Building on that, it was my understanding that every action should be
placed in the menu, but that frequently used actions should be echoed
in a button/toolbar.
On Jan 22, 2012 8:37 AM, "Christian Rupp" <christian@xxxxxxxx
<mailto:christian@xxxxxxxx>> wrote:
Am 21.01.2012 00:39, schrieb Jonathan Meek:
In my spare time, I'm working on creating a traditional windowed
application that will have a menubar. I find it important to
integrate with Unity, leading me to an important question: What
behavior is the best to adopt?
As I see it, there are three options:
1. I can have windows each have their own specific menubar as
needed and let Unity take it out and put it in the top as is
usual now.
2. I can push the application to use only one window so that the
menubar becomes a non-issue.
3. I can work on an application-wide menu.
And for the issues I see with these approaches:
1. This creates inconsistencies with the launcher being
per-application in its design. The launcher is based on the
application, not on its constituent windows.
2. Not all applications can force their system into a single
window interface with the limitations of current GTK
technology. (At least to my own satisfaction given the
different models needed for different aspects of the
application.)
3. The way that Unity currently grabs the menubar from
applications is on a per-window basis. More or less literally
ripping the menubar from the application. This makes any
application-wide menu feel like a hack personally.
I feel like it's obvious which approach I'd prefer, but I'm
interested in feedback in which scenario is the one most in line
with Ubuntu's future. I know that one of the ultimate goals
stated my MPT was to be able to provide a default set of menus
for every application. Then again, we have one of the default
applications forgoing menus altogether (Ubuntu One Control Panel).
So which approach is condoned?
Additional question: What should the nomenclature of menus be?
Are we to adopt the inherited behavior for classic GNOME
applications where the first menu name should be relevant to the
application? (I.E. Rhythmbox's first menu being named "Music", or
Empathy's "Chat")
Or the adopt the newer GNOME behavior that will appear when using
an application on OS X? (I.E. The name of the application being
the first menu [in my opinion alleviating some of the global menu
design issues] found in this link
<http://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/3.3/GtkApplication.html> from
another recent Ayatana posting.)
Thanks for your time.
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I think this is one of the main problems in the unity design. If
you want to be shure you'll have to wait for the HIG for Ubuntu.
Problem: They won't be finished or partly available in the next
few months.
What I would do:
It depends on the app you are planning...
But I would try to use one window and maybe some small windows for
settings. If you want to be really great you can look up morphing
windows, but I don't have any idea how thei are working, just like
the idea behind them
Also you have to reduce clutter.
If I have understand the idea behind the design of ubuntu: Every
action which is performed regullary should get a button, things
like settings or very rarely used actions should be put in the
menu, but as I said: it depends on the app and on its complexity
Sorry was in a hurry
Christian Rupp
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