[jpalmer]

I've used Gnome (on Fedora) for 10+ years as my daily driver and just recently have been using the pre-installed Ubuntu 16.04 and Unity that came with my new Dell laptop. One of the things I immediately loved is the global menu. This greatly expands application space especially on small laptop screens. I figured I would wipe the laptop soon after delivery and install Fedora/Gnome but the look and integration of global menu has me staying on Unity for the time being. This was a small thing I had no idea existed after years of Gnome 2/3.

I would love for this to be an option in Gnome Shell or just the default. I've seen hints of an extension coming, hope it gets some traction.

[mcbits]

I'm not a fan of the disconnected global menu for regular windows. For maximized windows, however, the way Unity integrates/eliminates the menu and title bar feels very natural and is one of my favorite features.

[digi_owl]

Funny thing is that i seem to recall KDE supported that as an option back in the 3.x days. But come the 4.0 debacle i walked away. Had a long stint with XFCE, but as i increasingly had to deal with Gnome-derived "plumbing" (aka sewage) i have now moved to IceWM.

[lnx01]

AFAIK you can still do it in KDE plasma

[tpush]

Why do you call it "sewage"?

[digi_owl]

Because it leaves a stinking mess whenever it breaks (and it seems to break worryingly often).