Comment 27 for bug 732653

@GM Kavi: Yes, I have a PPA with a patched version of Unity. One of the options I've added is the ability to disable global menu hide. You can see my PPA here: https://launchpad.net/~ikarosdev/+archive/unity-revamped/

For more information, visit this link and view the last answer. It will show you where I added the option in CCSM: http://askubuntu.com/questions/25785/can-auto-hide-for-the-application-menu-be-turned-off-in-unity