Often when I'm using iTunes 10.4, the menubar will hide and show like the dock does when you set it that way. I don't know of any settings that allow for that to happen on the menubar. Is it a bug or a setting that I accidentaly changed?
Why does the menubar hide when I’m in iTunes
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Related Solutions
Checkboxes are universal, meaning that unchecking them in the library but checking them in a playlist can't happen. A song's box will all be checked or unchecked at a given time. However, this does let you make the act of checking/unchecking simple.
If you have a Christmas playlist, or some sort of grouping in iTunes that has all the music you don't care about them, browse to that playlist, select all the tracks (cmda, right-click -> select all, however you wish to go about it), and then right click one of the tracks and click 'Uncheck Selection'.
Massive amounts of tracks instantly unchecked and will not be considered for Genius, iTunes DJ, syncing, anything.
Mac Bartender
I've been struggling with this problem for quite some time as well and I think I've finally found a good solution.
I'm using Mac Bartender which is in free beta at the time of writing. The app has a lot of useful features for cleaning up an overflowing menubar.
For each menubar icon you can choose to:
- Display it normally
- Completely hide it
- Display it in the menubar when Mac Bartender is activated
- Display it in the Bartender Bar when Mac Bartender is activated
One thing to note is that it doesn't let you manage the built-in OSX 'menulets' (wifi, sound, spotlight, etc) yet, but that feature is coming according to their FAQ.
Messy Menubar
Clean Menubar
Bartender Bar
From the official site
Take control of your Menu Bar
With Bartender you can choose which apps stay in the Menu Bar, are displayed in Bartenders Bar or Hidden completely.
Bartenders Bar
Can be displayed and hidden as you want, by clicking on the Bartender Icon or via a hot key.
Minimalism
If you want a really clean look and privacy, Bartender can also be hidden.
Menu Bar Apps still work the same
Apps still work the same when they are in Bartenders Bar allowing you quick access to them when needed, but keep them out of sight when not.
Bartenders Bar can be placed where you want
Bartenders Bar can be moved at any time to any horizontal position immediately under the Menu Bar. Or it can open under the Bartender Menu Bar Icon.
Show an App in the Menu Bar for 5 seconds when it updates
Set up your Apps to be displayed in the Menu Bar for 5 seconds when they update.
Hide Menu from left of Menu Bar to display maximum Menu Bar Apps
Bartender can remove the left hand side Menu temporarily to display the maximum possible Menu Bar Apps in the Menu Bar.
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Best Answer
It sounds like you're running iTunes in full screen mode if you're on Lion. In the top right corner you should have a button with two arrows that allows you to switch between full screen mode and regular mode.