Cs4/Cs5 PS - Menu bar drives me nuts

Is that possible to eliminate that gap between the top menu bar and the top screen edge?
It's very irritating that when I move my mouse to the top edge I cannot unfold menus with a click. I have to move the pointer down
a bit. It's like shooting ducks and hinders work.
I saw that in Cs4 trial but hoped it would be brought back to normal in cs5 when finally I want to upgrade.
Hope I'm missing some settings...
Joey33

Yes Jesper, couldn't be further from truth - the area at the top alongside the edge is for functionalities reserved for windows, not necessarily for unfolding menus.
However, previous versions (at least the ones I've been using 7-9) allowed for 3 modes of workspace - 1 stnd and 2 full screen (with and without menu bar).
The difference with CS4/Cs5 is that when working in mode 2 - full screen + menu bar, you can NO LONGER access/unfold menus by clicking at the very edge of the screen.
Since I've grown used to that for years, it's really frustrating and odd that it has been changed. Apart from keyboard shortcuts I do use menu a lot and now
the workflow is hindered indeed.
It was simultaneous with the 'application frame' introduced in CS4 - probabaly then this dead area in full screen mode appeared.
To be precise and well-understood - it is an issue in FULL SCREEN PLUS MENU BAR.
Regards,
Joey33

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