<div dir="ltr">As a last last resort, I went back to Digikam version 4.14.22 from the ubuntu repositories. This doesn't have this "disappearing menubar bug", so I can edit my photos meanwhile. I have a VM set up with both 5.4 from the PPA and 5.5 Appimage, and hopefully we can find a way to get the 5.4 / 5.5 working properly. Hence, if there are any more suggestions, I am happy to test them in the VM. <div><br></div><div>thanks everyone for trying.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div>Derek</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 8:24 AM, Derek Keats <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:derek@dkeats.com" target="_blank">derek@dkeats.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">As a last resort, I tried copying your files into the same directory on my machine, but still no menubar.<div><br></div><div>thanks for trying though.</div><div><br></div><div>regards<br>Derek</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="h5"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Feb 19, 2017 at 1:28 AM, Andrey Goreev <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:aegoreev@gmail.com" target="_blank">aegoreev@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">Here is where I found all the *.rc files on my laptop:</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><a><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2980b9">file:////usr/share/kxmlgui5/di<wbr>gikam/digikamui.rc</span></a> </p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><a><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2980b9">file:////usr/share/kxmlgui5/di<wbr>gikam/imageeditorui5.rc</span></a> </p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><a><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2980b9">file:////usr/share/kxmlgui5/di<wbr>gikam/importui.rc</span></a> </p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><a><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2980b9">file:////usr/share/kxmlgui5/di<wbr>gikam/lighttablewindowui.rc</span></a> </p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"><a><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2980b9">file:////usr/share/kxmlgui5/di<wbr>gikam/queuemgrwindowui.rc</span></a> </p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">All files are attached.</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">On Saturday, February 18, 2017 11:42:00 PM MST Anders Lund wrote:</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> Hi,</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> <a><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#2980b9">file:////usr/share/kxmlgui5/di<wbr>gikam/digikamui.rc</span></a> </p><span>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> Did you try pressing Ctrl + M in the windoe missing the menubar?</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> </p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> lørdag den 18. februar 2017 11.59.29 CET skrev Derek Keats:</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> > Just wondering if there is anyone here who uses Digikam on Ubuntu 16.10.</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> > When I open the photo editor for the first time, there is a menu, but if I</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> > close it an open it again, there is no menu. That is a bit of a show</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> > stopper. Has anyone else seen this and found a fix?</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> > </p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> > I have tried all the fixes that I can find mentioned in various forums.</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> > Nothing seems to work.</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> > </p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> > I use Digikam every day, so this is a killer for me, hence I will try</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> > ANYTHING at this stage, even a vague hint!</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> > </p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> > Thanks</p>
<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px">> > Derek</p>
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<p style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;text-indent:0px"> </p></span></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div></div></div>-- <br><div class="m_-533488904707780365gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span class="">Dr Derek W. Keats, PhD<br>IT Strategy, Higher Education Strategy, Technology Innovation</span><div>Kenga Solutions Pty Ltd<span class=""><br>2 Hollywood Drive, Northcliff, Johannesburg<br>Email: <a href="mailto:derek@dkeats.com" target="_blank">derek@dkeats.com</a><br>Phone: <a href="tel:+27%2082%20787%200169" value="+27827870169" target="_blank">+27 82 787 0169</a> / <a href="tel:+27%2011%20477%204954" value="+27114774954" target="_blank">+27 11 477 4954</a><br>Web: <a href="http://www.dkeats.com" target="_blank">http://www.dkeats.com</a><br></span></div></div></div></div>
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