Hide soft menus?

[DavidM]

(11-20-2016 07:33 AM)Software49g Wrote:  > What are your thoughts about the concept of a menu that temporarily returns?

That would be trival (once everything is working without the menuline).

I guess I should have been more clear with my question. What I meant was more along the lines of whether you perceived the concept of menus reappearing temporarily to have merit, and if so, how would you envision the user experience for that type of functionality?

The current "model" for an off-the-shelf 50g uses a static display configuration which only changes if you manually alter specific settings. I suppose what I am proposing is that there could be value in having a display configuration which changes automatically as a result of contextual differences as well.

I've already put forth one example of how it might work with menus, but I don't presume that it's the best way. It may not even be a desirable feature. Other considerations include things like the mode indicators (angle, number base, etc.). Should those be taking up space in the header all the time? Are there other indicators that could go in that limited space if they changed contextually? My hope is that others might have thoughts to share on this subject that might make a more spartan interface more informative and easier to use.

Thanks