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List:       eros-arch
Subject:    Re: [eros-arch] Important new thread starting on eros-arch
From:       Nathaniel Smith <njs () pobox ! com>
Date:       2003-11-11 23:36:15
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On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 01:08:03PM -0800, Bill Frantz wrote:
> The Macintosh standard has a single menu bar at the top of the screen which
> belongs to the application which has focus.  The Apple people claim a
> number of human factor advantages for this location, including faster menu
> selection.  It is another possible design for an EROS window system.

The downside to the Mac menu is that it really requires a
click-to-focus model, and some people (like me!) find those horribly
irritating.

-- Nathaniel

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