Comment 36 for bug 682788
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| Danillo (danillo) wrote Re: Global menu is not ergonomical on large screens | #36 |
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I really like the global menu idea, but for maximized windows only. The main argument used for it is to save vertical space, but when the window is not maximized it has the downside of demanding too much mouse traveling, and when several non-maximized windows are open and one has to constantly move among them there is a lot of confusion.
The main problem is for software like Gimp for example. By default, it has three windows and lots of menu options, and there is heavy use of menus and changes of window focus. Yes, a single window view will eventually come, but several people like the multiple windows and will keep using it. Besides, this is just one example out of several other cases and softwares with constant window changes and heavy use of menu.
The best solution would be the option to control global menu behavior like suggested:
[ ] Global Menu on
[ ] Global Menu off
[x] Global Menu only for maximized windows