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macOS Menu bar visible in fullscreen with second monitor

My Environment

  • macOS Sierra (10.12.3)
  • MacBook Pro 2016
  • VLC Version: Reproduced on both current released (2.2.4) and latest master (nightly build equivalent).

Steps to reproduce

  • Attach a second monitor (TV) via usb-c to hdmi cable.
  • Play any video.
  • Make VLC full screen on the second monitor.
  • Select a window in another app, e.g. Chrome, on your attached MacBook display.

Expected

  • The video should still be fullscreen on the second monitor.

Actual

  • The video now shows a translucent Menu Bar for VLC on the second monitor (See Attached Screenshot).
  • The Menu Bar disappears if you click on the playing video again.

Other Notes

  • I initially thought this was an issue with macOS in general, but I discovered that other apps, e.g. Chrome, allow you to do the above without showing the Menu Bar.
  • The fullscreen button in VLC is no longer the macOS default, which changed as of Yosemite, I believe. I wonder if perhaps using the new default behavior might help with this issue?
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