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[Jeremy Nickurak <jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I would assume that the window controls won't exist in this scenario...

Am I correct in assuming that menus will only go into the top panel if the
window is maximized, such that its window controls are hidden by maximus?

On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 17:07, Benjamin Humphrey <humphreybc@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> Luke, I believe the idea is to have the menu, window controls and title
> actually in the top panel itself, not in windows.
>
> On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 9:25 AM, Luke Benstead <kazade@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> On 27 April 2010 17:24, Jeremy Nickurak <jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > What about windows with long titles? Web browsers ofter put the title of
>> the
>> > page you're viewing in the window title, so it's HUGE. Not much extra
>> room,
>> > if any, in that case.
>> > Maybe a cut-off title with ... and the full thing in a tooltip?
>> > Maybe just not merging the menus into the panel if it's too big.
>> > Conceptually spill-over into the application window.
>> > Alternatively, is there another place the page title, or other
>> information
>> > revealed via the window title should end up?
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>>
>> The most obvious way to handle this is to limit outrageously long
>> title text, (in the way you suggested with ... and a tooltip) but do
>> nothing if the window gets too small. For example, resize any window
>> so that it doesn't fit the menu items - the menu items just get
>> clipped. I've attached a hacky mockup of what I think, a.) is what
>> everyone is talking about and b.) is bloody awesome :)
>>
>> Luke.
>>
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