Hide your menu bar?

[Pugly]

Who here hides their menu? I don't remember what OS version this was introduced in. But this one feature does a lot for making the small screen usable.

Especially on the 11 inch I use... that vertical space is a precious commodity. I don't think I would have gotten the 11 inch without this OS feature. Hiding the menu and putting the dock on the side the computer makes it feel like a tablet sometimes.

 

[Ulenspiegel]

I agree with you, it is a great feauture. Nevertheless I tend to keep my menu bar visible.

 

[kohlson]

I keep mine hidden, on the right. That reflects 1) vertical space is more valuable to me than horizontal and 2) I hardly ever use it any more. Cmd-space-[a few characters of an app name]-return is much more usable, at least for me. The downside is that I am less likely to see a bouncing icon, such ads when an IM comes in - especially with external monitor.
[d'oh! ]

 

[MultiFinder17]

I keep mine hidden, on the right. That reflects 1) vertical space is more valuable to me than horizontal and 2) I hardly ever use it any more. Cmd-space-[a few characters of an app name]-return is much more usable, at least for me. The downside is that I am less likely to see a bouncing icon, such ads when an IM comes in - especially with external monitor.

They're talking about the menu bar at the top of the screen, not the dock

I keep mine visible, even on my 11" Air. After many many years of having it there, I'm just too used to it

 

[mikzn]

Who here hides their menu?

Love it ! - much cleaner look and easy enough to move the mouse and view.

FWIW - I also use custom menu to access and create groups for apps and frequently used folders and files.