Mac-style Menu Bar for GTK and Java/Swing applications!

[Psyphre]

try this in a terminal :

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install gnome2-globalmenu

Tried, but it cant find the package.
E: Couldn't find package gnome2-globalmenu

Just to ensure I added it right. I went to my "software sources" when to third-party tab and clicked "add" and added those 2 repos one at a time. Thats correct isnt it?

I just dont understand why its not working.

[ayoli]

Tried, but it cant find the package.
E: Couldn't find package gnome2-globalmenu

Just to ensure I added it right. I went to my "software sources" when to third-party tab and clicked "add" and added those 2 repos one at a time. Thats correct isnt it?

I just dont understand why its not working.

That's somewhat weird.
Last option : download "manually" the package and install it either with sudo dpkg -i /path/to/downlaoded_package.deb or by double cliking on the deb file.

[Psyphre]

That's somewhat weird.
Last option : download "manually" the package and install it either with sudo dpkg -i /path/to/downlaoded_package.deb or by double cliking on the deb file.

Ayoli, you are absolutely brilliant! Works perfectly!
Odd why it couldnt see the package in the repo tho...

Anyway thank you so very much!

[ayoli]

Ayoli, you are absolutely brilliant! Works perfectly!
Odd why it couldnt see the package in the repo tho...

Anyway thank you so very much!

You're welcome

[LavianoTS386]

Oh, that repo is out of date I think. Here's the repos you want:

#globalmenu
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/globalmenu-team/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/globalmenu-team/ubuntu intrepid main

#Vala
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/bruce89/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/bruce89/ubuntu intrepid main

[mbuhgakeruh]

i have linux mint 6.
i've download and install gnome2-globalmenu 0.6.1678 and vala 0.5.3.1 from repo/apt.
i've put .gnomerc file to my root working folder ( ~/.gnomerc )

Uncomment to load the GTK module
export GTK_MODULES=globalmenu-gnome
Uncomment to tell the GTK module to open a Gtk
TreeView for all menus in the application you start.
export GNOMENU_FUN=1
Uncomment to disable global menu.
export GNOMENU_DISABLED=1
Uncomment to print a lot of debugging messages
export GNOMENU_VERBOSE=1
Uncomment to save the debugging messages to the given file.
export GNOMENU_LOG_FILE=/tmp/gnomenu.log
uncomment to disable the plugin for specific programs.
export GTK_MENUBAR_NO_MAC="fast-user-switch-applet"

i can add Global Menu Panel Applet on my top panel but whatever application i open, it won't show any menu, just the name of the app, like on screenshot i attach.
anybody can help me?



edit:
i've got it now, the problem is on my .gnomerc file.
i've change it to

export GTK_MODULES=globalmenu-gnome
export GTK_MENUBAR_NO_MAC="fast-user-switch-applet"

and it show.
sorry to bother.

[johnny_b_good]

GAve it a go, but i still get the same error

make sure you compiled vala using the following commands (the --prefix=/usr part is very important, i had forgot it and i could not make it work):

./configure --prefix=/usr
make
sudo make install

and before doing that you should remove any other vala installation, with:

sudo make uninstall

in every vala source directory on your system, you can never know, maybe you forgot doing this after the installation failure.
And remember to remove the vala packages that are in the ubuntu repositorys, usually:

sudo apt-get remove valac libvala-dev

To know which you have installed do

sudo aptitude search vala

and you should get an output like this:

p   libmokoui2-vala                 - Vala bindings for libmokoui2              
p   libvala-dev                     - C# like language for the GObject system - 
c   libvala0                        - C# like language for the GObject system - 
p   vala-awn                        - Vala bindings for avant-window-navigator l
p   vala-doc                        - C# like language for the GObject system - 
p   vala-utils                      - C# like language for the GObject system - 
p   valac                           - C# like language for the GObject system

there must be no i on the left. If there is any i try removing that package.
I am sorry if i haven't been enough clear.

[zekopeko]

i was wondering how could i disable Gnome-do from globalmenu?

i konw the whole export GTK_MENUBAR_NO_MAC="fast-user-switch-applet"
but how do i get the correct name for it?

[zekopeko]

double post

[ayoli]

@rainwoodman and lviggiani :
Just made the jump from 0.6 rev 1718 to 0.7.x rev 1993 and ... WOW
You guys just rock, awesome work, keep it up