I am designing a desktop application that has login functionality. The login dialog is placed on the main form and is only shown on startup, and it is not a part of my question.
In the main view, I need to show who the user is currently logged in as, and also provide a log out function.
My current solution is: I have placed the information in the menu bar, the header is called "Log in (NAME)". It just displays the name of the user, it has no function other than to open a menu. The menu has just one item in it called "Log out".
Something about this design doesn't seem right. The other menu header have the usual names like "File", "Actions" and "Help". The name "Log in (NAME)" stands out.
What would you suggest..?
EDIT: Final design: