require option to disable top menu bar per display

Bug #1635544 reported by BronsonMathews
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Bug Description

Ive been working on a presentation, and noticed there is no possible way to disable/hide or auto-hide the top unity menu bar (global menu bar) on a per display basis. It would be very handy to have an option to remove this bar completely, and also on a per display basis.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: unity 7.5.0+16.10.20160906.1-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-26.28-generic 4.8.0
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-26-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Oct 21 17:51:22 2016
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: yakkety
DistroVariant: ubuntu
DkmsStatus:
 virtualbox, 5.1.6, 4.8.0-22-generic, x86_64: installed
 virtualbox, 5.1.6, 4.8.0-26-generic, x86_64: installed
GraphicsCard:
 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Hawaii PRO [Radeon R9 290/390] [1002:67b1] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Hawaii PRO [Radeon R9 290/390] [1043:0466]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-10-14 (7 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.10 "Yakkety Yak" - Release amd64 (20161012.2)
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-26-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=bdfb401a-08af-401a-a841-488821cf0261 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/08/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1102
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P8H77-I
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1102:bd07/08/2014:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnP8H77-I:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.13.0+16.10.20160818.2-0ubuntu2
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.71+git1610081859.a44c9c3~y~padoka0
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 1:12.1~git161016172400.c61eb3c~y~padoka0
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 1:12.1~git161016172400.c61eb3c~y~padoka0
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-1ubuntu6
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.2-1ubuntu1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.99+git1610161731.d016f20~y~padoka0
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git1610131333.eb01cc5~y~padoka0
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12+git1607251455.6473b68~y~padoka0
xserver.bootTime: Fri Oct 21 15:38:51 2016
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.version: 2:1.18.4-1ubuntu6
xserver.video_driver: radeon

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