Ubuntu swaps application menus for HUD control system (BBC) [View all]
The Ubuntu operating system is to replace its application menus with a "head-up display" (HUD) box.
Users control the HUD interface by typing in the command they want carried out.
Developers of the Linux-based software say they will initially offer the HUD as an option, allowing users to "hide" their menu bars.
They say that using the HUD is faster than "mousing through a menu" and makes applications feel more powerful.
The changes were revealed on a blog posted by Mark Shuttleworth, the lead designer at Canonical - the London-based firm behind Ubuntu.
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more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16731071
The best features are the ones you can opt out of. What seems like a cool whiz-bang feature to some people -- even a majority -- may be despised by some. Novices and power users often disagree on which features are the best choice, and low-vision users have their own issues. This seems like a helpful feature for "inexperts", but I'm not sure the charm won't wear off.
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