comparison src/mainwindow.cpp @ 664:cfe684675e81

Workaround for disappearing menubar under Ubuntu

             this, SLOT(clearSelections()));
 }
 
 void MainWindow::createMenus()
 {
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+    // In Ubuntu 14.04 the window's menu bar goes missing entirely if
+    // the user is running any desktop environment other than Unity
+    // (in which the faux single-menubar appears). The user has a
+    // workaround, to remove the appmenu-qt5 package, but that is
+    // awkward and the problem is so severe that it merits disabling
+    // the system menubar integration altogether. Like this:
+    menuBar()->setNativeMenuBar(false);
+#endif
+
     m_fileMenu = menuBar()->addMenu(tr("&File"));
 
     m_fileMenu->addAction(m_openAct);
     m_recentMenu = m_fileMenu->addMenu(tr("Open Re&cent"));
     m_fileMenu->addAction(m_hgRefreshAct);