Re: [Ayatana] Global Menu on the Desktop

Subject: Re: [Ayatana] Global Menu on the Desktop

From: Luke Benstead <kazade@xxxxxxxxx>

Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 13:03:44 +0000

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Yes, the Desktop version of Unity will use the global menu by default

On 1 November 2010 12:59, Mark Curtis <merkinman@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I don't mean to sound rude, but did you even read the answers to the link you posted?
One of them shows this blueprint which wouldn't use the global menu for the desktop version.
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/packageselection-desktop-n-specialized-unity-form-factor

So it seems the desktop version would have room to innovate when it comes to the menu. Do you have any particular ideas?

Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2010 10:04:46 +0000
From: kazade@xxxxxxxxx
To: ayatana@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Ayatana] Global Menu on the Desktop

Hi all,

So I stumbled across this answer earlier: http://askubuntu.com/questions/10481/does-will-unity-support-disabling-the-global-menu

We are getting the global menu by default on the desktop edition. I'm actually overwhelmingly disappointed by this, there were actual logical reasons why the global menu existed in the Netbook edition. Likewise there are very real logical reasons why it makes little sense on a high-resolution, multi-window system.

Like the window control position, monochome icons, OSX like side-dock, position of the me menu, identical location of the Ubuntu/OSX icon, purple colour scheme etc. We are again duplicating OSX instead of innovating.

I'd love to hear the reasoning.

So, so disappointed.

Luke.

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