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Linux Kubuntu:Dropdown menus do not stay open

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David Johnson

03 Sep, 2025 06:15 PM

I just upgraded from Linux Kubuntu 24.04 to 25.04. I also installed a new bluetooth/Wifi card at the same time. Since I got my computer back the dropdown windows in MoneyDance do not stay open. The only functions that I can use are the ones that have hot keys where I do not have to depend on selecting from the dropdown menu. I can download my transactions but I can't export a backup file to a flash drive.

I reinstalled MoneyDance to see if that would fix the problem but it did not. I am going to be running into a problem with entering my product key because there doesn't look like that is a keyboard shortcut to do that.

Have you seen this before? Do you have any suggestions?

Thanks,

Dave

1. 1 Posted by FuzzyJohn on 09 Sep, 2025 06:01 AM

   

   My guess is that your Kubuntu uses KDE Plasma 6.x and that your Moneydance is maximized on the screen. If so, click the maximized button to put Moneydance in a smaller window. Now the menus should work. You can resize the Moneydance window so that it is smaller than full screen and the menus should continue to work
   Unfortunately I don't have a fix, just this workaround.

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2. 2 Posted by David Johnson on 09 Sep, 2025 01:36 PM

   

   John,

   Putting MoneyDance into a smaller window worked.

   Thanks!!

   Dave

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3. Maddy closed this discussion on 01 Oct, 2025 01:56 PM.

4. FuzzyJohn re-opened this discussion on 03 Nov, 2025 07:15 AM

5. 3 Posted by FuzzyJohn on 03 Nov, 2025 07:15 AM

   

   Good news...
   Fedora just updated KDE Plasma to v6.5 and now the menus stay open when Moneydance is in full screen. Looking for other distro to get this Plasma update.

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6. 4 Posted by David Johnson on 03 Nov, 2025 06:24 PM

   

   Thanks for the information. I will look into upgrading!

   Dave

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7. System closed this discussion on 02 Feb, 2026 06:30 PM.