menus by default on small windows (unmaximized) still makes the app ugly or adds visual clutter.
so there were some mockups that tried to solve this (hide the menu to avoid clutter, but let you toggle it to be used in the unmaximized window):
mockup1; windicator (minute 4:32; i would probably use a cog icon like chrome): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0O6v9miJKGI
mockup2; attached to window bar: http://www.webupd8.org/2011/02/unity-mockup-menu-integrated-in-window.html
any of the two would probably work, and make the global menu in ubuntu, 1 step ahead of mac + the space saving, less visual clutter and usability of the traditional one.
menus by default on small windows (unmaximized) still makes the app ugly or adds visual clutter.
so there were some mockups that tried to solve this (hide the menu to avoid clutter, but let you toggle it to be used in the unmaximized window):
mockup1; windicator (minute 4:32; i would probably use a cog icon like chrome): www.youtube. com/watch? v=0O6v9miJKGI
http://
mockup2; attached to window bar: www.webupd8. org/2011/ 02/unity- mockup- menu-integrated -in-window. html
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any of the two would probably work, and make the global menu in ubuntu, 1 step ahead of mac + the space saving, less visual clutter and usability of the traditional one.