Global app menu reveal behavour is not intuitive
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Unity |
Opinion
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unity (Ubuntu) |
Opinion
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Undecided
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Bug Description
The app menu just "appears" when you hover over the panel, this makes it hard to know whether or not there is an app menu in the first place. It also means that unless you can remember the entries you first have to hover anywhere on the panel to see the menu, then continue moving your cursor to the menu you were looking for.
On top of this the window title jumps between 2 different positions based on whether or not a window is maximised, but the app menu remains stationary, it feels inconsistent.
The app menu should reveal based on proximity. Please see this mockup:-
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(tested in firefox/chrome)
Please note the position of the window title, it should not move to accommodate window controls, that space should simply be reserved (perhaps put the app icon there when not maximised?) Also, the reveal/slide should not happen if the application has no app-menu entries, the title should just remain stationary.
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status: | New → Opinion |
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Is this the correct bug report to state my opinion that the only non-intuitive part of the global-menu app is that it is hidden at all?
The user shouldn't have to "reveal" anything. The menus should be always visible. Same for the launcher, by default (if a user wants it to hide or auto-hide, they should be made to specify such, but I have a feeling that's another defect).