Comment by chihuahua
6 hours ago
> But that was in a different millennium.
Exactly. There may have been a reason for the single menu bar back in 1984 when the Mac had a 9-inch screen. But it doesn't work very well on my 43-inch screen where the menu bar may be a few feet away from a small window in the lower right hand corner.
For people with a normal screen size, having the click targets be of infinite size is still very useful.
I think the median screen size today is closer to 30" than 9".
No, most people do not user their computer with 30" external screens. Perhaps developers at FAANGs do, but most people are mobile devices, follow by 13" or 15" laptop screens. Older people often use larger font sizes or browser zoom on top of that (or both).
Have you tried ⌘-Shift-? and typing the menu option you want to select?