Menu Bar & Settings layout is very confusing

[Darthagnon]

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Clear and concise description of the problem

I find the current menu bar layout confusing and non-standard. Similarly, I find the current settings layout also very confusing, which divides the settings between 8 entries in a cluttered submenu, 2 settings screens, and doesn't seem to present all available settings (#717 (comment)).

Suggested solution

Structure the menu bar in a more standard way:

Current

| Anytype | File | Edit | Window |  Help | Debug | Version |

... with a lot of confusing and non-standard submenu options below them.

Suggested replacement

| File | Edit | View | Help |

• Anytype >> Settings moved to under Edit >> Preferences (Mac standard) or File >> Options / Tools >> Options (Windows)
• Settings menu bar submenu should not exist, it should all be on one popup settings page. Vault and Space settings should be merged, Import/Export/New Object should be under File as they are not settings.
• Debug and Version under Help >> Debug and Help >> Version
• View is exactly current Window menu, but with a more standard name
• Anytype >> About Anytype moved to Help >> About Anytype
• Anytype Hide/Show options moved to View
• Anytype >> Check for updates moved to Help >> Check for updates
• A lot of options from the ellipsis . . . menu could be moved to the menu bar, and have all these options in a standard place and easier to find, e.g. File >> Print, File >> Export, Edit >> Move to Bin, Edit >> Use as Template

I'll see if I can knock together a prototype.

Alternative

I don't understand the menu options, so the alternative is I don't use Anytype...

Additional context

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[Darthagnon]

JSFiddle

Here's a mockup of a more sensible menu layout:
https://jsfiddle.net/Darthagnon/cx4jt78q/205/