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Another benefit that hasn't been mentioned yet is menu bars (e.g. File, Edit, View, Help, etc...) Having a visible menu bar helps with feature discoverability.
by spartanatreyu 2y ago
Another benefit that hasn't been mentioned yet is menu bars (e.g. File, Edit, View, Help, etc...)
Having a visible menu bar helps with feature discoverability.
While it's true that terminal-based editors can have menu bars (e.g. nano), they're more limited overall than what you'll find with native OS menu bars.
- eviks 2y agoWhat's the limit over native?
- spartanatreyu 2y agoTo start, terminal editors are limited to text rendering. But native menus can have buttons, dropdowns, and input boxes. Also, native menus are more readily explorable by users which teaches them what's possible. It places related functions near each other so the user can be aware of a function that's more applicable to their task at hand rather than the function they would have picked otherwise. The native menus also include keyboard shortcut indicators and command pallet features which speed up a user's transition into a power user. You can see both here, the user types something in the search box at the top right, and then the relevant menu opens to reveal itself, related features, and keyboard shortcuts: https://images.macrumors.com/t/1nSQeW8SNfCYItiL2GsvvDYL1w0=/1600x0/article-new/2019/01/how-to-use-macos-help-menu-4.jpg https://images.macrumors.com/t/1nSQeW8SNfCYItiL2GsvvDYL1w0=/...
- eviks 2y agoExcept for the text limit you can have all the input boxes and groups and shortcuts etc in a custom app menu etc And the image shows macos menu, you don't get that on Windows (wondering, can a terminal app edit Mac menu via its terminal emulator gui app?)