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Getting rid of the extra menubar window

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Getting rid of the extra menubar window Bodo Eggert 25 Jul 20:13
  Getting rid of the extra menubar window saulgoode@flashingtwelve.brickfilms.com 25 Jul 20:36
  Getting rid of the extra menubar window Patrick Shanahan 25 Jul 20:39
Bodo Eggert
2010-07-25 20:13:07 UTC (over 14 years ago)

Getting rid of the extra menubar window

Since the last update to Gimp 2.6.8, the menubar moved from the toolbar window to an extra window, degrading the toolbar to a utility window.

The new menubar window is utterly useless, not only because it will always be hidden below a stack of windows, but because each of it's functions is duplicating existing functions:

The menubar is duplicating the image window's and the former toolbar window's functions.

The image window list is duplicating my task manager's function.

The image drop zone (which won't work for files displayed in the midnight commander anyway) is also available in the toolbox window (from where I'd like to remove it, too).

I think you get my point: I'm totally and completely annoyed by this change, and I want to change it back. I've been searching for a setting I might use to get rid of this - unsuccessfully. Is there a setting I have missed?

saulgoode@flashingtwelve.brickfilms.com
2010-07-25 20:36:19 UTC (over 14 years ago)

Getting rid of the extra menubar window

Quoting Bodo Eggert :

Since the last update to Gimp 2.6.8, the menubar moved from the toolbar window to an extra window, degrading the toolbar to a utility window.

This sounds more as though you've created a tear-off menu. You can close this menu by clicking on the dashed line at the top of the menu. Once deleted, it should not return.

The image window list is duplicating my task manager's function.

Close the window, or close just the tab if there are other tabs you wish to keep.

The image drop zone (which won't work for files displayed in the midnight commander anyway) is also available in the toolbox window (from where I'd like to remove it, too).

For this, you need to edit your 'gimprc' configuration file (found in $HOME/.gimp-2.6/ for GNU/Linux; on Windows the folder is something like %USER%/.gimp-2.6/). You should add the following line to the file:

(toolbox-wilber no)

I think you get my point: I'm totally and completely annoyed by this change, and I want to change it back. I've been searching for a setting I might use to get rid of this - unsuccessfully. Is there a setting I have missed?

Unless I am misinterpreting your complaints, these are all just personalized configuration settings which you can readily modify.

Patrick Shanahan
2010-07-25 20:39:14 UTC (over 14 years ago)

Getting rid of the extra menubar window

* Bodo Eggert [07-25-10 14:15]:

Since the last update to Gimp 2.6.8, the menubar moved from the toolbar window to an extra window, degrading the toolbar to a utility window.

The new menubar window is utterly useless, not only because it will always be hidden below a stack of windows, but because each of it's functions is duplicating existing functions:

The menubar is duplicating the image window's and the former toolbar window's functions.

The image window list is duplicating my task manager's function.

The image drop zone (which won't work for files displayed in the midnight commander anyway) is also available in the toolbox window (from where I'd like to remove it, too).

I think you get my point: I'm totally and completely annoyed by this change, and I want to change it back. I've been searching for a setting I might use to get rid of this - unsuccessfully. Is there a setting I have missed?

Sorry your annoyed, speak to my wife :^).

If you quit gimp instead of closing the image window (with the toolbar), you will solve your problem/missed....