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[shane lee <shaneymail@xxxxxxxxx>]

But surely the whole point of HUD is that you don't need to know what
particular menu item you are looking for because you aren't looking for a
specific menu item, you are looking for what you want to do and the HUD
will find that menu item for you?

At least that is what I assumed it to be (in the long term, at least).

On 5 May 2012 20:32, cpOno <carlos.palma@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Cluttered up ? Well, put it down or inside (instead of "Type your
> command").
> Read carefully the proposal and judge it after only. That's the way
> cooperation works.
>
> The idea is flexible and the result effective.
> Look at it this way:
> - You don't remember the menu options:
> - Actions: a) Alt(tap) ; b) Escape; c) Alt (press); d) Escape; e) Alt(tap)
> again
> With this proposal: you just have to do: Alt(tap)
>
> How many applications do we use in Linux ? Do you know all menu options ?
> I don't.
> It can even help you. Not to talk about the newcomers.
> Best,
> Carlos
>
>
> On 05/05/2012 09:09 PM, Ryan Gauger wrote:
>
> I don't like this idea because it just looks cluttered up.
>
>  In Christ,
> Ryan
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> On May 5, 2012, at 1:59 PM, cpOno <carlos.palma@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   Hi all,*
>
> HUD is the future no doubt about that* ... but needs to have
> intrinsically the effectiveness of the Application menus navigation,
> OR,
> at least (for now) to guaranty the reminder/sequence effect of the "1st
> order" menu options.
>
> A proposal: why don't we join both HUD start actions (Alt(tap) +
> Alt(press) ) in one.
>
> A simple mock-up below with Thunderbird 1st order menus [ Alt(tap) only ]:
> <gidaghji.png>
> **The place could be anywhere: top/below/ inside/drop-down, etc.
>
> The rationale is basically that, there is a drawback for a new/mid user
> during the "app. menu" learning phase.
> And newcomers will thanks this one (my son which is learning Ubuntu right
> now, indirectly, came out with this simple & effective idea).
> To me it looks very intuitive and simple.
>
> *Most important*: it could a possible development direction in getting
> rid of the "Application menus" in the future.
> Let see community opinion...
>
> Keep your amazing work... "united for freedom of choice"
> Carlos Palma
>
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