The main-menu has grown quite large meanwhile and contains lots of 'dead space' IMHO. My father, for example, wasn't able to locate the logout-button... Big Board is not the way to go (I hope). So, I'd thought the menu could perhaps use some slimming-down. It could be done by re-organizing the layout to provide better overview - while not compromising functionality too much. Unfortunately I have nothing to contribute but these thoughts and mockups: Mocked-up slimmer gnome-main-menu: http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/8469/cleangnomemainmenumockuzv9.png There's two ways to reduce the current menu's complexity: Omitting unneccessary items and arranging the remaing ones 'smarter'. 1. Removing unneccessary space-stealers - Lock screen (who needs this?) - whole-width search-field on top 2. Re-grouping items - Install software goes into the 'applications'-tab where users need it. - Control-center becomes a tab of its own, called 'System'. - Connection and HD-status go into the System-tab This leaves us with few, but important menu items on the right-hand bar: 'Help' and 'Logout'. As shrinking the 'Search'-menu has gained us space, these find a place in the top-bar of the menu, next to the search-field. You have already realized that I couldn't resist mocking up an integrated control-center and application-browser: http://img234.imageshack.us/img234/8961/appbrowsermockup3io4.png http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/1451/controlcentermockup3dw9.png It would also be terrific if 'search' would act as a filter, or better: a search, on the category shown, if the user doesn't hit the return-key. I hope you don't find mockups too bothersome; especially coming from a non-coder. Yours, Chris --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org