Bug 494695

Summary:	KCalc displays no menu bar if Application Menus Daemon is running
Product:	[I don't know] kde	Reporter:	kdebug
Component:	general	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs mailing-list <unassigned-bugs>
Status:	REPORTED ---
Severity:	minor	CC:	nate
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description kdebug 2024-10-13 20:05:52 UTC

SUMMARY


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Run KCalc
2. 
3. 

OBSERVED RESULT
KCalc opens in Simple mode with no way to change to Science or other modes.

EXPECTED RESULT
KCalc should have a menu bar: File, Edit, Constants, Settings, Help. Failing that, the menu invoked via "Ctrl+Shift+," should enable mode changing.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: EndeavourOS 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.6.0
Qt Version: 6.7.3

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Following the advice of an old reddit thread*, I went into Background Services and disabled Application menus daemon. I logged out and back in and the menu appeared. If I re-enable the daemon and re-log, the menu vanishes again.

I have no idea what this daemon does or what other effects disabling it will have, if any. But the Background Services menu says to submit a bug if I'm disabling something to work around an issue, so...

* https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/k7s46w/kcalc_question/

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2024-11-25 21:32:06 UTC

The daemon exports apps' menus to a Global Menu widget. Presumably you must have had one such widget at some point in the past, or still do invisibly, due to some bug.

What does `grep global ~/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc` say?

Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2024-12-10 03:46:32 UTC

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Comment 3 kdebug 2024-12-14 14:53:17 UTC

(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #1)
> The daemon exports apps' menus to a Global Menu widget. Presumably you must
> have had one such widget at some point in the past, or still do invisibly,
> due to some bug.
> 
> What does `grep global ~/.config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc`
> say?

global=Alt+F1