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Do you dislike global menus just because it reminds you of a Mac? Is it actually a bad thing, and why? Have you ever tried actually using Unity for more than a
by jckt 13y ago
Do you dislike global menus just because it reminds you of a Mac? Is it actually a bad thing, and why? Have you ever tried actually using Unity for more than a few days? I understand that old habits stay strong, but sometimes breaking out of them and learning a new interface can be beneficial.
- mixmastamyk 13y agoI used the Mac in the old days and have a fondness for the single menu. However, Unity's is broken. Why? It hides itself if you are not hovering over it. So the fitts-law advantages are effectively nulled. Talk about clutching defeat from the jaws of victory. Unfortunately there are a number of these amateurish decisions throughout Unity, even though it has some nice parts.
- jebblue 13y agoEvery OS I've run has had application menus except maybe for GEOS (I think it was called) on the Commodore 64 so that's what I'm used to. Well, that and the fact that all previous versions of Ubuntu had application menus then all of a sudden they are global and the close, menu icons are on the left. I guess it was like Ubuntu's user interface was hijacked by an alternative personality of Ubuntu.