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Large screen does not hurt if you use keyboard to activate the menu. Another great thing such centralized menus make technically possible (at least on Linux) i

Large screen does not hurt if you use keyboard to activate the menu. Another great thing such centralized menus make technically possible (at least on Linux) is menu search. It was a brilliant feature Ubuntu Unity had.

happymellon 4y ago
Like Spotlight, Windows Start text entry, Gnome activities menu?
- pjerem 4y ago
  No. Searching in the current app menus. Because they are centralized and don’t have their own comportement. In MacOS you can activate the search in menus keyboard shortcut in any app, giving you a Sublime/VSCode-like command palette in any app.
  - happymellon 4y ago
    Oh right, I remember that feature from Unity! Apparently Fildem is a spiritual successor for Gnome. https://github.com/gonzaarcr/Fildem https://github.com/gonzaarcr/Fildem
- DonHopkins 4y ago
  Have you tried Simon Schneegans awesome "Gnome Pie" application launcher, which lets you define your own pie menus? https://schneegans.github.io/gnome-pie.html https://schneegans.github.io/gnome-pie.html Gnome Pie: https://vimeo.com/30618179?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=1313676 https://vimeo.com/30618179?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&o... For his thesis, he also designed and implemented the elegant Coral Menu: https://vimeo.com/51072812?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=1313676 https://vimeo.com/51072812?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&o... And the cool Trace Menu: https://vimeo.com/51073078?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=1313676 https://vimeo.com/51073078?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&o... Simon Schneegans' Bachelor Thesis about Gnome Pie, the Coral Menu, and the Trace Menu: https://schneegans.github.io/news/2012/10/10/bachelor-thesis.html https://schneegans.github.io/news/2012/10/10/bachelor-thesis... Fly-Pie is his more recent wonderful work: https://schneegans.github.io/news/2021/12/02/flypie10 https://schneegans.github.io/news/2021/12/02/flypie10 Fly-Pie 8: New default dark theme and support for GNOME 3.36, 3.38, 40, and 41! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9t7hfkE_5w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9t7hfkE_5w Fly-Pie 10: A new Clipboard Menu, proper touch support & much more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGXtckqhEIk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGXtckqhEIk >Fly-Pie is an attractive marking menu for GNOME Shell. Fly-Pie 10 brings improved touch support, a new clipboard menu and a bunch of other new features!

happymellon 4y ago

Like Spotlight, Windows Start text entry, Gnome activities menu?

pjerem 4y ago
No. Searching in the current app menus. Because they are centralized and don’t have their own comportement. In MacOS you can activate the search in menus keyboard shortcut in any app, giving you a Sublime/VSCode-like command palette in any app.
- happymellon 4y ago
  Oh right, I remember that feature from Unity! Apparently Fildem is a spiritual successor for Gnome. https://github.com/gonzaarcr/Fildem https://github.com/gonzaarcr/Fildem
DonHopkins 4y ago
Have you tried Simon Schneegans awesome "Gnome Pie" application launcher, which lets you define your own pie menus? https://schneegans.github.io/gnome-pie.html https://schneegans.github.io/gnome-pie.html Gnome Pie: https://vimeo.com/30618179?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=1313676 https://vimeo.com/30618179?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&o... For his thesis, he also designed and implemented the elegant Coral Menu: https://vimeo.com/51072812?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=1313676 https://vimeo.com/51072812?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&o... And the cool Trace Menu: https://vimeo.com/51073078?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=1313676 https://vimeo.com/51073078?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&o... Simon Schneegans' Bachelor Thesis about Gnome Pie, the Coral Menu, and the Trace Menu: https://schneegans.github.io/news/2012/10/10/bachelor-thesis.html https://schneegans.github.io/news/2012/10/10/bachelor-thesis... Fly-Pie is his more recent wonderful work: https://schneegans.github.io/news/2021/12/02/flypie10 https://schneegans.github.io/news/2021/12/02/flypie10 Fly-Pie 8: New default dark theme and support for GNOME 3.36, 3.38, 40, and 41! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9t7hfkE_5w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9t7hfkE_5w Fly-Pie 10: A new Clipboard Menu, proper touch support & much more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGXtckqhEIk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGXtckqhEIk >Fly-Pie is an attractive marking menu for GNOME Shell. Fly-Pie 10 brings improved touch support, a new clipboard menu and a bunch of other new features!