Any way to open a main menubar menu by macro?

[JeJe]

I can create a full-screen-like view partly by hiding the menubar with this line of code

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ThisComponent.CurrentController.Frame.LayoutManager.hideElement("private:resource/menubar/menubar")

... but then the menubar items can't be opened. Writer's normal full screen view has the same problem - the menubar is made not visible and can't be accessed.

Is there a way to open the menus... eg the file menu... by a macro and so access the menubar even when it is hidden?

(I know I can make the menu visible again with showElement. And there's a alternative approach of moving the top part of the window up a little so the menubar is hidden offscreen... not as neat though.)