[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #23119: UX Improvements to nav-menus.php

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#23119: UX Improvements to nav-menus.php
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 Reporter:  lessbloat                          |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                             |   Milestone:  3.6
Component:  Menus                              |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing 3.6-menus  |
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Comment (by mmuro):

 Replying to [comment:116 lessbloat]:
 > I've been thinking about the proposed new layout over the weekend, and
 the one thing that still bugs me is the "Menus within your theme" meta
 box.  It still seems out of place.  I mocked up an alternative approach,
 and wanted to get your take:
 >
 > What if we removed the "Menus within your theme" meta box from the
 manage screen.
 >
 > [[Image(http://f.cl.ly/items/011y1g3h093B14440j1d/manage.jpg)]]
 >
 > And put it at the top of "Screen Options":
 >
 > [[Image(http://f.cl.ly/items/2D0L131B1N1Q3e3f3f1t/screen-options.jpg)]]
 >
 > Then the "default menu for your theme" link in the "Save Menu" success
 message would simply slide down "Screen Options" when clicked.
 >
 > We of course would user test this approach to find out if it actually
 works for users.
 >
 > Thoughts?

 The problem with this approach is that you are hiding primary
 functionality within the Screen Options tab, which should be used to
 show/hide items in the admin screen.

 If you want to get rid of that meta box, you might as well get rid of the
 two tabs and use the header "Add New" method and just display it on the
 menu screen in the same spot it's always been.

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