Re: Changes for emacs 28

[Arthur Miller]

<tomas@tuxteam.de> writes:

> On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 10:12:01AM +0300, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> > From: "Philip K." <philipk@posteo.net>
>> > Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2020 09:04:59 +0200
>> > Cc: Gregory Heytings <ghe@sdf.org>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
>> > 
>> > I think that this is the case, most programmes seem to use the
>> > "Hamburger Menu"[0] instead of a transitional top-menu. I'm not sure
>> > what the reason for this change was, but I have a hunch one of the
>> > motivating reasons was the attempt to merge applications and the window
>> > frames
>> 
>> I think the reason is likely to be compatibility with mobile platforms,
>> where screen space is at premium.
>
> This is a friendly interpretation. You're such a friendly person [1].
>
> Me? I'd say the Hamburger menu is the latest fad, to be taken over
> next year by the Sushi menu, or the Falafel-Halloumi-Magali menu,
> depending on the alignment of the stars.
:-) Haha, what is Magali? Never tried that. Wikipedia says it is a river
in Guinea and Google shows me pictures of different dishes.

"Hamburger icon" has become a standard icon for a menu; I don't think
there was an established "menu icon" before the "responsive design"
kicked in. People used '+' sign och '...' or something else. Responsive
design is all the rage nowadays; I think it started already with Java
introducing layout managers, but it didn't become a thing until mobile
platforms made it popular due to necessity.