Single menubar for applications on the panel
In the netbook edition for 10.10, we’re going to have a single menu bar for all applications, in the panel.
Blueprint information
- Status:
- Complete
- Approver:
- David Barth
- Priority:
- High
- Drafter:
- None
- Direction:
- Approved
- Assignee:
- Ted Gould
- Definition:
- Approved
- Series goal:
- Accepted for maverick
- Implementation:
- Implemented
- Milestone target:
- ubuntu-10.10-beta
- Started by
- David Barth
- Completed by
- Ted Gould
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Whiteboard
The UDS session log was lost unfortunately, but there is still a recording of the session itself at http://
Work items for maverick-alpha-1:
(moved to alpha-2 below)
Work items for maverick-alpha-2:
[mpt] Update the spec. to provide a design rationale for Global Menu for UNE: DONE
[agateau] add debug flag: DONE
[bratsche] add debug flag: DONE
[ken-vandine] Package new modules, update the GTK package with distro-patch & extra module: DONE
Upload prototype menubar indicator & GTK modules: DONE
Upload Qt w/distro-patch & panel module: DONE
Write instructions for installing and using the new menubar: DONE
Write initial test plan, based on mpt's recommendations (visual comparisons): DONE
[agateau] Status for putting Global Menu support in Qt: DONE
[bratsche] Status from upstream and platform on distro-patching the GTK interface and module: TODO
Move the packages to the new Unity PPA: DONE
Update unity panel to support the new indicator: DONE
Add support for app. switching: DONE
Add support for transient windows: DONE
Update and publish test plan: DONE
[ken-vandine] MIR request for the menubar indicator: DONE
[ken-vandine] Upload into Maverick: DONE
[didrocks] Seed into UNE: DONE
Work items for maverick-alpha-3:
Hide the menubar in the window by default: DONE
Update and publish test plan: POSTPONE
Note: other tasks moved into milestoned bug tasks
Work Items
Dependency tree
* Blueprints in grey have been implemented.