Though it’s not perfect, Global menu is still possible in Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.04 with the default Gnome Desktop. It used to have a Gnome Global Menu extension to enable focused app menus (e.g., File, Edit, View, Help, etc.) in the top panel. It is however discontinued because GTK+ development is blocking the uniform support… Continue reading How to Enable ‘Global Menu’ (App Menus in Top-bar) in Ubuntu 20.04, 21.04
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How to Enable Global Menu in XFCE Desktop
To save screen space, Ubuntu Unity uses Mac OS X style global menu that integrates applications’ menu bar into the top panel. Thanks to TopMenu developer and Webupd8 Team for building the project into PPA, now XFCE Desktop has a plugin to enable the Mac style global menu bar. How to install TopMenu plugin for… Continue reading How to Enable Global Menu in XFCE Desktop
Enable Global Menu For Android Studio, NetBeans, IntelliJ IDEA in Ubuntu
Want to enable the Unity AppMenu (Global Menu) support for NetBeans IDE, IntelliJ IDEA, Android Studio, etc in Ubuntu? Thanks to open source, there’s a project called java-swing-ayatana that enables Global Menu as well as HUD support for all Java Swing Applications in Ubuntu Unity desktop. Here are some applications with Global Menu enabled via… Continue reading Enable Global Menu For Android Studio, NetBeans, IntelliJ IDEA in Ubuntu
Enable Global Menu in Elementary OS Luna
Want to try the Ubuntu Unity-Style Global Menu in Elementary OS Luna? Well, it’s easy to accomplish this via super wingpanel. Super Wingpanel, wingpanel from the elementaryos project with some additional features: auto hide / intellihide / intellislim slim mode a la wingpanel-slim First take a look at the result: NOTE: Super Wingpanel is not… Continue reading Enable Global Menu in Elementary OS Luna