space. I feel like you could
> > incorporate what's already in the menu bar with a menu swallowing app and
> > make everyone happier.
> Once again I agree 100%. This feature would be a welcome addition that
> would
> definitely make me feel much more at home...
>
> Fabrice
>
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