On Fri, 2013-02-22 at 14:08 +0000, Gabriel Rossetti wrote: > 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):
This is an entirely academic exercise unless developers are participating this this thread. Just saying - it might be pointless. This is primarily a *users* list. > 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. Well, #3 is factually *NOT* true. There was a bug for this, but it has since been closed - because it was RESOLVED. I am using sloppy focus in GNOME Shell and the app menu works just fine. Ah, here it is. <https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=678169> Personally I would add 4) Most of the time there is little to anything useful in it. Often it contains the option "Quit". My 4 would be 3.... since I do not accept your 3. -- Adam Tauno Williams GPG D95ED383 Systems Administrator, Python Developer, LPI / NCLA _______________________________________________ gnome-shell-list mailing list gnome-shell-list@gnome.org https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-shell-list
