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[Mantas Kriaučiūnas <mantas@xxxxxx>]

** Changed in: baltix
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: baltix
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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Title:
  Always show menu bar for non-maximised windows

Status in Ayatana Design:
  Opinion
Status in Unity:
  Opinion
Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu:
  Opinion
Status in Baltix GNU/Linux:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Binary package hint: unity

  Currently Unity has two methods for showing current application information in the top panel:
  a) Maximised windows show the window title, and the menu when the mouse is over the panel.
  b) Non-maximised windows show the name of the application, and the menu when the mouse is over the panel.

  I find the a) case great, as it saves a lot of space.  The complexity
  of having two GUI elements are in the same space feels acceptable as
  in this mode it is clear making the best use of space is important.

  The b) case feels clunky:
  - When you open a new application there is no menu visible, which makes me wonder "where are my menus?"
  - The application name doesn't convey any useful information - the name is already on the window.
  - When you move the mouse over the panel, the menus show, but the interaction with the title looks messy (the two elements overlap).

  I think it looks clearer if the menubar is always visible for non-maximised windows:
  - It is immediately obvious where the menubar is when first starting applications
  - By seeing the menubar there, it is not as unexpected when it disappears after maximising the window
  - The behaviour of the panel is simpler (i.e. it doesn't have the dual function) when non-maximised.

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