Menu Extends past top of desktop

[ggkraemer]

I'm new to Linux Mint and I like it. I have added 15 programs to my favorites. When I am on the desktop and click "Menu" in the lower left corner, a popup menu is displayed which extends past the top of my desktop. I'm unable to scroll the menu or get to the top part of the menu. I've double checked my display and screen settings.

Here is my HW info:
Satellite-L505D ~ $ inxi -Fc 0
System: Host Satellite-L505D Kernel 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop Gnome Distro Linux Mint 12 Lisa
Machine: System TOSHIBA (portable) product Satellite L505D version PSLM0U-00F002B
Mobo TOSHIBA model Portable PC version Base Board Version Bios Insyde version 1.50 date 12/15/2009
CPU: Dual core AMD Athlon X2 QL-65 (-MCP-) cache 1024 KB flags (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 svm)
Clock Speeds: (1) 1050.00 MHz (2) 1050.00 MHz
Graphics: Card: ATI RS780MC [Radeon HD 3100 Graphics]
X.Org 1.10.4 drivers ati,radeon unloaded: vesa,fbdev Resolution 1366x768@60.0hz
GLX Renderer Gallium 0.4 on AMD RS780 GLX Version 2.1 Mesa 7.11
Audio: Card ATI SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) driver HDA Intel Sound: ALSA v: 1.0.24
Network: Card-1 Realtek RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller driver r8169
IF: eth0 state: down speed: 10 Mbps duplex: half mac: 00:1e:33:be:97:7d
Card-2 Realtek RTL8187SE Wireless LAN Controller driver r8180
IF: wlan0 state: up mac: 00:24:d2:8c:f9:36
Drives: HDD Total Size: 500.1GB (3.6% used) 1: /dev/sda Hitachi_HTS54505 500.1GB
Partition: ID:/ size: 456G used: 17G (4%) fs: ext4 ID:swap-1 size: 2.95GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap
Sensors: Error: You do not have the sensors app installed.
Info: Processes 126 Uptime 40 min Memory 426.0/2762.4MB Client Shell inxi 1.7.7
Satellite-L505D ~ $

Is this a settings issue or a software issue?

Thanks

Garry

[Danko8321]

My first question would be "Why on earth wolud you add 15 favorites?", but I wouldn't go with that now; it doesn't really matter.

Anyway, could you please share with us what version of Mint you're using? Also, it would be very helpful if you could take a screenshot of the problem and share it with us. I'll be waiting for your reply. Cheers. Danko.

[bimsebasse]

Yes, that's what happens when you add more favourites than your screen resolution has vertical pixels for, doesn't matter what hardware you have

[esteban1uy]

Let's make some deductive work ("Eliminate all other factors, and the one which remains must be the truth - Sherlock Holmes").

I'm new to Linux Mint and I like it.

Newcomers (like me) tend to choose the last version available, so it can be Lisa or LMDE.

I have added 15 programs to my favorites.

So, KDE, Gnome3 or MATE. LXDE and XFCE (without MintMenu) have no favourites "pane" in their menus (by default).

When I am on the desktop and click "Menu" in the lower left corner, a popup menu is displayed which extends past the top of my desktop.

So it's Gnome3+MGSE. It can't be KDE because its favourites have scrolling, nor MATE because it has MintMenu with favourites in two rows:
KDE menu

MintMenu


Jokes aside, you have two options if you want to keep your 15 favourites in your menu:
1) Use Mate as your DE (MintMenu),
2) Install Cinnamon with Classic Menu applet (check this: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=208&t=98316#p563978).

[ggkraemer]

Nice detective work! I was afraid I didn't provide enough information, but I didn't know where to go to get the Gnome version I was running.
I found the information on how to display my HW information and posted it and attempted to capture the menu problem with 'shutter' but it didn't do the job.
Thanks for your help. Consider this issue closed!
I've installed cinnamon and have it in synaptic. Now I just need to keep expanding my kinowledge.

Thanks

Garry