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[Niklas Rosenqvist <niklas.s.rosenqvist@xxxxxxxxx>]

I wish that option B here would be the default for Unity since it's so
annoying when having to move the mouse all the way to the top panel to get
to the menu.

2011/5/9 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...
>
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