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[Greg K Nicholson <greg@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 4 May 2010 05:48, Tyler Brainerd <tylerbrainerd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Actually I believe Mark gave some pretty clear reasons why. They want the
> upper right to have a particular analogy, just like they want the upper
> left. Right is for notifications, volume, brightness, and similar controls,
> the left is for menus, opening and closing, and other window management. It
> really does follow a logic; or, at least, more logic then no logic. It just
> wasn't particularly stated clearly.

The Shut Down (etc.) menu is in the top-right. I understand it was put
there by analogy with the windows' close buttons. Should it now be in
the top-left?