[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #3149: The underlined menu items looks ugly

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#3149: The underlined menu items looks ugly
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 Reporter:  Viper007Bond    |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  enhancement     |       Status:  new      
 Priority:  low             |    Milestone:  2.1      
Component:  Administration  |      Version:  2.1      
 Severity:  minor           |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:                  |  
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Comment (by markjaquith):

 Matt said that some users initially were unaware that the first row of
 menu items were links.  More than anything, I think that speaks to how far
 WP's userbase has expanded with WP.com ... these sound like people who are
 newcomers to the web, so it's definitely cool that WordPress (or WP.com)
 is one of the first things they're doing.

 I don't like the underline situation either.  I think the submenu works
 because it looks like a row of tabs.  This relates to commonly used
 software (Windows, Safari, Firefox, etc) that uses tabs.

 So here's my lame patch.  I am NOT a designer, but I think a little space
 between the two menus helps, and making the hover background color the
 color of the selected tab is like a little hint that maybe if you click
 here, you can make THIS tab the selected tab.

 This is actually an area where Bryan Veloso could really save us.  Square
 tabs are just plain ugly.  How about some slick Sliding-Doors rounded
 tabs?

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