Window Menubar (Global Menubar) on LibreOffice / OpenOffice

[culip]

Hi, I'm a new Kubuntu user.

Does your "Window Menubar" (global menubar) work perfectly? Mine does not :-(

Window Menubar doesn't work with my LibreOffice. If you have any idea (of how to enable Window Menubar on LibreOffice / OpenOffice.org.) please advise.

Thank you,
Culip

p.s. Window Menu doesn't work properly on my Firefox either, though it works perfectly on Gimp and Google Chrome (i.e. other GTK-based programs.) I don't know why...

- Kubuntu 11.10 (64-bit)
- KDE 4.8.1

[rms]

It can be made to auto hide. Explore & try its various settings.

[culip]

It can be made to auto hide. Explore & try its various settings.

Thanks for your advice, but I don't understand what you meant

[rms]

Thanks for your advice, but I don't understand what you meant

What you call "window menubar" can be set to auto-hide thereby freeing some space you need.

[culip]

Do you really know what "Window Menubar" is? It's one of the KDE plasma desktop's widgets. I'm asking about how to enable global menubar on LibreOffice / OpenOffice rather than auto-hiding.

Here's an instruction for Ubuntu which doesn't work on Kubuntu:
Add Global Menu Support to LibreOffice in Ubuntu 11.04 [Unity]

[rms]

Do you really know what "Window Menubar" is? It's one of the KDE plasma desktop's widgets. I'm asking about how to enable global menubar on LibreOffice / OpenOffice rather than auto-hiding.

Here's an instruction for Ubuntu which doesn't work on Kubuntu:
Add Global Menu Support to LibreOffice in Ubuntu 11.04 [Unity]

Oh, that menu, sorry, I thought for a moment that panel stood in your way. No I can't use that particular widget either. It displays File or Menu only depending on its settings and noting else irrespective of application.

Edit: I mean it doesn't work with Libre Office or for Firefox. Gimp is OK.

[bra|10n]

Here's an instruction for Ubuntu which doesn't work on Kubuntu:
Add Global Menu Support to LibreOffice in Ubuntu 11.04 [Unity]

I don't use any additional plasma-widgets but I don't think this is possible on any D/E other than Unity. The Unity panel was written with this as a "key feature" in mind.
I think you could "improve" your situation" to some extent with LibreOffice by combining toolbars, and showing only the options you actually use to save some space.

[culip]

Thank you guys.

It's a bit surprising for me because Firefox & LibreOffice/OpenOffice are very common applications. I wish I can dissect "Window Menubar" and contribute its improvement someday--I feel it the biggest annoyance as far as I've been using KDE. (In other words, I've been happy with KDE these days )

[rms]

This is a late one perhaps but is a partial answer to the question. Firefox doesn't work with Window Menubar if "Global Menu Bar integration" addon is disabled. A mixed bag though...

[Guest]

I don't use any additional plasma-widgets but I don't think this is possible on any D/E other than Unity. The Unity panel was written with this as a "key feature" in mind.
I think you could "improve" your situation" to some extent with LibreOffice by combining toolbars, and showing only the options you actually use to save some space.

Actually, lo-menu extension works with KDE as well. On my KDE 4.8 desktop, the Windows Menubar widget works very well with firefox, libraoffice or any other gtk+ apps, in the same manner as KDE apps.

With QTCurve theme, Icon Task Manager widget, Windows Menubar widget, I have a uniform appereance in all gtk, kde applications with mac-like menu and dock.

[culip]

lo-menubar worked with KDE menubar

Actually, lo-menubar extension works with KDE as well. On my KDE 4.8 desktop, the Windows Menubar widget works very well with firefox, libraoffice or any other gtk+ apps, in the same manner as KDE apps.

With QTCurve theme, Icon Task Manager widget, Windows Menubar widget, I have a uniform appereance in all gtk, kde applications with mac-like menu and dock.

Oh yeah, it does! Thank you ntt2005! I installed it by sudo apt-get install lo-menubar then logout & login, and now it works! One minor annoyance is when I launch LibreOffice, the system freezes for 20 seconds.

[dmeyer]

As said, lo-menubar fixes it. There is also a Firefox version. I also go for the global menu effect. I just feel it unifies my desktop. There is something known as appmenu-runner (a krunner plug-in) which means that if you map a runner to say meta+space you can get an effect very much like unity's HUD. I love it and use it all the time to avoid going through menus. I must say, for all the **** that Unity makes you endure, they do some things fantastically!

http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php...content=153882

Just as a heads up, QtCurve is amazing but if you want easy gorgeousness with transparency on your desktop try oxygen-transparent.

[culip]

Thanks dmeyer.

Although neighter appmenu-runner nor oxygen-transparent seem my favorite (I want to see menus for always, and don't like to see texts on a transparent background), these are quite interesting. I really want to join a KDE meeting to see how other users use KDE.

[dmeyer]

I understand. You can still have menus but its just an extra way to interface with programs. I use it for quick navigation of programs. It's not everybody's cup of tea.

Yeah, I'm also not a fan of transparency + text, so I don't put a lot of transparency on, just a little for effect.

[Guest]

I must say, for all the **** that Unity makes you endure, they do some things fantastically!

http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php...content=153882

Just as a heads up, QtCurve is amazing but if you want easy gorgeousness with transparency on your desktop try oxygen-transparent.

I actually found Unity implementation buggier than KDE plasma implementation. It is also because of the consistency and bug-free look for all gtk, kde apps that I use QTCurve theme. Fancy effects are overrated in my opinion. You only need a decent looking desktop that works flawlessly.