From kde-usability  Tue Feb 22 18:01:28 2005
From: Alan Prescott <ajp () fudokai ! org ! uk>
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:01:28 +0000
To: kde-usability
Subject: Re: "Hide Menubar" proposal
Message-Id: <200502221801.28727.ajp () fudokai ! org ! uk>
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On Monday 21 February 2005 18:53, Luke-Jr wrote:
> On Monday 21 February 2005 14:57, Esben Mose Hansen wrote:
> > On Monday 2005-02-21 12:24, Michael Thaler wrote:
> > > Personally I think a MacOS like menubar on top of the screen is a good
> > > idea. From a usability point of view it is better then the menubar we
> > > have now because of Fitts law and it also wastes less space.
> >
> > In what way do this menubar differ from the current menubar configurable
> > under Desktop->Behavior->Current application's menu bar (Max OS-style)?
>
> MacOS has a system-wide menu that is always visible.

And on large monitors it's half-a-mile away from where you are working - and 
monitors are getting bigger! 

I'm all for using Fitt's law where it makes sense but having to whip my mouse 
half-way across the desk to click on File->Save just doesn't seem sensible.

- Alan
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