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On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 08:09:35 -0800, Randall R Schulz
Well, you said KDE, but as far as I know, the description I gave applies only to native KDE applications, not universally to all applications that happen to be launched under KDE. Also I don't believe that all KDE applications implement this feature, since it presumably requires some extra programming effort. (OK--I found one. Amarok does not have a detachable menu bar, though it is a KDE application.)
If I understand correctly, some Gnome-based applications have tear-off menus. You can identify them by the "performations" at the top of the menu (between the menu name and the first command). Selecting that performation instead of one of the menu commands will detach that menu and turn it into a floating tool bar.
What application(s) are you using?
Ah, I think this is where the confusion has arisen. I was talking about the gnome type tear-off menus, though I'm pretty sure that I've never used gnome for more than a day per distro I've installed. I suppose I could be mistaken, maybe I'm remembering a feature from gnome. The floating toolbars and menu bars work normally, as I recall (I'm in the office right now on a windows box). I like the idea of being able to have, for example, the k>programs>graphics menu open as a window, rather than having to navigate it 3 times to open 3 programs. In windows I can right click on the folder and choose to open it in an explorer window but just keeping the menu open would be ideal. Maybe it can't be done. Paul