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Make cursor selection in the app menu more intuitive #9465

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coyotebush opened this issue Sep 22, 2024 · 0 comments
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Make cursor selection in the app menu more intuitive #9465

coyotebush opened this issue Sep 22, 2024 · 0 comments
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C: app menu The primary user-facing GUI application menu in Qubes OS P: default Priority: default. Default priority for new issues, to be replaced given sufficient information. T: enhancement Type: enhancement. A new feature that does not yet exist or improvement of existing functionality. ux User experience

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The problem you're addressing (if any)

In the new app menu, it's easy to accidentally operate on the wrong qube.

For example, when I want to shut down a qube early in the list, my diagonal cursor path from the qube name to the "Shutdown qube" option often hovers over and selects a different qube name, and I end up shutting down that qube instead. To avoid this, I have to move the cursor either to the right first or very fast.

When the Window Manager option "Automatically give focus to newly created windows" is disabled (to mitigate focus stealing; see also #8728), selecting the first qube requires a click (to focus the menu), so it's particularly surprising to have the selected qube change without another click.

By contrast, the Qubes Domains and Qubes Devices menus are not as sensitive to cursor path (and immediately receive focus).

The solution you'd like

Some ideas:

  1. Change qubes only on click instead of hover, as suggested in Qubes App Menu: Provide option to require that (sub)menus be clicked, not hovered #9537
  2. Don't change qubes while the cursor is moving towards the sub-menu
  3. Make the list of qubes narrower, which probably requires relocating the Apps/Templates/Service tabs

The value to a user, and who that user might be

Users who navigate the app menu by mouse, particularly with "Automatically give focus to newly created windows" disabled, will save time re-navigating the menu and potentially also reversing the effect of a mis-applied action.

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@coyotebush coyotebush added P: default Priority: default. Default priority for new issues, to be replaced given sufficient information. T: enhancement Type: enhancement. A new feature that does not yet exist or improvement of existing functionality. labels Sep 22, 2024
@andrewdavidwong andrewdavidwong added ux User experience C: app menu The primary user-facing GUI application menu in Qubes OS labels Sep 22, 2024
@andrewdavidwong andrewdavidwong changed the title Selected qube in new app menu changes too easily Make cursor selection in the app menu more intuitive Sep 22, 2024
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C: app menu The primary user-facing GUI application menu in Qubes OS P: default Priority: default. Default priority for new issues, to be replaced given sufficient information. T: enhancement Type: enhancement. A new feature that does not yet exist or improvement of existing functionality. ux User experience
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