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[Josh Strawbridge <holyknightjoshua@xxxxxxxxx>]

i like the LIM idea.

much more convenient than having to go for a global app menu every time you
need the menu and you don't have to make sure you swap app windows before
trying to use a different application's menus.
also more convenient than having to put down your stylus or let go of your
mouse to type in the hud each time you want to use the menu if you're
already using a mouse/stylus and will have to go back to using the
mouse/stylus after using the HUD.  not to knock the HUD or anything but
it's not a good replacement for menus it's just a fantastic addition to
them.

i don't really agree with the two opinions listed about about LIM problems
but i think your ideas to put a stop to those complaints would make it
better overall.


On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 7:11 PM, Faheem Padia <f_padia@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Sorry to re-post but I've been advised that emailing all contacts the way
> I had first time wasn't the best way of starting a discussion so this
> should correct that...
>
> Hello to all,
>
> I have just joined the list because I had a design idea for the
> implementation of the locally integrated menus that are supposed to be
> introduced at some point. I originally put the idea on brainstorm but it
> was marked as 'not an idea' on the basis that unity design is actively
> discussed in other places. I guessed this was on such place where my
> idea might be more appropriately voiced but if I am wrong please let me
> know. Anyway on to the idea...
>
> Basically from the opinions of other Ubuntu users I have read (mostly on
> OMGUbuntu) I understand that LIM is not particularly popular in its
> current form. The 2 main criticisms I have come across commonly are that
> 1. having a vertical menu is not convenient and requires re-learning the
> arrangement of menu items unnecessarily and
> 2. implementing LIM would mean an additional click is required to
> actually see the menu which is counter-productive
>
> so my idea so solve both of these would be to have an animated reveal of
> the menu horizontally in the window title bar when the mouse hovers over
> the menu icon. This would keep the menu as close to how it is currently
> but also introduce the LIM concept of having the menu attached to the
> title bar of an application. This solution also doesnt introduce any new
> problems of dragging windows (that I have come across from other ideas)
> since the menu only reveals when the mouse passes over the menu icon and
> not over the title bar in general.
>
> I'm sure a number of ideas for this have been explored and I apologise
> if this particualr idea has also been discussed but it would be
> interesting to hear other peoples opinions nonetheless.
>
> Thanks
>
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Josh Strawbridge