Meet HUD: Ubuntu’s New Way of Using App Menus in Unity

HUD – Heads UP Display – uses an intelligent search-based approach to finding and accessing menu items you need. It’s smart too; HUD is capable of remembering what items you use most often and prioritising them in the results.

The video below shows HUD in action, and demos many of its unique features.

More about HUD

The announcement of HUD goes some way to explaining the more “controversial” decisions made inregards to Ubuntu’s Application Menus.

John Lea, who leads the Ubuntu Desktop and TV design teams, took some time out to tell us more about the genesis, design and purpose of the feature.

For those of our readers who don’t know what this new feature is, what is it?

A new way of interacting with applications!

Instead of hunting through menus to find a command, just type what you want (express your intent) and let the HUD show you exactly what you need. We see this as the future replacement for the traditional application menu, and it will be a major area of research and development for us and the community in the coming four releases of Ubuntu.

Read the full story HERE!

How-To install directions HERE!