Missing is support for a global menu similar to how macos displays application menus outside of the apps window for example at the top of the screen. Plasma is a new desktop shell developed for kde 4, providing an intuitive interface to interact with the desktop and applications. Kubuntu unites ubuntu with kde and the fabulous plasma desktop. Kde services full features for dolphins right click menu on kde 4. Watch the video below, download the iso and try kubuntu today. It can be useful to disable global menu for individual applications that have issues with global menu support please do file bug reports about this to either the application or global menu in plasmashell.
Although currently in beta the extension works well on gnome 3. Lancelot is not developed anymore 1, but there is a plasma 5 widget inspired by it excalibur available in the kde store. Global menu support is coming back to kde plasma 5 omg. A thirdparty cinnamon extension called global appmenu, currently in beta, provides a similar panelbased application menu system to that found in unity the github project page has full install details and caveats but well cover it in just a. In arch and probably other distros you need to install some. In addition, one can define the complete layout, like what panel to use where, the menu type used and much more. Theres no way to cover all the great options available in the customizable desktop environment here, but these seven tweaks can change your plasma experience for the better. Global menu is one of the most interesting features of kde plasma 5. Global menu gnome extension gnome global appmenu is a gnome shell extension that integrates a global application menu into the gnome shell topbar. Last in my list of kde focused distributions is the independently built kaos linux. Kde is a desktop environment specific to unix computers.
Fully customizable is the primary reason people pick gentoo linux over the competition. To use an appmenu in kde, firstly make sure appmenuqt is installed. This page will be updated to reflect changes in the status of 4. You can see it as a good alternativeaddition to unity, gnomeshell, xfcepanel, kde panel, etc. Cairodock is a pretty, fast and customizable desktop interface. Get new widgets download new plasma widgets find this. A global menu extension for gnome shell is in development. Inkscape, and others you need to install appmenugtkmodule and. Youre correct in that you dont have a menu bar file, edit, view, image, etc but your toolbar some configurable icons is there. Installed on a windows workstation, it enables you to experience the look and feel of the plasma desktop and test kde. The great thing about kde s plasma desktop is that its universally familiar enough for anybody to use, but its also got all the knobs and switches needed to become a power user. This video shows how amazing kde plasma global menu widget.
The distro comes with the calamares installer, which has some cool new features in the kaos 2020. Lancelot provides search facilities, so if you know the name of the application you dont need to find your way around the menu. With it comes the return of global menus along with other awesome sauce features to enable global menus open system settings, go into the application style category, and in the widget style settings you will find a tab called fine tuning. Currently, those are not available through the standard channels or as plugins for the dock, so you will need to manually grab and install these. Continuing kde, gnome, and mate customization the series, its xfces turn. Kde sc, first released in january 2008 and the last release being 4. For some reason the global menu does not work with firefox and libreoffice on my computer or on my laptop. Missing is support for a global menu similar to how macos displays application menus outside of the apps window for example at the top of the. We have the same distribution archlinux of course, the. Watch how development of kcalc is going on by visiting the project activity page select a task. However, there is something super exciting for the upcoming plasma 5.
Yes it does work, you have to disable the global menus then open firefox. You can disable global menu for all application in system settings application appearance widget. The only way i know to get rid of the menu is to select it for hiding in the canvas only mode which is toggled by the tab key by ticking it in settings configure krita canvas only settings but you cant see settings because you dont have a menu. Installed on a windows workstation, it enables you to experience the look and feel of the plasma desktop and test kde applications. Plasma desktop with global menu, app title and panel buttons. So what you need is a top panel, with the window buttons, window title, global menu. How to enable global menubar for gtk apps on kubuntu 14. Maintained by the kpdf developers kde and the k desktop environment. Then you press alt to show the menu you right click on the empty menu space and you should get the toolbar settings click the menu box to make the menu permanently visible. Macstyle menubar for kde 4 and others attracted by. The design is intended to allow gtk programs to have global menu support under kde plasma without needing any modifications. This page is powered by a knowledgeable community that helps you make an informed decision. Following kde sc 4, the compilation was broken up into basic framework libraries, desktop environment and applications, which are termed.
The funny thing is that on my wifes laptop, if the global menu works with libreoffice. To install it you should build it yourself, installing it from plasma widgets. This is a plasma 5 applet that shows the current window appmenu in your panels. Kde software compilation 4 kde sc 4 was the only series of the socalled kde software compilation short. For latte a new option to colorize the menus based on the current. If youre experiencing issues with kde apps okular, gwenview, kstarsetc run the following command. As intellij supports ubuntu global menu, could you add support to the kde one. I tested global application menu with linux mint 17. Support for a global menu, just as that the ubuntu unity desktop offers, is on its way back to the kde plasma desktop. Okteta is a simple editor for the raw data of files. Ignoring themes, icons, and decorations, you get a very modern, very non kde look that mimics the unity experience in a rather cool, slick way. Also, i think theres now a new global menu incompatible with the one used by the plasma 4 applet which is the reason eg gtk apps no longer work with it. If you use your keyboard frequently, using these can save you lots of time. The kde project itself does not in any way judge the quality or stability of a particular program.
Kde services this program extends the features of the dolphins file manager right click contextual menu on kde. This new version of your favorite desktop environment adds neat new features that make your life easier, including clearer notifications, streamlined settings for your system and the desktop layout, much improved gtk integration, and more. Plus it was robust and stable during my testing, without any problems. How to enable the kde appmenu global menu or title. Moreover, when i quit atom, the plasmadesktop the main kde desktop process crashes. Gentoo linux, manjaro, and kde neon are probably your best bets out of the 31 options considered. Global themes in plasma are meta or superthemes, capable of changing multiple aspects of the desktop environment at once, like window decoration, plasma theme, color scheme, icon theme etc. If youre using to the global app menu used in the ubuntu unity desktop, and want to use something similar in cinnamon, you can. This list contains the most common shortcuts supported by. The kde plasma workspaces provide keyboard shortcuts that allow you to perform many tasks without touching your mouse. To see all options for an application launch applicationnamehelp in konsole we would like to have a more creative icon, so we will click the generic icon sitting beside name. Okteta is a free and open source software, available for linux and similar operating systems under the gnu general public license gpl, version 2. For the menu, you can also just use the kde global menu plasmoid.
In general programs in the stable hirarchy are supposed to work with the latest stable version of the kde base distribution. Get project updates, sponsored content from our select partners, and more. For more details about the cairodock sessions and more screenshots, please have a look at a previous article. Kde plasma 5 will support a global menu again ubuntu next. The global menu does not work with firefox and libreoffice. This type of program is also called hex editor or binary editor. How to enable global menu on linux mintcinnamon omg.
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