An empty menu bar is not displayed if you don't populate it, because it's not created. When you do created, things change. Anyway, if you hide the menu bar, how will you know when you want to get it back?
1. I see. Well, that rules out my idea. I will have to hide it.
2. If I hide the menubar, I will have to calculate the coords in the mouseMove Event and if they are near the menubar location on the mainwindow, i show the menubar. would it work?
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