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Idea #17974: System --> Administration and User Preferences menu is too long

bug This idea is a duplicate of Idea #80: Clean up Preferences and Administration..
Written by JimmyVolatile the 10 Feb 09 at 22:48. Category: Usability. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
Rationale
The two system menus are way too long and uncategorized and makes it harder for novice users to find what they're after.

*Adding more items to the menu would just make it look even more confusing.

*It's a stark contrast to the nice and cleanly categorized Applications menu.

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Solution #1: Restructure the menu similarly to the Control Center
Written by JimmyVolatile the 10 Feb 09 at 22:48.
Make a nice submenu structure following exactly the category structure of the Gnome Control Center.

Like this: http://www.box.net/shared/9xuzp9tym7
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Solution #2: Simply use the Gnome Control Center instead...
Written by JimmyVolatile the 10 Feb 09 at 22:53.
It's by far the most newbie-friendly compared to the existing menu.

You can even type in search words to find what you're after, for instance "mouse" or "resolution".

Furthermore, it can easily be expanded with new items without risking an even more crowded menu.
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Solution #4: More System submenus
Written by cousteau the 12 Feb 09 at 20:14.
Instead of just "Preferences" and "Administration", add more submenus (for example: "Preferences", "Hardware", "Look and feel", "Administration"). Like Solution #1 but using submenus instead of sub-submenus.

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Magnes wrote on the 12 Feb 09 at 07:39
Please, vote on Solution #2. Using complicated menu is hell compared to clicking on icons.

Hiéroglyphe wrote on the 12 Feb 09 at 08:57
This is a duplicate of http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/item/80/

(and Control Center is NOT the solution: we have to SIMPLIFY the menu, not make it look different !)


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