deault unity menu does not show with desktop

[Felix Kay]

Description: The default menu panel for unity doesn not show when no other program is highlighted. It should display something similar to the Nautilus Menu. Problem did - if I remember right - also occur with my Precise Pangolin.

Reproduce: Minimize or close all active windows or hit "show desktop" button. Move mouse to the very top to show standard menu.

Additional information:
- using standard global menu
- only an optical (not an essential) issue
- using Trusty right now

Just thought I might report this since it affected me for a longer time now.....As for me I consider it only a cosmetic issue.

UPDATE (16 Jun 2014): Related to Bug #769254 - Since this one refers to Ubuntu 11.04 and Unity2D I don't know if this is helpful (Unity2d is canceled in favor of 3D with 13.04). Yet one can find a bit of code in the bug description which might be helpful.

Also I am not sure if the bug is assigned to the right package. The bug might be a Compiz problem.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thanks for your bug report

[Felix Kay (felix-kiessling)]

Is this helpful? (Found here: Bug #769254)

=== modified file 'panel/applets/appname/appnameapplet.cpp'
2 --- panel/applets/appname/appnameapplet.cpp 2012-03-19 19:36:04 +0000
3 +++ panel/applets/appname/appnameapplet.cpp 2012-04-05 09:49:19 +0000
4 @@ -324,13 +324,13 @@
5 || KeyboardModifiersMonitor::instance()->keyboardModifiers() == Qt::AltModifier
6 || d->m_menuBarWidget->isOpened()
7 );
8 - bool showMenu = isOpened && !d->m_menuBarWidget->isEmpty() && isUserVisibleApp;
9 + bool showDesktopLabel = !app;
10 + bool showMenu = isOpened && !d->m_menuBarWidget->isEmpty() && (isUserVisibleApp || showDesktopLabel);
11 bool dashCanResize = !DashClient::instance()->alwaysFullScreen();
12 bool dashIsVisible = DashClient::instance()->activeInScreen(panel()->screen());
13 bool hudIsVisible = HUDClient::instance()->activeInScreen(panel()->screen());
14 bool showWindowButtons = (isOpened && isMaximized) || dashIsVisible || hudIsVisible;
15 bool showAppLabel = !(isMaximized && showMenu) && isUserVisibleApp && isOnSameScreen;
16 - bool showDesktopLabel = !app;
17
18 d->m_windowButtonWidget->setVisible(showWindowButtons);
19 d->m_maximizeButton->setIsDashButton(dashIsVisible);
20
21 === modified file 'tests/manual-tests/panel.txt'
22 --- tests/manual-tests/panel.txt 2012-04-04 10:13:58 +0000
23 +++ tests/manual-tests/panel.txt 2012-04-05 09:49:19 +0000
24 @@ -20,7 +20,18 @@
25 * While the indicators menu is open, move the mouse to the left over the menu area of the rightmost monitor
26
27 --> Verify menu appears
28 +
29 ----
30 * Launch a program that creates problems to unity-2d-panel (in my case tdriver_visualizer)
31 -
32 --> Verify the panel is not empty (should say TDriver Visualizer bla bla)
33 +
34 +----
35 + * Have no application windows open
36 + * Verify 'Ubuntu Desktop' caption is displayed on the panel
37 + * Move mouse over over it.
38 + * Verify desktop menu is displayed, containing subset of Nautilus menu items + special items (e.g. Edit > Change Desktop Background).
39 + * Open an application
40 + * Verify that application menu replaces desktop menu when application has focus.
41 + * Click on the desktop.
42 + * Verify that desktop menu is available again when mouse is over it.
43 +----