Linux Mint is Redesigning the Cinnamon App Menu
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Work is underway on a design update for the Cinnamon app menu (applet).
Compared to the current Cinnamon Menu, the proposed redesign sticks to a three pane layout but opts to put more information on show, make common folders more immediately accessible, and relocate and restyle session controls.
A new user-profile header is also added to the top of the menu to add a lick of personalisation (and, one would imagine, act as shortcut to the users panel in the Settings app.
Since the existing Cinnamon Menu applet is backed by a robust configuration panel allowing elements to be hidden/shown/customised I’d expect elements within the proposed new layout to follow suit.
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Linux Mint Is Refreshing Looks and Warning You to Update
The most eye-catching announcement is that the application menu in the Cinnamon edition of Linux Mint is being redesigned. The menu will now show on the left side some pinned folders in addition to your favorite apps, and with titles next to them instead of just icons. Your username and profile picture will appear above those folders and apps. Your entire app library, divided into app categories, will appear on the right side of that. The session buttons (for logging out and rebooting) have been moved from a vertical stack on the left to a horiziontal group on the bottom-right of the menu.
You can compare below the new version on the left and the default look of the old version as of Linux Mint 22 on the right.
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Linux Mint Retools the Cinnamon App Launcher
The developers of GNU/Linux Mint are working on an improved Cinnamon App Launcher with a better, more accessible UI.