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[Robert Heller <heller@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

With Ubuntu 14.04 using the default Unity desktop system, when the
System Settings => Appearance => Behavior setting for "Show the menus
for a window" is set to "In the window's title bar", Gimp's menus are
are usable.  Attempting to use them only lets you move the window around
(normal behavior for an 'empty' title bar).  The menus are there, but
you can't click on them. We really don't like the MacOS/Finder behavior
of the single menu bar at the top and would prefer the more
'traditional' Gnome menu bar on each toplevel window.  It works for
other applications (eg Firefox), but not for Gimp.

ub140464.wendellfreelibrary.org% lsb_release -rd
Description:    Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Release:        14.04

ub140464.wendellfreelibrary.org% apt-cache policy gimp unity
gimp:
  Installed: 2.8.10-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 2.8.10-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 2.8.10-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
unity:
  Installed: 7.2.1+14.04.20140513-0ubuntu2
  Candidate: 7.2.1+14.04.20140513-0ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 7.2.1+14.04.20140513-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     7.2.0+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1.2 0
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main amd64 Packages
     7.2.0+14.04.20140416-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages

I expected to be able to use gimp's menus, specificly the File menu, but
instead it did not work and all it would let me do is more the top level
around the screen.

** Affects: gimp (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Title:
  Can't use Gimp's menu bar when Unity's behavior is set to "Show the
  menus for a window" "In the window's title bar"

Status in “gimp” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  With Ubuntu 14.04 using the default Unity desktop system, when the
  System Settings => Appearance => Behavior setting for "Show the menus
  for a window" is set to "In the window's title bar", Gimp's menus are
  are usable.  Attempting to use them only lets you move the window
  around (normal behavior for an 'empty' title bar).  The menus are
  there, but you can't click on them. We really don't like the
  MacOS/Finder behavior of the single menu bar at the top and would
  prefer the more 'traditional' Gnome menu bar on each toplevel window.
  It works for other applications (eg Firefox), but not for Gimp.

  ub140464.wendellfreelibrary.org% lsb_release -rd
  Description:    Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  Release:        14.04

  ub140464.wendellfreelibrary.org% apt-cache policy gimp unity
  gimp:
    Installed: 2.8.10-0ubuntu1
    Candidate: 2.8.10-0ubuntu1
    Version table:
   *** 2.8.10-0ubuntu1 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  unity:
    Installed: 7.2.1+14.04.20140513-0ubuntu2
    Candidate: 7.2.1+14.04.20140513-0ubuntu2
    Version table:
   *** 7.2.1+14.04.20140513-0ubuntu2 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       7.2.0+14.04.20140423-0ubuntu1.2 0
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main amd64 Packages
       7.2.0+14.04.20140416-0ubuntu1 0
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main amd64 Packages

  I expected to be able to use gimp's menus, specificly the File menu,
  but instead it did not work and all it would let me do is more the top
  level around the screen.

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