Yes, I forgot to mention the multi-monitor thing, you are right. I think we
should make a list of the pros/cons of it, here is my updated list of cons
(sorry, I can't find any pros but please fill the list in if you have some):
Cons:
1) impractical with multi-monitor setup: your window is on one monitor but you
have to go to the monitor with the top panel/AppMenu to select the menu items.
2) confusing to have menu items/options in two places: in the menu bar and in
the AppMenu situated on the top panel of the main screen. You could offer the
option to have one or the other but it should be a CHOICE, if the user chooses
to have it then the menu bar disappears and the menu is put into the AppMenu
(like in Firefox), if the user chooses not to have it then the AppMenu
disappears and is rendered in the Menu bar if it is really needed, if not then
it is not rendered at all.
3) it completely breaks sloppy mouse window focus (where you focus the windows
just by moving the mouse over them without clicking): when you move the mouse
away from the application to access the AppMenu it either, de-focuses thus the
AppMenu does too, or it focuses on a window that "unfortunately" was in the
path to the AppMenu thus the AppMenu switches to it.
As a personal choice, I think that the application's options should be on the
application's window since that is what I am using at the moment. Like I say
this is personal, some people may like it the other way around (like in Mac)
which is why this could be a user choice as described in #2.
Gabriel
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Florian Scandella [f...@chilicode.com]
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 13:46
To: gnome-shell-list@gnome.org
Subject: Re: AppMenu design feedback
+1 for removing AppMenu, it's very annoying when using multiple monitors.
As a temporary workaround theres a gsettings key:
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.xsettings overrides
'{"Gtk/ShellShowsAppMenu": <int32 0>}'
But it adds a whole second menu to programms using the AppMenu with just
one entry (see totem).. a waste of space.
I think if there's need for an appmenu, the title bar would be a nice
place to put it (like firefox on windows). I opened a bug some time ago
about this: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=688105
On 22/02/13 14:00, Rovanion Luckey wrote:
> Hi,
> Does the extension put the options from the App Menu anywhere in the
> application or are they just lost?
>
> 2013/2/22 Gabriel Rossetti <gabriel.rosse...@trafigura.com
> <mailto:gabriel.rosse...@trafigura.com>>
>
> Hi,
>
> I wrote an extension that does this "Remove Panel App Menu" as I
> find the AppMenu counter-productive, confusing (why have menus in
> two different places?) and it breaks the sloppy mouse focus (you
> can't access the AppMenu since it changes when the mouse goes over
> another window when you try and access it).
>
> Unfortunately I don't have Gnome Shell 3.6 yet and from what the
> users say the extension doesn't work on 3.6/3.7. I will try to
> upgrade my Ubuntu next week and see if I can fix this issue.
>
> In any event, just keep on looking on the extension's page and I
> will announce when it is fixed, hopefully soon.
>
> Cheers,
> Gabriel
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> Marrazzo [donato.marra...@gmail.com
> <mailto:donato.marra...@gmail.com>]
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2013 11:48
> To: gnome-shell-list@gnome.org <mailto:gnome-shell-list@gnome.org>
> Subject: AppMenu design feedback
>
> Hi All,
>
> Files 3.6 is the first app that I use which leverage AppMenu design.
> I feel a bit confused because I don't know where to search an
> option: every time I check the "engine wheel" that is near the
> mouse then I remember the AppMenu!!!
> I think that AppMenu is not a graet design for the following reason:
>
> * it is far from the window content, the mouse pointer have to
> cover a longer distance
> * it's slow because you need to click before see the menu list
> * if like for Files, you need another place to put other
> actions (the engine wheel), well it's even confusing!!!
>
> Please remove AppMenu!
>
> Last thought: I like the Unity idea to place the window menu in
> the top bar when the mouse hover on it, but I would prefer if it
> works in such manner only for the maximized windows.
>
>
> --
> Ciao Donato
>
>
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