Missing menus

[Gilles Caulier]

It's not a child window. LT, editor, BQM, etc.. are new windows created
from main digiKam GUI.

As expected, and as i suspected this problem occur for all windows. This is
typically a Unity problem, as i said previously...

Gilles Caulier

2017-03-03 8:45 GMT+01:00 Derek Keats <derek at dkeats.com>:

> Apologies. I rarely use the other tools so I had not noticed it. With 5.5,
> it is also the case with the light table, batch queue manager, maintenance
> window. It seems to be any feature that produces a child window. Sorry for
> not noticing that before. d
>
> On Fri, Mar 3, 2017 at 9:16 AM, Derek Keats <derek at dkeats.com> wrote:
>
>> Yes, it is only the editor as per my original query. I will take a
>> screenshot during the course of the morning, and put it with a description
>> of the issue.  Thanks, derek
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 10:13 PM, Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> And do you confirm that issue only apply to image editor window ? Not
>>> Light Table, BQM, and Import tool ?
>>>
>>> Can you also take a screenshot of the problem ?
>>>
>>> Gilles Caulier
>>>
>>> 2017-03-02 20:01 GMT+01:00 Derek Keats <derek at dkeats.com>:
>>>
>>>> Hi Andrey,
>>>>
>>>> Much as I love Digikam, it is rather disappointing, but I cant change
>>>> my system, on which so much of my workflow is based for my job, and this is
>>>> more important than my hobby. I tried that and I wasted a lot of time, and
>>>> quickly went back to Unity on 16.04.
>>>>
>>>> Is still think this is a bug, but I understand that it is unlikely to
>>>> be solved any time soon.  I think that if this can't be fixed I will have
>>>> to go back to a version of Digikam from before this bug was introduced.
>>>> Using shofoto from the command line doesn't really solve anything, I may as
>>>> well just use Gimp, and just use Digikam as a glorified file manager and
>>>> tag editor. The whole point of an integrated system is to have a very rapid
>>>> workflow. Separate tools destroy that.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for all the suggestions though.
>>>>
>>>> Regards
>>>> Derek
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Mar 2, 2017 at 5:24 PM, Andrey Goreev <aegoreev at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Also Derek if you can't stand KDE you can try Ubuntu MATE, Mint
>>>>> Cinnamon or Mint MATE.
>>>>> They all GNOME based so your Nautilus scripts will work.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
>>>>>
>>>>> -------- Original message --------
>>>>> From: Gilles Caulier <caulier.gilles at gmail.com>
>>>>> Date: 2017-03-02 8:18 AM (GMT-07:00)
>>>>> To: digiKam - Home Manage your photographs as a professional with the
>>>>> power of open source <digikam-users at kde.org>
>>>>> Subject: Re: Missing menus
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 2017-03-02 16:16 GMT+01:00 jdd <jdd at dodin.org>:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Le 02/03/2017 à 15:56, Andrey Goreev a écrit :
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As far as I remember all edit tools are under Tools in toolbar not in
>>>>>>> menubar.
>>>>>>> But regardless, have you tried my workaround?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1. Press Ctrl + M in Editors (it probably won't work)
>>>>>>> 2. Press Ctrl + L to open Light table
>>>>>>> 3. In light table press Ctrl + M to show/hide menubar. (It should
>>>>>>> work)
>>>>>>> 4. Return to the editor window and press Ctrl + M to show/hide
>>>>>>> menubar.
>>>>>>> (It should work now)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> In my virtualbox, using the Control key is not possible (at least not
>>>>>> on unity), and anyway unity is pretty weird in virtualbox/ubuntu 16.10
>>>>>>
>>>>>> so I can't help
>>>>>> may be the OP?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> but if the editor could be launched as independent windows, I guess
>>>>>> the problem would be solved
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> yes, it is see my previous message.
>>>>>
>>>>> Gilles Caulier
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Dr Derek W. Keats, PhD
>>>> IT Strategy, Higher Education Strategy, Technology Innovation
>>>> Kenga Solutions Pty Ltd
>>>> 2 Hollywood Drive, Northcliff, Johannesburg
>>>> Email: derek at dkeats.com
>>>> Phone: +27 82 787 0169 <+27%2082%20787%200169> / +27 11 477 4954
>>>> <+27%2011%20477%204954>
>>>> Web: http://www.dkeats.com
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dr Derek W. Keats, PhD
>> IT Strategy, Higher Education Strategy, Technology Innovation
>> Kenga Solutions Pty Ltd
>> 2 Hollywood Drive, Northcliff, Johannesburg
>> Email: derek at dkeats.com
>> Phone: +27 82 787 0169 <+27%2082%20787%200169> / +27 11 477 4954
>> <+27%2011%20477%204954>
>> Web: http://www.dkeats.com
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Dr Derek W. Keats, PhD
> IT Strategy, Higher Education Strategy, Technology Innovation
> Kenga Solutions Pty Ltd
> 2 Hollywood Drive, Northcliff, Johannesburg
> Email: derek at dkeats.com
> Phone: +27 82 787 0169 <+27%2082%20787%200169> / +27 11 477 4954
> <+27%2011%20477%204954>
> Web: http://www.dkeats.com
>
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