[KDE Usability] On the future of the menubar

[Dotan Cohen]

> there is a discussion on k-c-d about making Rekonq the default web browser, in
> which it was noted that Rekonq in its current form does not conform the HIG,
> mainly because it is completely missing a menubar. [1]
>

1) Then conform to the HIG and try to get changes to the HIG made to
support your arguments.

2) System Settings does not have a menu bar either:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=171915

3) All tabbed applications are in violation of the HIG, as the HIG forbids MDI:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=127298
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=170995

4) HIG violation seems to be a common way to reject perfectly valid
feature requests:
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=169043


> I have written a very lengthy blog article [2] to explain my (attention:
> buzzword ahead) "SuperMenubar". I would very much appreciate if you could
> contribute your thoughts on this concept. Please note that there is no
> implementation at the moment.
>

I got about halfway down, still did not get the point of what you are
proposing, and stopped reading. Don't write an essay, just get to the
point and make a suggestion.

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