Questions about interface menus, placement and addition of them. Menus are a common user interface feature that allow users to interact with applications.
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Menu application in terminal and Nautilus
I have a problem to display the menu commands in the window of the nautilus and the terminal (in simple words can not display the file .. help etc..) I see the bar but no writing .. Can you help me ...
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How come firefox has no settings? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I get the menu bar in firefox?
I've installed the latest ubuntu. I'm using firefox and wanted to change some of the settings. But it has no menu and no where I ...
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How to change menu system and appearance, please? [duplicate]
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What different desktop environments and shells are available?
11.10 graphic menus, is there a way for users that came from 11.04 to enable classic gnome menu? Also how ...
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After install, LCD monitor is booted in unsupported frequency so I can't see the boot menu (GRUB)
My graphic card is NVidia and monitor is LG 1280x1024
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How can launchers be added to and removed from the Unity dash?
Scenario #1: Manually removing launchers
I installed a few games from the recent Humble Indie Bundle and removed them today.
The games which were installed using a deb were successfully uninstalled ...
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Graphical glitches in GNOME Shell [closed]
I recently swithced to GNOME Shell (3.2.1). I like alot but something is messed up. when I scroll over the activities bar or exit a program, it gets fuzzy every other inch of my screen. Also when ...
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get rid of flat menu (without hierarchy) in gnome-shell
In gnome-shell, menus on the top panel are flat -- submenu is not displayed on the side, as it used to be, but is opened in the upper level:
Is there a way to change the behavior back? Is it ...
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How to find firefox path?
I have firefox in start menu, but there is no "properties" like in windows. how to find out were firefox is installed and how to check path of link in menu?
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How do I edit the classic menu indicator
I installed The classic menu indicator that can be installed from ppa:diesch/testing (some really cool packages there btw).
Now I want to edit the main menu, reorganize some of the applications, make ...
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Unity on 2 screens without main application menus
I'm used to work with 2 monitors, but after switching to Unity I can not access the main menus of applications. The main menu panel is only displayed on one of the screens
Is there a way of dealing ...
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How can I move the System menu on the top bar to the left side?
I am left-handed. On the top bar, I need the System menu (and Logout, User Switch, Clock, Battery Status, etc) on the left side. And I need the global menu items as well as the window buttons (close, ...
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How can I get the menu bar in firefox?
I installed a fresh ubuntu desktop 11.10 and in firefox there is no menu bar. I tried several things like
pressing the Alt key
F1-12
right click on a free space in the tab bar
but still no menu ...
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How can I have an applications menu in nautilus right click lke xfce has? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to customize the context menu in Nautilus?
How can I have an applications menu in nautilus right click like xfce has?
I think that is so smart and useful.
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Adding extra options to right-click menu
are any more options that can be added to the right click menu in ubuntu? e.g when right clicking in nautilus or desktop
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Where did my context menus go? [closed]
I'm running Ubuntu 11.10 and just did a software update (not sure what got updated) and now my context menus are gone. When I right click on things I see nothing, but can still click around in the ...
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Why do my menus have little icons next to the items?
Recently little icons appeared in all my menus, eg the hard drive w/ green arrow next to save, orange folder next to open, etc. This has happened in every file, edit, etc menus for every single ...
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Where to see the available apps to use?
(Using freshly installed Ubuntu 11.10)
I know this is a totally ignorant question, but I can't seem to find any menu in which to see available applications that I may want to use.
For example, I know ...
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Application Menus File,View, etc missing in Gnome-fallback
I installed Ubuntu 11.10 and i like it but Gnome 3 slows my pc too much so i'm trying to use the Gnome-fallback which is a bit faster.
So far everything works like Gnome 2 except that the ...
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Why are no changes to the main menu in Unity possible?
Why can't I add a menu item in the main menu or see an item property? Is Unity the culprit ?
I am using Ubuntu 11.10.
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How to remove session entries from LightDM?
I recently added Cairo Dock to my GNOME Shell in 11.10. Cairo Dock is GREAT, but I'm left with one little problem that I'd like to fix: after installing Cairo Dock, LightDM includes two extraneous ...
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How to get the old menu in Ubuntu 11.10 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I disable the global application menu?
I recently upgraded to 11.10 from 10.04. After the upgrade, the menu is shifted to the top column, which is pretty ...
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How to change desktop background to the next/brev background image with mouse right cick menu depending on wallch program?
I want a script or a tool to change the desktop background using mouse right click menu on the desktop to find in the menu Next and Previous buttons for the next and past background, but depending on ...
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directories missing, only the home folder showing?
in gnome classic, in the places menu, only the home folder is listed, yet the videos, pictures etc folders are actually present in the home older and in the side panel
does anyone how to fix this?
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Add Update Manager to the System menu in GNOME Shell
In Unity, the Update Manager was included in the power cog menu along with log out, suspend, shut down etc. But in GNOME Shell, I do not find such an option. Is there any extension or tweak to make ...
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How to get back the system menu for Gnome fallback mode [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Reinstate System Menu after reverting to Gnome Classic?
Is there any chance to get back the system menu for gnomes fallback panel? I really can't get warm neither with ...
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How do I disable mnemonics in GTK3?
In Natty Narwhal I used to do some nifty tricks with .gtkrc-2.0 to disable mnemonics (underlined menus) but now it's impossible. I assume in Oneiric Ocelot it will be something different because it ...
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How to reset menu in GNOME 3?
I have ubuntu 11.10 with Gnome3 shell DE. I have a problem, in the applications menu i can't find some applications like GParted, Update-Manager, gnome-tweak-tool that they can be run from terminal. I ...
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How can I add items to Xfce root menu?
I'd like to add some items to my Xfce "root menu", see picture for location:
Searching the web gave a couple of possibilities (different XML files etc), but it appears that Xubuntu has customized ...
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How to get the full menu?
I upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10 and when I run a simple app i.e. GEdit I now don't have the dropdown menu with i.e. "Save as.." Where is that menu now?
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How can I make my Lubuntu 11.10 menus look like in 11.04?
The menus in my Lubuntu 11.10 install look very KDE-ish. I'm using the VLC Open File...-menu as an example. In Lubuntu 11.04, a different Open File...-menu would pop up. Is there a way to make the ...
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Nautilus menus empty
exact same issue as closed issue:
Empty Nautilus Menus
I have a nautilus window open and when I go to file, edit, view, go, bookmarks, or help, there is nothing in the menus. I'm trying to view my ...
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Where did the menu bars from my applications go in GNOME Shell?
I'm running ubuntu 11.10, and all the menu-bars (File, Options, etc ) from applications like gedit & co are gone.
For some applications that is not a problem, because there are still icons I can ...
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How do I get my USB keyboard to not freeze up in the recovery menu? [closed]
I am using Ubuntu 11.10, and whenever I enter the recovery menu, my keyboard freezes and I can't make any selections. I have tried using GRUB_PRELOAD_MODULES="usb usb_keyboard" but this doesn't help ...
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How to get rid of right-click menu scrolling in Firefox under XUbuntu?
Despite the fact there is more than enough room on my screen, Firefox page-right-click menu usually appears pretty small and offers vertical scrolling to view all the items inside it. Some times the ...
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How can I add wine programs to the right click context menu?
How can someone automatically add wine programs (such as Microsoft Office) to the right click context menu? In my case specifically the software is installed via play on linux.
For example, when a ...
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Right click on Chrome, Eclipse, etc.. triggered double click instead of single click
in my current ubuntu 10.10, every time I right click on a link in chrome, the first option in right-click-menu is selected immediately instead of letting my choosing. The same thing happened in my ...
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Missing System Menu in Ubuntu 11.10 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to open “System > Administrator” -menu?
I recently updated to Ubuntu version 11.10. I left in the middle of the install and came back to a page asking ...
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Bottom Taskbar Gone on 11.10 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I use the GNOME Panel in Unity?
I am fairly new to Ubuntu and have used it for the last couple of years on a PC just for surfing the net (and thats about it).
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Eclipse menus are slow to render and disappear
I have just installed eclipse in Ubuntu 11.10 and I'm noticing the menus (in the application's menubar) are slow to render and disappear. I have not explored many more aspects of the program as this ...
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How do I get 'Main Menu' back?
In 11.04 and previous editions of Ubuntu, I used the 'Main Menu' tool (under 'System/Preferences') to change individual icons that I did not like in the icon theme I use (Faenza, and mainly the ...
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How do I remove the shutdown confirmation menu?
How do I remove the shutdown confirmation menu saying "are you sure you want to shut down"? This is the menu that pops up after I press shut down.
I can't navigate to it in gconf_editor using the ...
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Unity dash home menu editor [duplicate]
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Can I edit which icons appear in the Unity dash?
I did fresh install to 11.10 and I am unable to find a menu editor. Please do not post methods offered by 11.04 as ...
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Unity 2d on multi monitor, Close, Min, Max-Buttons not available on 2nd screen
In Unity 2D and a multi monitor setup (Ubuntu 11.10), the Buttons for Closing, Minimizing and Maximizing windows are not available on the second screen, if the windows are maximized.
There is also no ...
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How do I get “restart” option in the shutdown menu in Unity?
The dropdown menu I get when I click on the gear link in the top right corner only shows these options:
Lock Computer
Logout
Suspend
Hibernate
Shutdown
There is no "restart" or "reboot".
How can ...
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How do you disable the global menu in digikam?
I use digikam which suffers from a bug that means the editor loses its menu after the first launch. In 11.04 I could disable the global menu for digikam by launching it with:
APPMENU_DISPLAY_BOTH=1 ...
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How can I stop the side launcher from autohiding?
How can I get the side menu on my left to stay in place?
And since it's going to stay in place, how can I ensure my application windows don't get hidden (in part) by the menu (ie: their width should ...
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Reinstate System Menu after reverting to Gnome Classic?
How do I get the system menu back on the top panel after reverting to Gnome Classic on 11.10 like suggested in this answer to How to revert to Gnome Classic
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compiz hiding unity and all menus
After updating to Ubuntu 11.10, I was severly disturbed by Dash and wanted to go back to Ubuntu Classic. So I tried to read up, and found Compiz SettingsManager. In there, I clicked "on" never hide ...
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Unity panel menus only work on one monitor of dual monitor setup
I have just installed 11.10 on my dual monitor system, I have a problem with the panel menus (settings/power, memenu, calendar etc.).
What is happening is on one monitor, everything functions fine, ...
