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From: bokonon@amy4.stanford.edu (jeffrey wishnie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Mac OS 7.0 to use point-and-click
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Date: 7 Jun 90 02:18:52 GMT
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>I, for one, would love to have the option of putting the menus from the top
>left of the screen to a place where they consume less real estate. And, the
>black top-bars on applications don't use real-estate very productively.
>Displaying only the application name is a bit wasteful. Yes, I do really wish
>that I could put the main menu onto these bars---just as the Mac does.

If by the black top-bars of applications you mean the title bar on top of
windows, putting menus there could cause a lot of problems. A lot of Apps don't
always have a window present (i.e. WriteNow or Frame with no documents open
display only a menu) where would you put the menu then?

I think Dave Finkelstein's suggestion to move your menus off screen (you can 
drop them so only about 3 or 4 pixels of the title bar show) and use pop
up menus is a good solution.

Also, some apps like Communicae and AltDoc have the option of hiding the menu.
The main is then accessible only from the mouse button. Maybe more third-party
developers could offer this option.


jeff wishnie
bokonon@portia.stanford.edu