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I switched from Gnome/Unity to LXDE on my netbook because it has only 1 GB RAM. Now the Kile window has no menu bar. How does one get it back?

This does not affect all KDE applications - for example, Kate does have a menu bar.

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do you have a file & folder called .kde/share/config/kilerc - what happens if you rename this file i.e. to reset kile's settings? – fossfreedom♦ Feb 15 '12 at 11:43
Yes, renaming this file (resetting settings) brings back the menu bar. I'd like a way to do this without modifying other settings, though. – Prateek Feb 15 '12 at 12:59
ok... it sounds like a corruption in the file itself - I think its a text file so you should be able to compare your old file with your newly regenerated file to see what the issue is. I think it would be useful if you can pastebin.com both your existing kilerc file and a newly regenerated file to compare with. – fossfreedom♦ Feb 15 '12 at 13:08

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A similar issue was reported on ubuntuforums.

In this case it was reported against Kubuntu - so the observation that you have switched to LXDE perhaps is not the key issue here.

The resolution was to rename the file ~/.kde/share/config/kilerc.

This file will then be regenerated when you next start Kile.

This will result in your own customisation settings being lost but user-defined shortcuts are retained.

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In ~/.kde/share/config/kilerc, look for the section [KileMainWindow], and within that look for the line menubar=Disabled. Change Disabled to Enabled or delete this line.

Thanks to @fossfreedom for suggesting looking in ~/.kde/share/config/kilerc.

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thanks I add the same issue for a long time but using ubuntu+gnome-shell, this fixed it :) – Victor P. Apr 6 '12 at 8:55
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If you do not want to destroy your settings:

  • Open the file ~/.kde/share/config/kilerc with an editor.
  • Look for [KileMainWindow].
  • Change the setting MenuBar=Disabled to MenuBar=Enabled.
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