Add more discoverable shortcut for showing main menu when hidden

[sproketz]

Bug description

In the preferences there is a "Hide menu bar" checkbox. When I check it there is no clear way to get back the menu bar. By trying a bunch of keyboard combos I figured out that Alt+W would bring back the bar.

Adding a right click item somewhere near where the menu bar is would likely help a lot of people.

Steps to reproduce

Go to the Settings area and click hide menu bar, Close the settings.

Expected result:

Right click would have an option to return the menu bar to a visible state. The first thing I tried was right-clicking the Signal title and bar area.

Screenshots

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Platform info

Signal version:

v1.11.0

Operating System:

Windows 10

Linked device version:

Android

Link to debug log

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[scottnonnenberg-signal]

On Windows, you can always use Alt to show the main menu again. Perhaps you have a suggestion for a technique that would be more easily discoverable?

[sproketz]

Thanks Scott, Here's a quick concept of how it could be handled. There are two major scenarios that I think would work. Scenario A) When the bar is hidden add an overflow menu that allows the user to toggle back on the menu bar. Scenario B) Don't even offer a menu bar, and instead use an overflow menu to house the truly necessary control. It's worth noting that in scenario B, special accessibility considerations may be needed if WCAG 2.0 compliance is a requirement. For me, I really like having to not toggle the bar back on to access useful links and menu items. I consider it a best practice to place those links under a clear visual accordance that is on screen. Most users won't know about hitting Alt to show this bar. Thanks for the consideration!

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-Alan Gornick ​

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[dmp1ce]

I didn't know how to get the menu again either until I read this issue.

[DirkPitt1]

I had this problem too.

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