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It would be very useful, and am thinking of switching to XFCE for the speed.

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This instructionswork in 11.10 and earlier

No and yes. There is not one currently supported just for xfce that works (an old one exists, but is broke-see below). However, you can use the "xfce-xfapplet-plugin" xfce plugin (listed in synaptic) to put the "gnome-applet-globalmenu" or the "indicator-applet-appmenu" onto the xfce panel.

See my answer at the following link to add the "gnome-applet-globalmenu" to your setup. The instructions are for the gnome panel, but if you use the the plugin I mentioned above, you can add the "gnome-applet-globalmenu" to your xfce panel. It is a bit flaky. I found the "indicator-applet-appmenu" works better with xfce while the "gnome-applet-globalmenu" works better with the gnome-panel. Your mileage may vary.

Global - Menu applet on maverick

The ppa mentioned in the link also adds a listing in synaptic for an "xfce4-global-menu applet", but it does NOT work and according to the README is no longer supported.

Here is a screenshot of it in action (yes, I like a mac-ish look): xfce with "indicator-applet-appmenu" in panel

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Is that XFCE? How did you remove the menubar from the windows? – John Feb 22 '11 at 4:14
@John Yes, that is xfce 4.8 from the koshi ppa: launchpad.net/~koshi/+archive/xfce-4.8 The menu automatically went to the panel when I added the indicator-applet-appmenu to the xfce panel. – Mark Feb 22 '11 at 15:08
I can't seem to get it working on Oneiric. Anyone tried this? – Johann Philipp Strathausen Oct 12 '11 at 12:48
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Another person has some private code for getting the indicator-appmenu working on Oneiric Ocelot Xubuntu 11.10. I am not sure I yet trust the code for either the ~koshi code or from aaronlewis1989.

In any case, here is a link I found: OMG ! XFCE Global Menu [Oneiric Only]

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There was a nice tutorial on that recently.

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