In my case the forking (-f) or launching using the Unity interface worked ONLY after removing ~/.gnome2/Vim and all ~/.gnome2/gvim* files.
for now, when I launch from the command line (which is the usual case): gvim filename.ext -f & -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/776499 Title: gvim gets no global menu, timeout warning on the console To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/776499/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs