Kde app menu with in apps

[yiannisp]

Hello all,

I need some assistance. I have created a user for my wife to use. She is more accustomed to windows so I used the KDE Breeze theme. I have also disabled the Application Menus Daemon from Background Services and edited the Titlebar Buttons to show the Menu on the left and have the minimize, maximized and close buttons to the right.

My “problem” is that i don’t get the actual menu of the applications within the application window. Some electron apps are showing them but for example chrome is not. Dolphin is also not showing them. Any idea what else to do?

Thank you in advance

[SGS]

Just search the forum.

Application menus

Maybe you mean this

.config/kwinrc auf false

[Windows]
AutoRaise=true
BorderlessMaximizedWindows=false
ElectricBorderMaximize=false
Placement=Maximizing
ShadeHover=true

und remove the “Global menu” widget.

disabling/stopping the global application menu service

kcmshell5 kcm_kded

[yiannisp]

Thank you @SGS I had found this option. Its under ~/.config/kdedefaults now. However adding BorderlessMaximizedWindows=false seems that doesn’t work as I stil ldon’t have the Titlebar. I attach a photo.

The file is edited as below:

[org.kde.kdecoration2]
NoPlugin=false
library=org.kde.breeze
theme=Breeze
[Windows]
AutoRaise=true
BorderlessMaximizedWindows=false
ElectricBorderMaximize=false
ShadeHover=true

I dont have the Global Menu widget enabled.

[nepti]

@yiannisp

edited the Titlebar Buttons to show the Menu on the left and have the minimize, maximized and close buttons to the right.

Open System Settings → Colors & Themes → Window Decorations → Configure Titlebar Buttons, and remove the “Application menu” (Hamburger menu) from the Titlebar.

@yiannisp

Its under ~/.config/kdedefaults now.

Nope, ~/.config/kdedefaults/kwinrc is the wrong file - undo the changes.

Open ~/.config/kwinrc, scroll down to the [Windows] section and change the value to “false”:

[Windows]
BorderlessMaximizedWindows=false

Save and close the editor.

@yiannisp

My “problem” is that i don’t get the actual menu of the applications within the application window. Some electron apps are showing them but for example chrome is not. Dolphin is also not showing them.

Actually all applications should show the titlebar and menu bar after this step, except dolphin.

For dolphin, open ~/.config/dolphinrc and add this in the [General] section:

ShowMenuBar=true

Save and close the editor → Reboot.

[yiannisp]

Ah yes you are correct the file is there. Everything is shorted out thank you very much for your help!

[elite]

You can also add a toggle,

1. Right click on the bar with location, back, foreword, etc.
2. Click on “Configure toolbars”
3. In the search type “menu”
4. Click on it an then the arrow an then drag or hit the arrows to move it where you want.
   
   
   
   This used to be a option in the hamburger menu but I don’t see it there anymore.

*Note gnome (GTK) apps wont have menu bars unless the dev adds them. But you can add them back in firefox based browser by hitting alt or Right clicking on the bar under tabs an hitting customize and clicking toolbars.

If you would like I can make a updated video on how to make the system look just like windows 7 - 11. If you let me know which version you would like.

[nepti]

@elite

You can also add a toggle

@elite

This used to be a option in the hamburger menu but I don’t see it there anymore.

Ctrl + M But both do not work with Garuda Dr460nized when you switch to Breeze. Without the change in dolphinrc the menu bar is gone again when reopening dolphin, this is not permanent.

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@yiannisp To show the menu bar in the KDE konsole, open ~/.config/konsolerc and set this in the section [KonsoleWindow]:

ShowMenuBarByDefault=true

and this in the section [MainWindow]:

MenuBar=Enabled

[yiannisp]

@nepti

For dolphin, open ~/.config/dolphinrc and add this in the [General] section:

ShowMenuBar=true

Save and close the editor → Reboot.

for Dolphin I cannot show the menu. The file is:

[$Version]
update_info=dolphin_detailsmodesettings.upd:rename-leading-padding,dolphin_detailsmodesettings.upd:move-content-display,dolphin_directorysizemode.upd:convert-directorysizecount-to-directorysizemode

[General]
AutoExpandFolders=true
EditableUrl=true
FilterBar=true
OpenExternallyCalledFolderInNewTab=false
ShowCopyMoveMenu=true
ShowFullPath=true
ShowFullPathInTitlebar=true
ShowMenuBar=true
ShowToolTips=true
ShowZoomSlider=false
Version=202
ViewPropsTimestamp=2024,9,3,21,54,24.433

[KFileDialog Settings]
Places Icons Auto-resize=false
Places Icons Static Size=22

[MainWindow]
MenuBar=Disabled

I think it has to do with the MenuBar=Disabled but changing the value is lost after reloging.

[nepti]

Just delete this completely (both lines):

[MainWindow]
MenuBar=Disabled

If you still have MenuBar=Disabled somewhere in the dolphinrc (for example at the top), delete it as well.