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

[jamarks1]

I like the global menu. Appears more efficient to me.

Only problem I seem to have is the 'enable mnemnoic keys' option isn't working for my Karmic 64 bit install. I often use these keys and desire full functionality without a mouse, so it's a bit of a deal breaker.

Does anyone have a lead of where I could look to repair this functionality? Otherwise, I'll be keeping an eye on this for the future.

Regards.

[Oropher8598]

global menu will never work with firefox and openoffice since they don't use gtk.

The Firefox has stated that global menu support won't be built into Firefox (although they might reconsider if it went into default GNOME). However, it is possible to integrate GTK menu support into XUL-based apps like Firefox & Thunderbird: the Miro team did it using PyGTK. I don't know, however, whether this could be done for Firefox etc with an extension, or if it would require a patched version.

[DJ_Peng]

I'm hoping we never see Fx awarded the title of Default GNOME Web Browser. Too many of us have gotten sick of the Fx devs changing default behavior and requiring Remove-ons to get them back and have switched to another browser. Epiphany (the default GNOME web browser) was a pretty sweet browser until they made the switch from the Gecko rendering engine to the WebKit engine prematurely but once they get things resolved and get extensions rewritten to use the WebKit engine Epiph could be even better.

Of course a number of us have already switched to Chromium, which has no problems whatsoever playing with the GlobalMenu. I'm just saying.

[Psyphre]

I'm hoping we never see Fx awarded the title of Default GNOME Web Browser. Too many of us have gotten sick of the Fx devs changing default behavior and requiring Remove-ons to get them back and have switched to another browser. Epiphany (the default GNOME web browser) was a pretty sweet browser until they made the switch from the Gecko rendering engine to the WebKit engine prematurely but once they get things resolved and get extensions rewritten to use the WebKit engine Epiph could be even better.

Of course a number of us have already switched to Chromium, which has no problems whatsoever playing with the GlobalMenu. I'm just saying.

Chromium works with global menu?? would you mind showing a screen? Because I'm sure i've tried it before and it did not.

Thanks.

[Frak]

Chromium works with global menu?? would you mind showing a screen? Because I'm sure i've tried it before and it did not.

Thanks.

Ehem, Chromium doesn't *have* any menu at all besides two utility menus on the side. The reason it works is because it doesn't need to interact at all.

[DJ_Peng]

You're right. I hadn't had my coffee yet. Chromium doesn't use the usual menus at all, which took a little getting used to. Sorry about that.

[Rave Gloves]

Im sorry i dont quite understand this guide, so far i can gather its now called global menu?. And the links are broken.

How would i go about this on Ubuntu 9.04 i have AWN installed allready.

[ayoli]

Im sorry i dont quite understand this guide, so far i can gather its now called global menu?. And the links are broken.

How would i go about this on Ubuntu 9.04 i have AWN installed allready.

here you go : http://code.google.com/p/gnome2-glob...lobal_Menu_PPA

[DJ_Peng]

Im sorry i dont quite understand this guide, so far i can gather its now called global menu?. And the links are broken.

How would i go about this on Ubuntu 9.04 i have AWN installed allready.

Using both AWN and GlobalMenu is a breeze. As a matter of fact it's how I have my system set up. You just need to set up each app separately.

[repsakkgn]

is there a way to change in tiny mode the default "menu" button on the panel. I mean i want it to be in my native language.