KDE global menu disappeared in Plasma 5.12

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I upgraded to plasma 5.12 and the global menus disappeared, and the entry in settings (Application Style -> Widget Style -> Fine Tuning) also disappeared.
I tried deleting the plasma* files from ~/.config and also the whole ~/.kde folder thinking it may be some misconfiguration, but none of this helped.

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I upgraded to plasma 5.12 and the global menus disappeared, and the entry in settings (Application Style -> Widget Style -> Fine Tuning) also disappeared.
I tried deleting the plasma* files from ~/.config and also the whole ~/.kde folder thinking it may be some misconfiguration, but none of this helped.

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are you experiencing this problem: if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 13:53
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I upgraded to plasma 5.12 and the global menus disappeared, and the entry in settings (Application Style -> Widget Style -> Fine Tuning) also disappeared.
I tried deleting the plasma* files from ~/.config and also the whole ~/.kde folder thinking it may be some misconfiguration, but none of this helped.

kde kde5 plasma5 appearance
I upgraded to plasma 5.12 and the global menus disappeared, and the entry in settings (Application Style -> Widget Style -> Fine Tuning) also disappeared.
I tried deleting the plasma* files from ~/.config and also the whole ~/.kde folder thinking it may be some misconfiguration, but none of this helped.

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edited Jan 17 at 11:57
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asked Feb 19 '18 at 12:15
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are you experiencing this problem: if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 13:53
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are you experiencing this problem: if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 13:53
are you experiencing this problem: if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 13:53
are you experiencing this problem: if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 13:53
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According to announcements you need to add the corresponding Plasma Widget or the menu button from "Window Decorations" settings.
Global Menus have returned. KDE's pioneering feature to separate the menu bar from the application window allows for a new user interface paradigm, with either a Plasma Widget showing the menu, or with the menu neatly tucked away in the window title bar. Setting it up has been greatly simplified in Plasma 5.12: as soon as you add the Global Menu widget or title bar button, the required background service gets started automatically. No need to reload the desktop or click any confirmation buttons!
It works on my machine
Thank you so much! Although I already had that button from the previous version, removing it and adding it again fixed the problem.
– Nini Michaels
Feb 23 '18 at 13:36
are you experiencing this problem: if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 13:53
@cipricus, no, I am not. plasmashell 5.14, libreoffice 6.1.4. Global menu widget works fine (actually, it is Active Window Control widget, but it should be irrelevant)
– grepcake
Jan 17 at 18:02
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I tried going to the panel's context menu > Panel Options > Add Panel > Application Menu Bar, but only an empty panel appears at the top of the screen.
If this happens to you:
1. Go to System Settings > Startup and Shutdown > Background Services, and then enable the Application Menus Daemon. Always remember to click Apply!
2. Restart any open applications.
I tried going to the panel's context menu > Panel Options > Add Panel- don't you mean "Add widgets>Global Menu"?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 11:55
are you experiencing this problem: if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 13:54
add a comment |
As mentioned briefly in the main answer, although global menus in window titlebar has been replaced by the panel widget "Global menu", they are still available in the window titlebar as a button.
System Settings > Application Style > Windows Decorations > (tab) Buttons - there drag "Application" button on the window bar. Preferably remove the "Menu" button as they look the same.


In Chrome it look like this:
:
In Kubuntu 18.04 with Plasma 5.12 and Libreoffice 6.0.7 if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.
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According to announcements you need to add the corresponding Plasma Widget or the menu button from "Window Decorations" settings.
Global Menus have returned. KDE's pioneering feature to separate the menu bar from the application window allows for a new user interface paradigm, with either a Plasma Widget showing the menu, or with the menu neatly tucked away in the window title bar. Setting it up has been greatly simplified in Plasma 5.12: as soon as you add the Global Menu widget or title bar button, the required background service gets started automatically. No need to reload the desktop or click any confirmation buttons!
It works on my machine
Thank you so much! Although I already had that button from the previous version, removing it and adding it again fixed the problem.
– Nini Michaels
Feb 23 '18 at 13:36
are you experiencing this problem: if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 13:53
@cipricus, no, I am not. plasmashell 5.14, libreoffice 6.1.4. Global menu widget works fine (actually, it is Active Window Control widget, but it should be irrelevant)
– grepcake
Jan 17 at 18:02
add a comment |
According to announcements you need to add the corresponding Plasma Widget or the menu button from "Window Decorations" settings.
Global Menus have returned. KDE's pioneering feature to separate the menu bar from the application window allows for a new user interface paradigm, with either a Plasma Widget showing the menu, or with the menu neatly tucked away in the window title bar. Setting it up has been greatly simplified in Plasma 5.12: as soon as you add the Global Menu widget or title bar button, the required background service gets started automatically. No need to reload the desktop or click any confirmation buttons!
It works on my machine
Thank you so much! Although I already had that button from the previous version, removing it and adding it again fixed the problem.
– Nini Michaels
Feb 23 '18 at 13:36
are you experiencing this problem: if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 13:53
@cipricus, no, I am not. plasmashell 5.14, libreoffice 6.1.4. Global menu widget works fine (actually, it is Active Window Control widget, but it should be irrelevant)
– grepcake
Jan 17 at 18:02
add a comment |
According to announcements you need to add the corresponding Plasma Widget or the menu button from "Window Decorations" settings.
Global Menus have returned. KDE's pioneering feature to separate the menu bar from the application window allows for a new user interface paradigm, with either a Plasma Widget showing the menu, or with the menu neatly tucked away in the window title bar. Setting it up has been greatly simplified in Plasma 5.12: as soon as you add the Global Menu widget or title bar button, the required background service gets started automatically. No need to reload the desktop or click any confirmation buttons!
It works on my machine
According to announcements you need to add the corresponding Plasma Widget or the menu button from "Window Decorations" settings.
Global Menus have returned. KDE's pioneering feature to separate the menu bar from the application window allows for a new user interface paradigm, with either a Plasma Widget showing the menu, or with the menu neatly tucked away in the window title bar. Setting it up has been greatly simplified in Plasma 5.12: as soon as you add the Global Menu widget or title bar button, the required background service gets started automatically. No need to reload the desktop or click any confirmation buttons!
It works on my machine
answered Feb 22 '18 at 23:12
grepcakegrepcake
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Thank you so much! Although I already had that button from the previous version, removing it and adding it again fixed the problem.
– Nini Michaels
Feb 23 '18 at 13:36
are you experiencing this problem: if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 13:53
@cipricus, no, I am not. plasmashell 5.14, libreoffice 6.1.4. Global menu widget works fine (actually, it is Active Window Control widget, but it should be irrelevant)
– grepcake
Jan 17 at 18:02
add a comment |
Thank you so much! Although I already had that button from the previous version, removing it and adding it again fixed the problem.
– Nini Michaels
Feb 23 '18 at 13:36
are you experiencing this problem: if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 13:53
@cipricus, no, I am not. plasmashell 5.14, libreoffice 6.1.4. Global menu widget works fine (actually, it is Active Window Control widget, but it should be irrelevant)
– grepcake
Jan 17 at 18:02
Thank you so much! Although I already had that button from the previous version, removing it and adding it again fixed the problem.
– Nini Michaels
Feb 23 '18 at 13:36
Thank you so much! Although I already had that button from the previous version, removing it and adding it again fixed the problem.
– Nini Michaels
Feb 23 '18 at 13:36
are you experiencing this problem: if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 13:53
are you experiencing this problem: if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 13:53
@cipricus, no, I am not. plasmashell 5.14, libreoffice 6.1.4. Global menu widget works fine (actually, it is Active Window Control widget, but it should be irrelevant)
– grepcake
Jan 17 at 18:02
@cipricus, no, I am not. plasmashell 5.14, libreoffice 6.1.4. Global menu widget works fine (actually, it is Active Window Control widget, but it should be irrelevant)
– grepcake
Jan 17 at 18:02
add a comment |
I tried going to the panel's context menu > Panel Options > Add Panel > Application Menu Bar, but only an empty panel appears at the top of the screen.
If this happens to you:
1. Go to System Settings > Startup and Shutdown > Background Services, and then enable the Application Menus Daemon. Always remember to click Apply!
2. Restart any open applications.
I tried going to the panel's context menu > Panel Options > Add Panel- don't you mean "Add widgets>Global Menu"?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 11:55
are you experiencing this problem: if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 13:54
add a comment |
I tried going to the panel's context menu > Panel Options > Add Panel > Application Menu Bar, but only an empty panel appears at the top of the screen.
If this happens to you:
1. Go to System Settings > Startup and Shutdown > Background Services, and then enable the Application Menus Daemon. Always remember to click Apply!
2. Restart any open applications.
I tried going to the panel's context menu > Panel Options > Add Panel- don't you mean "Add widgets>Global Menu"?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 11:55
are you experiencing this problem: if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 13:54
add a comment |
I tried going to the panel's context menu > Panel Options > Add Panel > Application Menu Bar, but only an empty panel appears at the top of the screen.
If this happens to you:
1. Go to System Settings > Startup and Shutdown > Background Services, and then enable the Application Menus Daemon. Always remember to click Apply!
2. Restart any open applications.
I tried going to the panel's context menu > Panel Options > Add Panel > Application Menu Bar, but only an empty panel appears at the top of the screen.
If this happens to you:
1. Go to System Settings > Startup and Shutdown > Background Services, and then enable the Application Menus Daemon. Always remember to click Apply!
2. Restart any open applications.
edited Sep 14 '18 at 5:22
user88036
answered Sep 14 '18 at 1:04
Ethan BlackEthan Black
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I tried going to the panel's context menu > Panel Options > Add Panel- don't you mean "Add widgets>Global Menu"?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 11:55
are you experiencing this problem: if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 13:54
add a comment |
I tried going to the panel's context menu > Panel Options > Add Panel- don't you mean "Add widgets>Global Menu"?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 11:55
are you experiencing this problem: if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 13:54
I tried going to the panel's context menu > Panel Options > Add Panel - don't you mean "Add widgets>Global Menu"?– user32012
Jan 17 at 11:55
I tried going to the panel's context menu > Panel Options > Add Panel - don't you mean "Add widgets>Global Menu"?– user32012
Jan 17 at 11:55
are you experiencing this problem: if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 13:54
are you experiencing this problem: if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 13:54
add a comment |
As mentioned briefly in the main answer, although global menus in window titlebar has been replaced by the panel widget "Global menu", they are still available in the window titlebar as a button.
System Settings > Application Style > Windows Decorations > (tab) Buttons - there drag "Application" button on the window bar. Preferably remove the "Menu" button as they look the same.


In Chrome it look like this:
:
In Kubuntu 18.04 with Plasma 5.12 and Libreoffice 6.0.7 if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.
add a comment |
As mentioned briefly in the main answer, although global menus in window titlebar has been replaced by the panel widget "Global menu", they are still available in the window titlebar as a button.
System Settings > Application Style > Windows Decorations > (tab) Buttons - there drag "Application" button on the window bar. Preferably remove the "Menu" button as they look the same.


In Chrome it look like this:
:
In Kubuntu 18.04 with Plasma 5.12 and Libreoffice 6.0.7 if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.
add a comment |
As mentioned briefly in the main answer, although global menus in window titlebar has been replaced by the panel widget "Global menu", they are still available in the window titlebar as a button.
System Settings > Application Style > Windows Decorations > (tab) Buttons - there drag "Application" button on the window bar. Preferably remove the "Menu" button as they look the same.


In Chrome it look like this:
:
In Kubuntu 18.04 with Plasma 5.12 and Libreoffice 6.0.7 if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.
As mentioned briefly in the main answer, although global menus in window titlebar has been replaced by the panel widget "Global menu", they are still available in the window titlebar as a button.
System Settings > Application Style > Windows Decorations > (tab) Buttons - there drag "Application" button on the window bar. Preferably remove the "Menu" button as they look the same.


In Chrome it look like this:
:
In Kubuntu 18.04 with Plasma 5.12 and Libreoffice 6.0.7 if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.
edited Jan 17 at 13:52
answered Jan 17 at 11:54
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are you experiencing this problem: if any global menus are enabled (panel widget or window button), Libreoffice loses its menubar.?
– user32012
Jan 17 at 13:53