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Canonical bringing HUD to Ubuntu 12.04, company's assault on menus continues (Engadget)
Canonical -- shepherd of the popular Linux distribution Ubuntu -- generally
doesn't rock the boat with its LTS releases, but things are going to be
different this time around. With 12.04LTS the company is taking its assault on
contextual menus to the next level by launching HUD. Mark Shuttleworth's
obsession with simplifying user interactions began with the controversial
Unity UI in Ubuntu 10.10, and will continue with the Head-Up Display. "Menus
require you to read a lot when you probably already know what you want," the
distro's founder wrote, "HUD solves many of these issues." Those that have
used the search feature in Apple's "Help" menus, or launcher apps like
Quicksilver and Alfred, will immediately recognize the goal -- to keep a
user's fingers on the keyboard, remove clutter and facilitate quick access to
available actions. Listening to music and in the mood for The King? Invoke
HUD, type the artist's name and you're presented with your Elvis catalog. It
also uses "fuzzy matching" and will remember the actions you most commonly
perform to further refine your experience. If you're having a hard time
envisioning how HUD works, fear not; there is a three minute ...


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