Re: Meaning of the menu
Reply #8 –
Basic idea is worth thinking about. I've long thought endless lines of menu tabs didn't make much sense. Even when adminning/modding a site, there is an awful lot of functionality that is rarely used and does not need to be in one's face all the time.
Re: Meaning of the menu
Reply #9 –
I think I'm "happy" with the menu in that last post:
is visually consistent (all the entries have a dropdown),
it doesn't have misplaced/duplicated entries (the search is in one place on the page, no need to look at one place to find the "quick" and to another to find the "full" (or semi-full depending on settings), logout is together with the profile (because it's about "you", though a slightly more prominent button somewhere else for logout may be worth)),
* what is left can stay there for a reason.
Having admin and mod links in a visible place is not that bad (I'm always a bit confused when I have to use one of the other scripts that hide the admin link in a corner and you have always to think "where the heck is now gone?" lol).
After I came up with that screenshot I'm not so sure that entirely remove the menu is the best option, though I'm not yet convinced of the contrary either.