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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: PROPOSAL: "Mac" menubar as default
From:       aleXXX <alexander.neundorf () rz ! tu-ilmenau ! de>
Date:       2000-04-27 20:55:39
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On Thu, 27 Apr 2000, mosfet wrote:
><IMHO - My Opionion Only!>
>The only people who say the mac-menubar is counter-intuitive is those
>trained on Windows and unwilling to learn new mechanisms. Not only is
>the Mac mechanism viewed as superior by it's users, the Mac interface
>(esp the menubar) is widely regarded as superior by both the industry
>and UI design community. Even Windows magazines pratically owned by MS
>tip the hat to the Mac UI, and it is highly regarded as a better system
>for non-professionals.
>
>As a matter of fact, this list is the *only* place I have ever heard the
>Windows menu mechanism called superior to that of the Mac.
>
></IMHO>
>
>-- 
>Daniel M. Duley - Unix developer & sys admin.
>http://www.mosfet.org - The place for KDE development news.
>mosfet@mandrakesoft.com
>mosfet@kde.org

At least the MAC-mode doesn't work at all with focus-follows-mouse, especially
if combined with a bigger virtual screen and active desktop borders (for
switching).

Bye
Alex

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