Ubuntu – Does the global application menu support Java applications

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I am a heavy user of Java applications such as Matlab and Maple. Will the global menu support these very important packages?

If not, are there plans to do this?

Best Answer

You can have global menu integration for any Java based application that implements a JMenubar by installing Jayatana:

  • Copy this script
  • Save it in your Desktop or Home directory .
  • Open a terminal, type cd ~/
  • Type again: bash path_to_the_newly_saved_script

  • Follow instructions (You need an internet connection).

    #!/bin/bash

    # ----------------------------------------------
# Author: hanynowsky@gmail.com
# Before executing this script make sure 
# you're in your home directory `cd $HOME`
#--------------------------------------------------

# -------------------------------------NOTICE------------
# APPLICABLE ONLY IN UBUNTU UNITY 
# This script installs Jayatana for your JDKs 
# It supposes you already have set your JAVA_HOME in ~/.bashrc
# You will be prompted to choose which JDK to set as Default 
# (choose the corresponding index).
# In case you already installed jayatana and want to re-install, 
# please uninstall then install again.
# ------------------------------------------------------

# -------------------------------------LICENSE--------------------
#Licensed under the GNU LGPL, Version 3.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License
# ----------------------------------------------------------------

#JDKPATH=`echo $JAVA_HOME | sed -e 's/bash://g' | sed -e 's/Is a directory//g'`
#JDKPATH=eval "echo $JAVA_HOME"
JDKPATH=`echo $JAVA_HOME | grep [^*]`
USERHOME=`echo $HOME`
JAYATANADD="http://java-swing-ayatana.googlecode.com/svn/tags/1.2.4/jayatana"

# INSTALL 
INSTALLCOM () {
sudo apt-get -y install openjdk-7-jdk libunity-dev libxt-dev gcc make ant subversion 
sudo update-java-alternatives -s java-1.7.0-openjdk-amd64 
svn checkout $JAYATANADD 
sudo ant install -buildfile $USERHOME/jayatana/build.xml -v
sudo ant config -v 
sudo update-alternatives --config java 
sudo update-alternatives --config javac
sudo ant install -Djava.home.7=/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64 -f $USERHOME/jayatana/build.xml -v -l $USERHOME/Desktop/jayatana-stall.log
sudo ant config -Djava.home.7=$JDKPATH -f ~/jayatana/build.xml -v -l $USERHOME/Desktop/jayatana-stall.log
}

# UNINSTALL
UNINSTALLCOM (){
sudo ant deinstall -buildfile $USERHOME/jayatana/build.xml -v
sudo ant deconfig -buildfile $USERHOME/jayatana/build.xml -v
sudo ant deconfig -Djava.home.7=$JDKPATH -f $USERHOME/jayatana/build.xml -v -l $USERHOME/Desktop/jayatana-stall.log
}

# DELETE Jayatana Folder created by subversion checkout
UNDIR() {
read -p "Delete Jayatana Folder too? Enter ( y ) to delete or ( n ) otherwise : " choice
if [ "$choice" = "y" ]; then mv $HOME/jayatana $HOME/.local/share/Trash/files/
elif [ "$option" = "n" ]; then echo"Jayatana Folder is kept by $USER";
echo "you can delete it later : ~/jayatana";
else echo "Jayatana Folder is kept by $USER , you can delete it later : ~/jayatana";
fi
}

# COMMON
COMMON() {
echo "$JDKPATH : is your default JDK. Version: " 
echo `java -version`
}
eval COMMON;
read -p "Enter ( i ) to install or ( u ) to uninstall : " option
if [ "$option" = "i" ]; then eval INSTALLCOM
elif [ "$option" = "u" ]; then eval UNINSTALLCOM;eval UNDIR;
else echo "Aborted by $USER";
fi
exit 0;

You can see detailed information in this post: Ubuntu Global Menu Support for Java Applications

For ECLIPSE, this is different. The package ECLIPSE is blacklisted in the library libappmenu.so because its integration with Global Menu is somehow broken (menus are sometimes dupmlicated and disordered). Same goes for EMACS23 (Dynamic menus do not appear when using global menu). So they're blacklisted, until developers provide a global fix.

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