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Message #105156
[Bug 1292168] Re: Inconsistent click actions on new locally integrated menus (LIM)
*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1283849 ***
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1283849
** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1283849
New window decorations break middle click title bar
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1292168
Title:
Inconsistent click actions on new locally integrated menus (LIM)
Status in Ayatana Design:
Opinion
Status in Unity:
Opinion
Status in unity package in Ubuntu:
Opinion
Bug description:
This is related to Bug #1283849 and all of its duplicates.
As those say, middle click to lower windows is now broken. But I feel
that right clicking here is just as bad or worse. Right clicking still
presents the classic window actions menu which is entirely expected by
crufty old desktop veterans but Unity is *not* supposed to be another
crufty old desktop :P. The indicators broke new ground with left and
right clicking both presenting the same consistent menus and I feel
that the new LIM should do the same. Note here that middle click on
LIM already does the same action as left click, so why not right click
too? All of this "click convergence" eases some user confusion and
greatly eases the pain of touch screen devices that are more than
tablets but less than laptops.
So what about this lost "lower" functionality? First of all, it always
*should* have been a part of the standard window menu so let's go
ahead and have it in there. Secondly, if right click does not expose
this menu because of LIM/Indicator consistency, then let's just go
ahead and bring back the window menu as a standard part of every
window decoration. I'm thinking it will replace/obsolete the always
visible minimize/maximize buttons and will integrate seamlessly with
LIM such that opening the window menu and then mousing right will move
right on to "File, Edit, View, etc."
This would add a further layer of consistency for windows that do not
support resizing or maximizing. As is, the dedicated maximize button
on them can be taken away leading to slight inconsistency in window
decoration, but with a window menu instead it will always be there and
will simply have the options inside greyed if the window does not
support them.
If Bug #1283849 is flatly fixed it sort of obsoletes this bug but it
is not exactly a duplicate either :D.
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