The "official" name for it when Unity was developed was "the panel" and I don't think that has changed. Perhaps we should consult the Unity developers before we change it to "top bar".
On 10 July 2012 16:01, Hannie Dumoleyn <lafeber-dumole...@zonnet.nl> wrote: > Hi, > I am glad with the reactions so far. Personally, I prefer the word "Top > bar" because it contains both the menu and the so called notification area. > Should people from ubuntu-docs agree that this is better than "menu bar", > we could make "Top bar" the standard term. > The most important thing is what the majority of ubuntu users prefer to > see, although I realize it is hard to find out. > Regards, > Hannie > P.s.: since I started this discussion on several mailing lists, I would > appreciate it if people send their reactions to all. > > Op 10-07-12 14:26, Paddy Landau schreef: > > … I've had to refer to it as the 'top bar'… > > > Thank you, Barry; obvious in hindsight! > > "Top bar" is an excellent term, because it says exactly what it appears to > be: a bar at the top of the screen. It matches our real-world experience > through an appropriate metaphor. (All computer terms are metaphors.) > > I realise that the new yelp standard seems to be "menu bar". > > However, as the top bar contains the application title, the menu > (sometimes), various pieces of information, and application icons such as > Skype, Wine, Settings and Libre Office Quickstarter, I think that "menu > bar" is insufficient and even misleading — as, in hindsight, is "panel". > > (A panel in real life is usually not thin, so it is clearly a > counter-descriptive word to use.) > > The question becomes, then: > > Do we use the yelp standard, or do we use a new standard that makes it > immediately obvious what we mean? > > My initial thoughts are that we use the yelp standard for consistency, and > when introducing the term, we explain that we mean the "top bar with the > menu and other information", as well as putting it into the glossary. > Unfortunately, that is also potentially misleading because several > programs, including Libre Office, do not put their menu in the "menu bar". > > So, my preferred solution would be to use something immediately obvious to > the reader and to suggest to the yelp writers to adopt that standard. If we > use "top bar", we could also say, "The Launcher can be found on the left > bar." > > Paddy > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual > Post to : ubuntu-manual@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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