JAyatana-AppMenu without Unity Desktop

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Hello, I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 but the desktop Enviroment is Gnome Classic, not 
Unity. I use gnome2-globalmenu under Gnome. I've read the source code. In 
AyatanaDesktop.java, method isSupported():
if (!"Unity".equals(System.getenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP")))
returns false. Because in my case, System.getenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP") returns 
"GNOME" instead of "Unity".
I've made the test, ApplicationMenu.tryInstall() still works well even though 
AyatanaDesktop.isSupported() returns false.
So is it possible to make some changes in method AyatanaDesktop.isSupported()? 
So I can enjoy this cool thing too.
Thanks a lot! Nice work.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by biggerti...@gmail.com on 13 Jun 2012 at 8:40

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for fast workarround, you can add JVM property jayatana.force=true, this force 
the AyatanaDesktop.isSupported() method to return always true.

But i'm not sure if this works, because the Unity Global Menu use the 
libappmenu library, not use the globalmenu library. The libappmenu use your own 
g_dbus_proxy ("com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar") and JAyatana library work with 
this g_dbus_proxy, you can see the source 
http://code.google.com/p/java-swing-ayatana/source/browse/trunk/jayatana/jayatan
a/org_java_ayatana_ApplicationMenu.c#126.

So sorry, but I don't know how works globalmenu library. But if it works like a 
libappmenu, maybe you change the g_dbus_proxy to use the globalmenu library.

Original comment by danjaredg on 13 Jun 2012 at 5:17

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if lo-menubar works, then the Jayatana must operate with JVM property 
jayatana.force=true

Original comment by danjaredg on 13 Jun 2012 at 5:21

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Sorry, I found that what I exactly use is "indicator-applet-appmenu", version 
0.5.0. Previously I thought it's come from gnome2-globalmenu.
And the jayatana.force=true workarround does take effect. I put it in the 
netbeans.conf with "-J-Djayatana.force=true"
Thanks a lot!

Original comment by biggerti...@gmail.com on 15 Jun 2012 at 9:10

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Original comment by danjaredg on 15 Jun 2012 at 4:49

• Changed title: JAyatana-AppMenu without Unity Desktop
• Changed state: Accepted

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Original comment by danjaredg on 6 Sep 2012 at 10:48

• Changed state: Fixed