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[Evan Huus <eapache@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Apr 12, 2012 at 4:21 PM, Carl Ansell <afccarl1994@xxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> I feel that one of the areas that can be improved visually is the style of
> menus, for example, when clicking an indicator.
>
> What I would propose is a new style that to some extent matches the look
> of the quicklists for the launcher, and something similar to what can be
> found in GNOME Shell. I think using a more rounded 'bubble' would also make
> it easier to see which menu is currently active.
>
> I've attached an image, which shows the similarities between the shape of
> quicklists and GS menus.
>
> Thoughts?
>

Interesting idea. My main concern is with the global menu. I'm not sure
this style would fit well for 'File' or 'Edit' menus, for example, but if
we leave the old style menus for those then the top bar becomes
inconsistent. What do you think?

Evan