PCManFM patch for hiding menubar toggle (GTK2 version), accessed via 'View' menu or pressing Ctrl+M

pcmanfm_hide_menubar.patch

Description: Make menubar visibility optional
 Introduces a new toggle for hiding the menubar in the 'View' menu
 as well as via Ctrl+M.
 pcmanfm (1.3.1-1)

--- pcmanfm-1.3.1.orig/src/app-config.c
+++ pcmanfm-1.3.1/src/app-config.c
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ static void fm_app_config_init(FmAppConf
     cfg->autorun_choices = g_hash_table_new_full(g_str_hash, g_str_equal,
                                                  g_free, _free_archoice);
     cfg->show_statusbar = TRUE;
+    cfg->show_menubar = TRUE;
 #if FM_CHECK_VERSION(1, 2, 0)
     cfg->home_path = NULL;
     cfg->focus_previous = FALSE;
@@ -770,6 +771,7 @@ void fm_app_config_load_from_key_file(Fm
         }
         g_strfreev(tmpv);
     }
+    fm_key_file_get_bool(kf, "ui", "show_menubar", &cfg->show_menubar);
     fm_key_file_get_bool(kf, "ui", "show_statusbar", &cfg->show_statusbar);
     if (g_key_file_has_group(kf, "autorun"))
     {
@@ -1170,6 +1172,7 @@ void fm_app_config_save_profile(FmAppCon
         if (cfg->tb.home)
             g_string_append(buf, "home;");
         g_string_append_c(buf, '\n');
+        g_string_append_printf(buf, "show_menubar=%d\n", cfg->show_menubar);
         g_string_append_printf(buf, "show_statusbar=%d\n", cfg->show_statusbar);
         g_string_append_printf(buf, "pathbar_mode_buttons=%d\n", cfg->pathbar_mode_buttons);
 
--- pcmanfm-1.3.1.orig/src/app-config.h
+++ pcmanfm-1.3.1/src/app-config.h
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ struct _FmAppConfig
     GtkSortType sort_type;
     int sort_by;
 #endif
+    gboolean show_menubar;
     gboolean show_statusbar;
 #if FM_CHECK_VERSION(1, 2, 0)
     char *home_path;
--- pcmanfm-1.3.1.orig/src/main-win-ui.c
+++ pcmanfm-1.3.1/src/main-win-ui.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ static const char main_menu_xml[] =
       "<menuitem action='DirTree' />"
 #endif
     "</menu>"
+    "<menuitem action='ShowMenuBar'/>"
     "<menuitem action='ShowStatus'/>"
     "<separator/>"
     "<menuitem action='DualPane'/>"
@@ -284,6 +285,7 @@ static GtkToggleActionEntry main_win_tog
     {"ToolbarNav", NULL, N_("Show _Navigation Buttons"), NULL, NULL, G_CALLBACK(on_toolbar_nav), TRUE},
     {"ToolbarHome", NULL, N_("Show '_Home' Button"), NULL, NULL, G_CALLBACK(on_toolbar_home), TRUE},
     {"ShowSidePane", NULL, N_("Sho_w Side Pane"), "F9", NULL, G_CALLBACK(on_show_side_pane), TRUE},
+    {"ShowMenuBar", NULL, N_("Show Menu _Bar"), "<Ctrl>M", NULL, G_CALLBACK(on_show_menubar), TRUE},
     {"ShowStatus", NULL, N_("Show Status B_ar"), "<Ctrl>B", NULL, G_CALLBACK(on_show_status), TRUE},
     {"DualPane", NULL, N_("_Dual Pane Mode"), "F3", N_("Show two panels with folder views"), G_CALLBACK(on_dual_pane), FALSE},
     {"Fullscreen", NULL, N_("Fullscreen _Mode"), "F11", NULL, G_CALLBACK(on_fullscreen), FALSE}
--- pcmanfm-1.3.1.orig/src/main-win.c
+++ pcmanfm-1.3.1/src/main-win.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ static void on_toolbar_new_win(GtkToggle
 static void on_toolbar_new_tab(GtkToggleAction *act, FmMainWin *win);
 static void on_toolbar_nav(GtkToggleAction *act, FmMainWin *win);
 static void on_toolbar_home(GtkToggleAction *act, FmMainWin *win);
+static void on_show_menubar(GtkToggleAction *action, FmMainWin *win);
 static void on_show_status(GtkToggleAction *action, FmMainWin *win);
 static void on_change_mode(GtkRadioAction* act, GtkRadioAction *cur, FmMainWin* win);
 static void on_sort_by(GtkRadioAction* act, GtkRadioAction *cur, FmMainWin* win);
@@ -913,7 +914,7 @@ static void fm_main_win_init(FmMainWin *
     }
 #endif
 
-    menubar = gtk_ui_manager_get_widget(ui, "/menubar");
+    win->menubar = GTK_TOOLBAR(gtk_ui_manager_get_widget(ui, "/menubar"));
     win->toolbar = GTK_TOOLBAR(gtk_ui_manager_get_widget(ui, "/toolbar"));
     /* FIXME: should make these optional */
     gtk_toolbar_set_icon_size(win->toolbar, GTK_ICON_SIZE_SMALL_TOOLBAR);
@@ -946,7 +947,7 @@ static void fm_main_win_init(FmMainWin *
     if (atk_obj)
         atk_object_set_name(atk_obj, _("History"));
 
-    gtk_box_pack_start( vbox, menubar, FALSE, TRUE, 0 );
+    gtk_box_pack_start( vbox, GTK_WIDGET(win->menubar), FALSE, TRUE, 0 );
     gtk_box_pack_start( vbox, GTK_WIDGET(win->toolbar), FALSE, TRUE, 0 );
 
     /* load bookmarks menu */
@@ -1720,6 +1721,10 @@ FmMainWin* fm_main_win_add_win(FmMainWin
     act = gtk_ui_manager_get_action(win->ui, "/menubar/ViewMenu/ShowStatus");
     gtk_toggle_action_set_active(GTK_TOGGLE_ACTION(act), app_config->show_statusbar);
     gtk_widget_set_visible(GTK_WIDGET(win->statusbar), app_config->show_statusbar);
+    /* the same for menu bar */
+    act = gtk_ui_manager_get_action(win->ui, "/menubar/ViewMenu/ShowMenuBar");
+    gtk_toggle_action_set_active(GTK_TOGGLE_ACTION(act), app_config->show_menubar);
+    gtk_widget_set_visible(GTK_WIDGET(win->menubar), app_config->show_menubar);
     /* the same for path bar mode */
     gtk_widget_hide(GTK_WIDGET(win->path_bar));
     act = gtk_ui_manager_get_action(win->ui, "/menubar/ViewMenu/PathMode/PathEntry");
@@ -2689,3 +2694,17 @@ static void on_show_status(GtkToggleActi
         pcmanfm_save_config(FALSE);
     }
 }
+
+static void on_show_menubar(GtkToggleAction *action, FmMainWin *win)
+{
+    gboolean active;
+
+    active = gtk_toggle_action_get_active(action);
+    if (active != app_config->show_menubar)
+    {
+        app_config->show_menubar = active;
+        fm_config_emit_changed(fm_config, "menubar");
+        gtk_widget_set_visible(GTK_WIDGET(win->menubar), active);
+        pcmanfm_save_config(FALSE);
+    }
+}
--- pcmanfm-1.3.1.orig/src/main-win.h
+++ pcmanfm-1.3.1/src/main-win.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ struct _FmMainWin
     GtkRadioAction* first_view_mode;
     GtkRadioAction* first_side_pane_mode;
     GtkToolbar* toolbar;
+    GtkToolbar* menubar;
     FmPathEntry* location;
     FmPathBar* path_bar;
     GtkNotebook* notebook;

Thanks. It works fine in pcmanfm github, version 1.4.0.

git clone https://github.com/lxde/pcmanfm.git
cd pcmanfm

Add the patch

./autogen.sh
./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc
make
sudo make install