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[Ed Lin <edlin280@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 4:44 AM, Jason Taylor <killerkiwi2005@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Are all these environment variables documented anywhere?

Don't think so. Here's a collection of the most common but not
specific to Unity. That would require an update to the documentation.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EnvironmentVariables

On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 7:10 PM, GonzO Rodrigue <worlord668@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> That is excellent news... almost.
> I'd like the Global Menu if it A) weren't hidden and B) only appeared in the
> "panel" space when the app is maximized.  Leaving it in the window space
> makes more sense when not maximized; if it _must_ be in the panel, then I
> wish it weren't hidden until mouseover.

I don't know of a workaround for A). I've asked repeatedly in
different places and got no answer so far.
However for B) there might be a way:
Putting the mentioned variable into ~/.bashrc makes it global for a
specific user. You could however put it into the .desktop file or
launcher* for all the apps you don't maximize. I know it's not ideal
but that's what we've got in terms of options right now.

* e.g for a .desktop file
Exec=bash -c "export UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0 && gedit"

For the record: These are just dirty workarounds and just because they
are available doesn't mean I'm content with the status quo...