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the bar that opens up after pressing alt doesn't go away

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The bar that shows "File", "Edit", "View", "History", "Bookmarks", "Tools" and "Help" won't go away.

The bar that shows "File", "Edit", "View", "History", "Bookmarks", "Tools" and "Help" won't go away.

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Try pressing Alt again. Or you could try updateing to version 6 of Firefox. In version 6 you can get rid of the menu bar and merging it into the 'Firefox' button.

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In version 6 you can get rid of the menu bar and merging it into the 'Firefox' button.

That's interesting. How does one do this?

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Does the Menu Bar entry in View > Toolbars or Firefox > Options ave a check-mark?

The menu bar will only auto-hide if the menu bar is hidden.