[Bug 1062179] [NEW] Applications menu and shortcuts inconsistency

[Charis Kouzinopoulos]

Public bug reported:

Most applications that are included or can be installed in Ubuntu have
inconsistent menus and/or shortcuts. This leads to a Desktop Environment
that appears to be inconsistent and amateurish to the end users. The
solution to this is relatively easy by creating a set of HIG guidelines
that could be enforced to application developers or patched in to the
existing applications.

A menu example (different order and wording):

Gnome Terminal menu
-------------------------------
File->Open Terminal
File->Open Tab

Nautilus menu
--------------------
File->New Tab
File->New Window

A menu trigger (different triggers):

Nautilus menu
--------------------
File->New _T_ab
File->New _W_indow

Chromium menu
-----------------------
File->New _T_ab
File->_N_ew Window

Different shortcuts:
----------------------------
Redo in gedit: ctrl-shift-z
Redo in libreoffice writer: ctrl-y dsfs
Redo in chromium: ctrl-shift-z

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: ubuntu-desktop 1.286
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.26-generic 3.5.5
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Oct  5 13:22:46 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta i386 (20120926)
SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Affects: ubuntu-meta (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-bug i386 quantal running-unity

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Title:
  Applications menu and shortcuts inconsistency

Status in “ubuntu-meta” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Most applications that are included or can be installed in Ubuntu have
  inconsistent menus and/or shortcuts. This leads to a Desktop
  Environment that appears to be inconsistent and amateurish to the end
  users. The solution to this is relatively easy by creating a set of
  HIG guidelines that could be enforced to application developers or
  patched in to the existing applications.

  A menu example (different order and wording):

  Gnome Terminal menu
  -------------------------------
  File->Open Terminal
  File->Open Tab

  Nautilus menu
  --------------------
  File->New Tab
  File->New Window

  A menu trigger (different triggers):

  Nautilus menu
  --------------------
  File->New _T_ab
  File->New _W_indow

  Chromium menu
  -----------------------
  File->New _T_ab
  File->_N_ew Window

  Different shortcuts:
  ----------------------------
  Redo in gedit: ctrl-shift-z
  Redo in libreoffice writer: ctrl-y dsfs
  Redo in chromium: ctrl-shift-z

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: ubuntu-desktop 1.286
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-17.26-generic 3.5.5
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-17-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Fri Oct  5 13:22:46 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta i386 (20120926)
  SourcePackage: ubuntu-meta
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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